The Auckland Murder

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1921, Page 4

The Auckland Murder

SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

AUCKLAND, July 20.

Tim Grey Lynn murder ease is still baffling the police; so far no solution has been found. 'The details have been telegraphed and when one mentally recapitulates the incidents associated with this mysterious crime not a single one throws any light upon the gruesome affair.

it is now eight days since the dead lxidv of young Jew was found on the slope of the Arch Hill gully, just off Great North road, at Gre v Lynn, and despite incessant inquiry work by the police no arrest has been made. Naturally those engaged in the investigation are reticent at the present stage, but it seems certain that although they have greatly narrowed the «N*po of the inquiry b-v elimination they have not readied a stage likely to lead to definite action against any person.

The position at present appears to be that a few minutes before 8 tun. on the Saturday, on a mild, and moderately dear moonlight night, young Jew t*uk leave of a companion near the only f iffg—E*V~' '■ *c

tram tcrmiinus at Grey Lynn, and was not seen or recognised again, until 11.20 a.in, the following morning, when his dead body was found on a sharp dip at the hack of a vacant section within a stone’s-throw of where he had been last seen alive. When, how or why he came to be at that particular place apparently cannot be explained by any of his regular- companions, who have themselves accounted for nlll their movements on Saturday evening, both in relation to young .lew, and afterwards. The one thing that seems certain about the affair b that his presence at the spot was unpremeditated.