ELSIE WALKER CASE.
(To the Editor.) cw The developments' regarding what'is known as the Elsie Walker case are somewhat perturbing. It is evident that fresh evidence is forthcoming which may throw considerable light on the circumstances surrounding the fate of the unfortunate girl, and common sense and justice demand that this should be fully canvassed. If, as the Minister of Justice avers, there is no method of reopening the enquiry now that it has been formally closed, it surely behoves the authorities to take steps to provide the necessary machinery to enable this to be done. If the reports, as published, are correct there is something for somcb'bdy to explain away. If those reports are fiction they should be definitely refuted. Provided the law is as at present stated, it is easy to see that even a malefactor of the first degree could escape the just reward for his misdeeds provided that the coroner can be induced to reach a definite conclusion and formally close the inquest. —I am, etc., JUSTICE.
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17803, 30 August 1929, Page 9
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