DEAD WOMAN'S HUSBAND IN WITNESS BOX

Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1947, Page 2

DEAD WOMAN'S HUSBAND IN WITNESS BOX

AUCKLAND, Noy. 18The evidence and cross-cxaniination of the murdered woman's liusband oceupied almosl thc full day wlieii the trial of Mrs. Pansy Louise Frances Ilaskel], aged 19, domcstie, was continued beforc Mr. Justicc CaJlan in tlic Supreme Court. Aecused plcaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Mrs. Gladys Iiuth Rusden a1 her home at 37 Horotiu u "Road, One Tree Hill, on June 5. The Orewa Prosecutor, Mr. V. It. Meredith, cojupleted his opening submissions when. the Court resumod. The jury had previouslv inspecte:! the seene of the tragedy nnd the house in Newton oceupied by accused. The evidence of the liuslmud, Eiciiaru Alfred Rusden, was not completed unt.il after the luncheon adjourrimenr and the senior defence counsel, Mr. M. Robinsou, spent two hours on his crosSexamination. The ouly other withess heard was a 13-year-old lioy who claimed to have seen a woman whom he oelieved' was Mrs. Rusden, th rough a window at her home, at about 8.80 on the inoruing of her death.