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MURDER OF TYPIST

SIDNEY GOULTER CHARGED PLEA OF INSANITY FAILS. ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH. IBy Cable — Press Assn. — Copyrlrht.l (Received 7. 1.10 p m.) London, Dec. 6. At the trial of Sidney Goulter, charged with the murder of Constance Oliver a plea of insanity failed, and the accused "as sentenced to death. Sir Bernard Spilsbury, in evidence, said that death was caused by strangulation. There were other wouuds insufficient to cause death. Coulter's father gave evidence that his son had been in a morbid state of mind at different periods ot the year from the age of 16 and he had been a constant anxiety since nine years of age. Witness had to take precautions to ensure the safety of the accused’s mother and sister whom he was afraid the son might harm. The prison doctor stated there was no sign of insanity in Goulter; on the contrary he was intelligent (A. and N.Z.) On October 5 Constance Oliver, a typiste, 21 years of age, was discovered in Richmond Park strangled by her own clothing. Marks of identity had been carefully removed from the clothes, but the murderer overlooked a handbag containing the girl’s diary written in shorthand. The police issued a description of Sidney Goulter, a motor mechanic, and later he was arrested.

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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 5

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MURDER OF TYPIST Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 5

MURDER OF TYPIST Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 5

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