Man Arrested For Killing Storekeeper

Chronicle (Levin), 6 August 1948, Page 7

Man Arrested For Killing Storekeeper

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* ' jjyi\Jir.urr, August 0. Arrested .at 10.5 this morning by Deteetive J. Lahinert in Kaikorai Val'ley, John Fraser, labourer and malster, aged 48, of Roslyn, appeared in the Folice^Court and was charged with the murder of Alexander Biekeis, at Abbotsford on Wednesday. > Chief Deteetive T., 5T.LHall,' who was in eharge -of. -the police case, - asked thui; , . aeeused b'e .remanded , uiitih next Thurs;.. dajr. He said that a" further rernaud' w'diild.'theh be requ'6ste;d.- 1 ' ' , T'Mr.iO. II. Stevens, who a'ppeared for-' aceused, .told the that he' had . been requestcd( by - Mr. • Fr.aser tu. hialce .application for bail.. . Mf. J. D. Willis, S.M.: Bail on tt murder ehafge? '' "" Mr. Stevens: Aceused asked ihe to make the application for bail. ' . . Mr. Willis: You eah't have fhat. ; Aci'used was reiuanded by consept in custody until Thursday.' , ; ... "_: Fraser, who is 5ft 7in in height, appeared in the doek with glasses and a hearing aid. Bald, with blue-grey eves, he was wearing a grey sports eoat: aird grey cardiganj blue. trousprs with vvhite stripe and blaek- shoes.. ' Aceused was married to MrSv Si'ckels ' sister. As the resuit Of the proinpt aetion of a neighbour 111 ringing. •the* police/ all deteetives and uniformed' braneh menibers availabie on-- Wednesday night were quiekly transpdrted to .'Abbotsford. Police inquiries -rtere ,ena]iled to advanee rapidi/ :an,4-. evciitually"*the' seareh narrowed to'th.e-„ Waikari-Kai-korai distriet. . ' Evidenee of identijieatioh.pf'the deao man, was given ,bv ,a soi/in-ra,w, Maleolm William , M.Qrvi,soh, at. *jhe.: iitqnest r this nuorning.: x,Tlie Gorprier; M.r^ j. ^.'■ .W.vllisv S.M-., adjourn ed th e-; lnquest;tsinc dj'e.