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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20811, 23 May 1939, Page 6

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THE PIHA CASE DISCOVERIES IN GARAGE (Continued from page 8) Eileen Hearlmg. of Ash Street, AycOdale. said she knew Iflrs Thompson, who kept a confectionery shop >r. Rosebank Road close to witness r®*idence. She remembered being in the living room of the shop on Sunday, February 1o and she heard someone come to the back of the shop. That would be about 2.40 P-m, She did not see the caller until Mrs Thompson called her. She heard the person in the shop ask Mrs Thompson if she knew o' anyone with a garage to let. Mrs Thompson said she had a friend with one and she then called witness into ihe shop. A man, whom witness now knew as McKay., was in the shop and witness went with him in a car which Talbot was driving to her no.neThere they had a look at the garage which had no window. There was a side door as well as a double door on the front but the side door was nailed up. &he told the two men that the door would need bolts and a padlock. Both the accused left sometime after 3 p.m. and came back about 6 p.m. the same day. McKay said they had decided to take the garage and asked witness how much she would charge for it. She said it would be 7s 6d per week. McKay &aid tnat figure was very reasonable and each of the men put something in and gave her 2s 6d deposit. Mr Meredith: Did you know whether the car was to be left there.—No. They asked me if I would mind if they left something there. I said l did not if they kept it locked so that the children would not get in. They said they might come in later and asked if it would disturb those in the hou«eWitness said that it would not matter. The two accused went into the garage for a while, Talbot putting the boll on the door. \ Witness did not hear anything during the night and on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. she saw the garage closed and padlocked. “I looked through the gap between the doors and I saw that there was no car in the garage,” sou* witness. ‘‘l saw a bundle wrapped up in sacking. It was stitched up and lying on the floor of the garage. It. was about five feet long and 1 foot high and measured about 18 inches across. Mr Meredith; What did you take it to be.—l thought it was bedding wrapped up. Mr Meredith: Did you see anything on the other side of the garage? Yes there was a smaller bundle covered with sacks. (Proceeding)