VITAL EVIDENCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 206, 16 September 1937, Page 8

VITAL EVIDENCE

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Arundel Murder Case P0L1CE SEEK CAR-DRIVER

' (By Telegraph—

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Most . of thie police officers who havo been at Geraldine engaged on the inquiry into the death of William Gaby, the 73-yeaivold storekeeper, of Arundel, returned to their respective stations today. Four detectives — Deetive-Ser-geant J. Bickerdike (Christchurch), Detective N. 'Thompson (Christchurch), Detective-Sergeant E. "M. Tliomas (Timaru) and Detective N. Kemp (Timaru)— will remain in tho district for the present to complete investigations with Constable D. Callanan, of Geraldine. Superintendent A. Cameron returned to Christchurch to-day. No iuformation has yet been received by the jxjlice about the car which picked up a man a few miles out of Arundel on the main south road about nine o'clock on the night of the tragedy. Th« police are anxious that the driver or owner should communicate with them. They were advised this evening tliat the car was a Clievrolet and not an Essex, as previously stated The driver was unaccompanied, they state, until he picked up a man near Arundel and gave lidm a ride to Timaru. A police constable was stationed at Mr Gaby's store to-day, and to-morrow it will be talcen over by the Public Trustee.