DAYLIGHT MURDER

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 12 February 1930, Page 5

DAYLIGHT MURDER

COLD-BLOODED CRIME ON RAILWAY STATION.

FOE ETC. NET! STAFF COMPATRIOT. United Press Assn, by El. TrJ. Copyright [Received Fob. 11. 9 p.m.) SYDNEY. Fob. 11. ,\ cold-blooded murder wns committed in brond daylight on the railway -stairs at Now town Station to-day. wlion a foreigner thrust a large" huntinp; I<ri i to dooplv into the rigid breast of a companion, who collapsed and died without uttering a word. His assailant left the weapon on the stairs and made cood liis escape. The spot chosen for the crime was one of the most populous in Newtown suburb, hut a remarkable feature is that nobody saw the murder, or in which direction the assassin disappeared. A ticket clerk sold rail tickets to the victim ’and liis compatriot, both speaking like Italians They walked only a few pares when the ticket clerk heard a .souffle and a groan, and noticed the vounoer man drop to the ground. 11 v the time the clerk was on the scene the . other man had gone. The blent it'' of the victim is not yet established. (Deceived Feb. I*2. 1 .•> a.in.) SYDNEY. Eeh. 11.

The Newtown murder victim Ims been identified ns Dominion "Belie, aged 32. an Italian and believed to 1.0 n recent arrival.

The police can, discover no motive for the murder, but expect tbe early iirrest of the assassin.