WOMAN MURDERED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 7

WOMAN MURDERED.

■.■;.■: THEICHRISTCHURCH,! '%&S'£*'■>, LATEST DEVELOPMENf S>; ...MAS. ARRESTIEIiT J'REBBLETON, ' ''-.■;' ■ THE' INQUEST 'jwi^--%£o\ I ... (By .Telojrrapli.i-PrMi ;A/»soclal|on.i!■' '. '" ■..; :■■■•■■ ■'"-.' Chrlstohurch, OctoW 19. , . ' Tho.building known as/'Burn.s'BSilver Grid," ':..!'; Manchester' Street, was'the socno bf'itt'ljragcdy: '', -._ last evening; 'about.-a:'quarter :to' , tepj.'.w,heii r, »»'■•■;■'.■'.•.■'' servant.named jllicc:,Edith'Newman-,w-as.shofc'v/- '. an/unknown.man, almost : : imn\e-;,-''' [.diately.' The ; murderer .ran out pFth? building -'^ ; -' and g'bt;clear owpy. ';V--...';'-.'.■.'•.'.":■ I; -.,'■■ i: > ; |. from-.tho statomont 'of a hPttrder : 'iio..iuß''''<'.'.,,' I place, it appears that tho pair, wore quarrelling,'.;.-. \ ';. and that, the, man .fired ■■threo-shots and ..then .V'-;,. .escaped,."*'- '■■'■■'.■ ' ; ' '•', .;'. ' ;L 'vM'"; '.;;:' -\,- The building ,is used as a .bqafdinghouso :ajii \&5 ..., •an amusement: parlour; :t;ho;f rpnt. portion;of;tho ■ :group.d.,floor being maohinos.', ''~.. a billiard-room, and temperances bivr and'catiiig-:''.;;;: house. ; ; Upstairs is a'ccoram'odatioh '■' jorv boarders,; tho,.rooms J rpnning' along, a'-, pa'ssago,! •'*■'. . ■at the,end o/--which. ; tho tragedy occurred. : :.'...' ; No one saw tho shots, firod,; as .the.buirding.--. .■-,,..':■ ' : wa's clear in that portion;at the-.tim.e.'buf■» .«;..'.'..',', boarder, who had'.jvst gone; to, his'vrbom, ,)a, ;.'■■-. ; pretty cortain that no ono,.elso;but the. ; in'an ! ,; :: ■•''] whom-ho saw' arguing. With' tho woman; c0u1d,,,,;, ' ;havo;firod them.'v'This;boarder!s tatuo,is War-; iwick, and he ,was going to his room, nnd'passed! ,;'0: tho couple near the stair-head, where they were ,\ > talking.,-' .'.."'■''."';•'."•;■■;'-■ :"' : :''<' : ''■•';;'•;■'■>■.'■[' .-...:.',..';,, 'Thfcp,,r)eyolve,r ; Shqjs.v f ,,;V', ';>,,; v -?'-V i Ho..went on to,his room and-closed the'dftor, u - r. .■.','.': but imniediaWy ..' hoai'd three'- revolver shoU ■•', fired. He rail to the door, and • it was opened. .'V,; .by tho girl,, who ran; into his room bleediug,■',-.,. ; ■-, from tho mputlrand face. .Horushcd put,'.pall- ~,-..; ing "SLurder! and "P.oHcc!". and secured »,'..' consta|jle, who brought Dr, Thomas,,who pro-,;';:;.; '-, nounced 'life extinct,- v.The; bpdy; wa? removed'l ; to th 6 morgue.■•': -.; '-'■ ; '-;o-;i ■':■'■ : . ; .•',.'.■ .-:.' l }-^ '••-A. detective"was.usoon on the,scene, but .no;, ... ~ traco was found of thoman who fired the shots;: ; and the''only guidance'available was tlw--.word->.'-.'..' of Warwick, whose description .tallies '. with : ,.v. that'.of a'man-whoi-has.becn, nrevipusly..-c'pn'' .:',;-; ivitted of''miuor:'.offences..j; „i,. ,' ;.:'.'.:- .:.;,„( ' Dr.- 'Thomas ck'amiucd .'■ tho!' body,■ at/the:'""! : morgue. •: Tito. weapon 1 used' was n revolver^of',;;.. i small calibre, and of .three E'hols, fired .two,'took,"--s.-.r effect,:-,The',other : apparently/'.' missed UtheV;,,; woman altogether. At, tho ' moment it-ya's''.,. fired she must' hnv'o becii/'staudiiig. bbtffpcn'';^.;' : . the man and the door., of,, her,..room,, for : tho'- I ,;■■;■■ bullet.'.pierced a ! cloth.""motor-cap^.hangirig'.,":,:!.'. behind ~the - : door, '._ penetrated v the;. : ', : .pnnfl-.:V! '•' of' the and,' - strikihg : -'the'."wall.'i'of ■'y,-- i the p,nssi}j;c oiit?idc,, fell, to tho.,-floor.', : - One-', ,', buliet stru* tho woman iri" : the .temple and; v l .'.'; the other' ; in' tho',.neck, • The- la'robrl"pler«d-i.';?" the' jugular vein. The inquiries'- '*ere..;#ij ;';-': serious that death-quickly followed;; the wbiMariC-,;, ; : being.'dead■ when' the doctor■• arrived.- .•,,.•'. ■',•' . ; .- ' .Warwick states tliot the mam who' firodHho,..'.,;,' shot claimed the girl.-as, the wife .of .a secppd.f, ■/■). m an, and, warned been.put';, with hsr. jthreo times, nbt.'tb hivo, any,-more./.,;;',;; tp do wjth ; her. 1 : <■'■ : ;:i: ■;-.;.. ■ ',';.'..'•..■ :.;*;;;'';.' •' : :;\'y ■; 1 Deseribing ■ the girl's- personality;,. Warjvipk,.'.,";;. said ho' judged' her,-to ,ne ;hbbut ;, twe'nty-flve,"( -■ years of rijro. . She,'.'was rather o'beautiful cirl,;;:;:;.•.' jof - dark Spanisjl ! type, 'and' 'appeared ■' rather'' : , •: quiet..". Sho .seemed to. have "no time";for, the";;■*. fi'r,st, mpu, and-,very Jhdigpantly ;.denied, ahy,' r.-'. suggestion, that. sho had, been ''married fc-. »■"...'.; She had.'not.been:at tho board--. ■ inghouso very l.b'ug.-''.lt'.is' : '.undprstdod:shß'.cam» '; S,'. from Wellington.;;.' .',..';;'.-, "j'*.'-.-.-'-."/-':'-V- ■''.-' : r.■-". iV';;,; ;•• ■"'. ••';>•;T/ir-,A"',Arretti>'>';-" : p-■''';;;"',-- ; ; .'-■■'■■' ;■ I'urther- developments—in.-;'connection—with' i ,; : the ffgedy ■ occurred to-day, l; when a ybiirig ',-', : ; man, named Arthur John Wilson Roberts, Vis . arrested-by'Mounted .Constable Evans at' Prcb- ■•'■ blotpn.''Tho: .constable';telephoned -to' the'.loeiii: : ; ; nohep station about; midday,' gating;'J)iilt; hi, ■-'.'■' ' fiad, apprelierjded n man whose .'appearance cor-' , responded with:-the description of .tho? mM> - wijn,te<l f : in ' •cbriuoction 'I'mtt. Mho'{m'jirdei, .'/ ito>e'rtß' hadj-a... fully-loaded tix-phambcfcdrl. l '-.■■ volver- in his-'posscs,sio'n.; : , ■■;■-'.<. ~ ~\,..'-.;; Constable-Eyarif,' a.nttto.'iimo' after. amst, '. captured'-.:another,: ,•;maft.".on .'''a.' charge, 'pi. . being a. lunatic;; and'cb'nsequentty' ho his ' ■..: hands full in looking after .his prjsonorjs. -It appears - that the; constable,,: white , prpcoediha ' ~ .'alpng. the,road-near,Prebbletdn;on':horseback,!'„ : '•'■■ had been.; informed fhat.; tt, /man: .resembling Roberts, had, been' seen In. tha vicinity epme ' time sooner.!, On '.arrival, iit:Trebbletori, th» •. constable "thought.'; there..Wa6'. likelihood '' that ;' - tho man niight'have visited; the' hotel.:i Ap- : . cordingly ■~; he> madp way, .to'-;Hlo" publicJiouse; Immediately en. entcrip'g : 'th«1 bar Kp - - saw ttio man ho' wopted-'Etariding; at - UlO ' counter writing, a letler.";;He;approached from ■'■■■-.■< behind,, and noticing ' .'rlght-lf'an'd : pocket. was bulging;.out,..qiiietly;''placed his-.' ; hand' in-it. . ffls' fingers bamo'-ihtd; contact '' p;it)i:;a ; >ovolvor,,wliicli' he, immediately, an- ■: ; '- posed before the young man had time to nflcr . any resistance. , An examinutibn showed' that f thS .revolver was. fully loaded jn its six pham- '■- " -bcrs.' ...-, . . 1. ',;'-'■ ~'"'''"-,; ; ;,/;;■:■•; '■'• .'!'. ~-7->''- - 'i '■'• l.'Vl'OoOpnstablp'asked the young fellow what'■''.--■' his name was, and told! him/what be,wanted IVA\. for ''-'; T,lfl >- ,na ' n ! ;te P lie d that his name-wag■•'- '■' Williams, and;: that ■ ho' ■ had, .como from • Kangiora, ';' ", r : ''-i ■:-'." ■:"-';.':,'.;.'■;.;-,' : : ; -, ■;.,-, ;-.'.■; cpnstablq sei7ed;. two! 'lettfrs,;one 1 ' of ■ • ■:.''; .which had-,bsea'>writteii.,and the pther; whifh ■'.''"'■ wns, only partly.;finished,,n,ndrthe-mari',tafH;; : :-/' to. snatch them nway.isuocpodipg one ■.in,'half,Y.;Y.-X-'.-.-V.-,;';.';,'.''.:■''.:;•'; ■ ", '■'.:■'*'''™. : ;-".. ';■' '',- ; 'On; taking 'h'ls prisoner, outside 'the- ■ cpnstiiplo ■'-.""-■-- ,Wais.'.itn.fncdiatqly fnce4-:with; nqother. qunrids'rV,',':,';„V t,ommg "down' -tlffe- read :hb:'espied-.'nh. pfCiineii'■>■ Si ;limn(4c, and. aa lwrcouU not leaye his.prisoner;"■ • ■ ,li,o.adopted !Ailit|lqVsubtej-fiigp'.' Hb;asked two ■- :. : men to bluff ';-tb thoinhn -who" was -mentally ". ' deranged,'and,tako'<hiriv'into tho hotel to'-jiavo ' : -' : .-; : a drink.-which ■they.,did. -onothpr mnii wlulo. commtinicating w;ith tlip nsylitm authori-: -.:.'; (ies.-;■-,.; .■•(''.-.-. J'- •';-.;.---'v-j:*-- -'jj '- j:.', ',■■'"'--,' < As soon As the ;polico trap. arfiV'ed, : -the :or- " - ■'',' rested j-mqn.was'driven; Tho prisoner. ';'■ protested; that \\-ns not tho . man wanted-' -'v prnctifoljy rig it up to tho time lib wos placed ';'•,• in the cells; ■ ij' .--■■;,': ,-,. ; .- : ;.'-v •'!■•■.-,.. '■,':•. ■!.;;■■' "■'- ■ , Cb'^!d /Npf - -.In- ons ■ of- tHb 'lettpfs -'."■; : ever, ho stated ho Was 'Wry' ho had done jt/f '' ■'•■■'',' and inlimWbd;"lliat;'ho "iiiTemlcd to - do", away VwitK himself • as ■ ho .pould. not - livewjthout.thq '■'' : girl Iscwman,. lib ro()e<itod!y asked Copstablo ; -' r-yans tp.dp6trpy >'V'.: -r '''•. •'." _ihe revolver,, which is now.in .flip possession *>'--- : of tho pplipe. ls-a short".thjck wenppn,,AVhjch ; i judging, by. tho. rust, oiv! itJhua.ieiuaincd a ''"' long Jimp without: being •lisod. .'The' barrel ; ' ' was in. a very bad eotidition, A bpx pf oartt ,;' ridges, larger. than.;.th'u',3o3'..was',: also found.i':■: in acenscd's. ppoket." '.".',' v! '"': ~,,- .'.■.-.-,:■ ',';., UoberU it, isolated,, hod received-air. nppointV','- ■: mcn i a V r ,P' e r o Ktho,iiinll. coach-frow ; -Bh'h(ii. ,: .--' pra to Waikuku. He shifted ,his-box and bo.--""' longings to. tlio'.fpimer.'iilftc'e'yeAterdaV,. - '~ ! Kcicronco. to; iiowspopbr "'liies'shows-, that 'en ••;■'(" August 2i,--l!ißt;;,l{ohcvts.'was'4rrbstodviinM«n-: ■ ,' Chester Street.pn a charge of:-drnnkonness-'and ■•! Pf peiug-in-poiisession-of-a-londeil-revolver-anU-- : ; or ammunition,- ■•••ApMenttf spuio-doubts---WeFp-'J' : ' entertaincil • at the-time as-.'tQ jiis sanity, lor'., w|ien_ho appeared \??forn tho magistrnto next '■ '•"■", morning. Sub-Inspector M'Grath, who ov-' v, plained that tho; revolver hail one -chamber. .-'■■■ loaded and acciis.pd.hPd. drawn it in a quarrel - ■ outside th'--,Cavershani.,.llotcl,ttiid;had-threat.' - cued a, nmn, said tjiht he did not,think that :', Roberts was. nltpgpther• rcspo'iisibjp for his no->-- i: ■■■ tiQps. Two moiitiis prpvipuiily lip hndhoph'ar-V- : ■' rostccl. for ■ driinkeniiPss, ■ and,ho then- l)nd'- ■»,"•.-.• battle of c ilorodyna ii| his possession, thp ppn. '■■■■ tents of which he threatened to-nwallow. Rolj, :■. arts pcmleil-ijnilty and ivns. reinapihid for a''-■ ■-■, WPOk fpr pbsorvAtiou, On. coming before the..-'-, magistrate 'pu Spntepihor ;4;,Rpb.erfc>' pleadedguilty. Counsel' slated, .{hat Roberts had beon«. ;, up4ev poapryatioj):{or oight dfrys hy tho BWH ■ snrgcpn,, who had reportpd that. ho was quite, "■','' pane, On the understanding-that Roberts oonV.-'"' : septed -J vthe. issqo pf. a : prohibition order J ; fiKßinst liimsn)f,,liq, \yag Poliviptpu'..'«nd. Ji«-, - ; . charged..'" . •''.--.■'.'.'■".;,■;'.'.■,'-.;' '.• ■ -','.,.-,■;-, ."1 ■■It appearv t')?t last night .of ter' the -tragbdyi-"- : Rpbnrts, wliq wnp .ruling ii, free-whppl bipybb, ' visU«l the Southern Cross Hotel.at about 10.50'.; : ; o'clpok and asked for-a bed, ,-Thb licanseo'nbr • viced tl\at lie'a'ppearpd to, biVvefv-escited'aiid - npiiipus, to' got to his rophi; 'but ; nbt h havihg ~' hcard.pf tho -tragedy .his" suspicions: wero-. not,- . ' arp|isod,-.Rp|icrts.said ho,wantpd;to.bo routioa:' ' nt« o'clock m the mprnlpg.andnt'thati.hoiirV '' the PQVtpr palled.him; ..Hpinquirpd Pf;th6 ppr-' ; , tor tho way toltangioro,, to"vrnjch t\Whship lib ; - said lIP wapted to go, Roberts lcft;thohqtbl" at n,bpiit; a, qimrtor to C.-hmJ it'waa hoticod '■:'-'. that inMeail of ppVylng wit hi?' instrnptious he cyalodin another' direction',-/: ! '•;-'' '■'';'■'-.'•■;'..;!', :-% l : )*- ';;:;'' ; '; ■ ;''_;. V >Thq lnt(Mest.V-;f ;!..;>;--.:V' ,':'!; o':;-.;,' Tho inquest cencbrning tho death of tho vip. v ■SW of ■OTiPHI"' I *' tweedy, «t tho Sjlvor Grid (AliPivßdlth NowojMU oiwuod'' thia aftornoon ,: '. before Mf- W- fl' Hnscldop; - coroner.' cjid ■ a '■ jury,..;-, v-:.,-. ■•.--.-Yi''--'; •;')'-..-. :-,;.--r-'--.- ;,»-;Y''4 '■'•'-.' ,Tho coroner saKi-t-lipj. cOnld-noi .go', vc'fy .farv.' V into the inquiry that a' person- would "■'■ - -': prohably ,bo.'crinrgod, 1 . tn\4 hojw.is nbt:prpscnt:' l ps it would, bP,necessary for him to b'e'.>'-;i ; ■ '^-■ ;' ; - ' Chief-Detoctive Bishop, who conducted tho in- ■'■ --'-'W ..QUiry. J^d \b..^^

provo lasmitjj and then ask for an adjournment,, The, supposed loifender bad boon w rostod at but would not bo in town uptil late in the aftornoon. Alfred Burns, propnotor of the "Silver Gnd" Boardingfrouso m Manohester Street, said the deceased,, Alice Edith Nowman, was in his ' employ. Sha had bean in his sarvico as a doraostio servant for tho past six months On Monday ©voning, after putting tho children to , ted, iti was hot duty to oome 'down to take ollnrgo of tho.offloo Until 10 o'clock, until wit nosss wife oanio on to Shortly . , after 8 pjn. sho tnppod ot'Yitness's billiard room window,* and asfc;ed him to oome into the 6hop. Sho asked witness to give a room to a ; }?r a i ,j mi* * aaw W Eoboi ts Witness said I told you before I would not allow that man to atop on tie promises " Witness felt worried , at swung tho man about and kept a continual eyo on the shop. He loitered about the place , Witness woni lo tho office, and said to do cearod. There ranst bo something more be \ twoon that man and you than strangers You appear to me to bo a bit fast" Sho said How dare you, Mr. Burns, speak to "mo like that. I hare boon long onough with yon now lor you to see whether I conduct myself pro s P°W With that witness went bid. to tho billlard-room Ho<.'afterwards came out into Maiiahester Strooc, and oamo in again about ,\ 8.80 and told the girl the man was still out side, and that sho had bettor go to bed She said it was hard for a -woman to have to hide from a man She then went in the direction of the stairs. Witness returned to the billiard worn, and, thinking something was wrong, ; etood by the door He heard a slight oraebng noise, heard jsomoone shouting "Murder' 'Polioal" n nd saw a man named Warwick rushing downstairs with blood on ono of his hands, Warwick fetched a policeman, and ■'-< they went up to Warwick's room, and found deceased lying on tho floor'between two beds. I Witness sent for a dootor and tho police The girl nppcared to be dead Medical evidence was then given, and the inquest was adjourned until fnday