FITZROY MURDER.
♦ POLICE EFFECT AN ARREST. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. January 14, 9.35 p.m.) Melbourne, January 14. Of the two burglars implicated in the murder of Mr. Trotter, who was shot in his bedroom at Fitzroy last week; one. was of small physique, and did not speak during thd tragedy. A detective has boen working on the theory that the i 'smaller of tho two "was a womamwoll acr quainted w,ith tho Trotters and their movements,', and that she did not speak for fear of her voice betraying her. Fol- , lowing this supposed clue, a labourer i named Harold Thompson has been arrested, and formally charged with , the, ! murder of Trotter. Tho police, after [ 6hadowitig him for days, surrounded his j house,: and effected the arrest. Thompl son denies the charge, L =====
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 7
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132FITZROY MURDER. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 7
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