THE FRENCH MURDER.

Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17408, 22 May 1928, Page 8

THE FRENCH MURDER.

HUNT FOR AN ENGLISHMAN. FULL DESCRIPTION OBTAINED. > !» (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) (Received May 22, 10.45 a.m.) PARIS, May 21. As the outcome of an important statement obtained from a resident who says he saw a man running into the bushes at the scene of Mrs Wilson’s murder, the police are now searching for an Englishman of whom they have a detailed description. It is believed that Vendre, the deaf mute, has established his innocence, and may be released to-day. Mr Wilson was formerly managingdirector of an iron and steel company in Cumberland. Mrs Wilson, before her marriage, lived in Wiltshire, and was well-known as a Westcumberland huntswoman. THE POLICE THEORY. END OF PERSONAL FEUD. NOT MERE BRUTAL CRIME. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright') (Australian Press Association). . (Received May 22, 1.0 p.m.) * . LONDON, May 21. . Le Tourque says the police are now of the opinion 'that Mrs Wilsonls murder may not have been a mere brutal crime, but the climax of an encounter with a personal enemy. They are searching for a man in a grey rain coat, who was seen near the brushwood at the time of the murder.