WELLINGTON MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1924, Page 3

WELLINGTON MURDER

A MAN KNIFED.

a V TELEGRAPH I’KKSS ASSN.. CHI’Y It IG lIT, WELLINGTON. May I.

A dispute in :i in wi-llin-l.in, i‘> »«=>'*• 'wen nVl '‘' a woman. resulted in n wharl lnli<"ivPatrick Wind. ''■•mo knifed. Tin* jiillliii'i' son robins the " l . v - AItHKST KIi’KKCTKI). \YKI.I.I NOTON. May >• ltvHiiidin- itn- nnirdiT. tin- 'orroct in.imi of tlio victim wa- Walter d"hn Wlinll. iiLTi'd HI. WTmll mid .)nsc|*l > llarnes. i'ii"d nil miarrellod in Houleott Si n et. "I'«'>* it j. said. ri*sii|ili.||l Haines's attention tn tlie former's wile. A (icliL ensued. and Wliall sunk to tin. o,i.i.iiid with a w.iiind in his *rom The main artery was '■'•vered Wliall died shortly alter. Ira riles was later arrested on a charge ol murder. DKT.MI.S OK TI!A( : KOV. WKI.I.iNOTON. May -. A fatality neeiirred at ahoilt seven (•'clock last nioht ill front ol the U mtanoi lm.ir.tiHK I'ot.so Houkott SiH is understood that \\ ait cl .out Wliall. a waterside worker, need U*. aeeo.ui,allied by two e 0,,,,. i mons. \ . Wilson and M«-1.»tt,51.-ii„. ealled on .lose|.h Haines, a cook, einiiloved at Waitai.oi fo. the ex|.ress jiiir|>n-e ... reinoii'i rat my. "Uh him 1,,,, paviii” at ten, ion to Wliall s wile Han.es was ealled mil of the hm.se ami Wliall aeensed him ot payi.iK •«». Inc attention to Mi ~ Whall. Words led i : |., V s and a' I ol -tu-tlllH fn!- |,, v ,.,| ,|' which Wliall. who was the piiwerf.il man. had the hotter | t is slated that name, then entere.l ,1„. house. In., shortly at.erwards retnrned. .. Wliall and his ci.in|.mimns by tn . time had n,.needed «... the nyhtm - wav which leads to Houle,,tt Ha'rues overtook them and holore tuey reached the street the hyhi was tesiitned. , Not many ''lows had heen strueU. when Wliall slavered and tell at the foot of one ot his coin,.a.,tons, it w,s seen that Wliall was ser.ously inillri'il ~.J I- S.oilly «rt..p'»nl» «■ - lai,sett. At this sia.ee alls Wh.tll appeared upon the scene and at onee went to her husband. To.ste. an done.” said the injured man aim ,!iod in a few minutes. U was discovered that Wliall Imd been stabbed in the a'.,domett, the

wound severing .tin* '««»• 7;:! |, t . iietlKlllv hied t" ,l ° !Ul ‘ . street. Medieal «itl soon as the tragedy oeeurred. hut t injured man was heyoml human help. The 1 inline were a!-o sou., upon th .not and as « result of their mvesllgalions Isan.es was arrested at ejeten o'cloi k on a eharge of murder, he.mr taken to the jioliee eells. liarnes, while admitting that no fought with Whall, denied that lie. Pad a knife in his possession at tlie time or had used one. It is learned that W hall " ! ’s mar j lied seven veals ago to Hose [aireh. of (hristehureh, hm the union was unhappy and the pair scparntcl several times. Some time ago Mrs W hall. who is about -Ik heeame aequaiutei. with l!ar..es. who also was separated front his wife and the pair are said to have grown very friendly. A fortnight ago Mrs Whall returned to her husband, but again left him 0 f<? wdays ago, _