HORRIBLE MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1921, Page 1

HORRIBLE MURDER

• HFKHAXI) SLAYS WIFE. [fl\ TKI.KUItAI’If—VRIt PRESS ASSOCIAI lON'l WELLINGTON, Xov. 29 About twenty-live minutes past five this evening, some little children were playing ball. Climbing a big elm tree in the front ground of a large empty House in Abel Smith Street, one of them glanced towards the side of the house. A horrible sight met its gaze, and it ran away screaming, followed by the others. They told some bystanders, and the alarm was quickly given, and the police were on the spot. Lying almost side by side on tire lawn, were a young man and a young woman, both dead. The woman was still warm, and was lying on her right side, with her body stretched out, but not quite stiff, dire bead was bent to the grass. There was a small pool of blood under the neck. The man was lying on hi- bn !•.. There weir a few spots ol hi o I on bis face. Near the body wa- a h.iti such as is used by inrun a. It was stained w ith blond. Alongside the Irodv wa> a Loll! . supposed to contain pot -on.

The unfortunate woman lias been identified as .lean Foreman 'formerly Hews), employed as a clerk by an advertising agency. The man was Kd ward Allied For: man. a young bill ■ tenge i-oos criminal. lie \vn> reten-n <1 from gaol a year ago. after serving a sentence of several years for jewel rubbcies. While in prison, the prisoner’s wile divorced him. Attei bis release he married bis present wile, an attractive gill, who always had been fond ol Foreman. For some time Foreman had keen working on the wharf. He was said to be very jealous ol the woman. Lately lie had several quarrels with her, and sN* was aboiil to stu 1 lor a separat ion order. It is piesiimed that Foreman met his wife by appointment, enticed her til the law'll of the unoccupied residence, and killed her with the weapon, and that In- then took poison.

I’ARTKT'L.VRS OF M I'RDKR. WELLINGTON Nov, 30.

Foreman was 1)3 and ,1 native ol England where lie was convicted three times. He first came under the notice ot the New Zealand police in 191(5 and served sentences fur burglary. On one oceasinti be was only arrested alter a determined attempt to escape and a violent struggle with policemen. I'or some Weeks past he lias been in the habit of waylaying his wife in the street and had been seen adopting a threatening attitude. His demennour was so noticeable that she was warned to keep out of his way. The house where the tragedy occurred has been empty for live months and was just acquired as a private hospital. There were signs of a struggle in the trampled grass and broken shrub and the murder could easily have been witnessed I'roni houses on either side but it happened that nobody was at home.

Mrs Foreman who is described as a very handsome young woman was terribly injured and no less than fourteen wounds were on tier body. The weapon used is described as a brand new hztehet evidently bought for tile purpose. The pointed end had indicted terrible wounds nine of them in the region of the heart and two in the tie,-id. There were deep wounds in Unhands and arms as though the poor woman had tried to tend off the blows. It is remarkable that her screams did not attract attention for it is stated they were heard but no notice was taken.