THE READING MURDER.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17839, 11 October 1929, Page 8

THE READING MURDER.

ACTOR’S TERRIBLE ORDEAL

CONSCIENCE 16 SATISFIED. SYSTEM OF INQUIRY CRITICISED. (By Telegraph—Press A3sn.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) (Received Oct. 11, 2.45 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10. Drew, tlsv. actor, concluded his address to the cheering crowd: “Moreover, I shall never forget the wonderful courtesy the glorious press unanimously accorded me. Good afternoon to you all.” Interviewed later, he said: “I feel deeply that the system of Coroner's inquiry is wrong. It is not exactly the third degree or .a crucifixion, but it is a terrible ordeal. My conscience is satisfied absolutely. I have shirked nothing. What more' should I do ? I sincerely trust that the man who killed Oliver will be found sooner or later, not for my personal satisfaction, but in the interests of justice, and also to confute the few doubting Thomases who may still exist. “Any of those who have seen me go through the ordeal must realise that I held up my head from first to last. I had no reason why 1 should not.” Lindo says he is opening “The Monster" Company in the West End, London, in a fortnight, with Drew, his wife and himself in their old parts. Mrs Lindo’s final analysis of the situation is summed' up thus: “To me, men, especially actors, are helpless creatures.” She added: “The evidence showed Drew to be the big baby he is.”