A LONDON MYSTERY.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1924, Page 1

A LONDON MYSTERY.

CBIPPIN’S CRIME RECALLED. IUHTKAUAN AND N.Z. CAflt.r. ASSOCIATION. LONDON. May I. Scotland Yard is investigating one of the most sensational ol recent murder mysteries. Owing to a .smell arising from a portmanteau which a man bad left in a cloak room a few days ago at Waterloo .Station, the hag was opened in the presence of the police. It was found to contain a woman’s bloodstained butcher's knife whereto human hair and tle>h was hanging. Detectives maintained n watch lor the claimant, who. unspectingly arrived, presented the cloak-room ticket, and was immediately taken to the Police Station and questioned. In consequence of his replies, the police searched an unoccupied bungalow, behind a former coastguard's houses, in a lonely split between East bourne and Langnev. They discovered in various rooms the dismembered portions ol a womans body, some being wrapped up in parcels. A child’s body with a hand chopped oil'-, was discovered nearby a fortnight ago. It lias now been discovered that a tall dark man. named Waller, rented the bungalow furnished early in April. He said he wanted it for himself, his wife and sisteriu-law. He look up residence there with a very pretty fnirliaired young woman on April sth. Alt Eastbourne taxi driver says that be frequently drove the man in and out of Eastbourne. Sometimes he was accompanied by a dark young woman. The man always bad plenty of money. Both the women were pretty and relined.

It is pointed out that the crime is not connected with the recent discovery of a woman’s leg at \\ imbleilon. as two leg- were found in the bungalow, and also a bloodstained saw.

’l’lio murder of Irene Munro in August 1920. took place a lew hundred yards from tlie bungalow. The mini who claimed the portmanteau is still being detained.

PARTS OF BODY BOILED. LONDON. May 5. The Eastbourne crime lias created a public sensation recalling the Crippin case. The woman whose remains were found in the bungalow, is still unidentified, and the police fear that tile clothing may belong to Miss E. Kay, who recently .stayed at the Kenilworth Hotel. Wilmington Square.

A leather trunk found in the bungaiow contained four parcels and a biscuit tin. with pieces of fle-h and bone wrapped in clothing. Two large metal stew-pans were found in the kitihiu, wherein the parts of the body had been boiled. There seems to he no doubt that two women had been staying in the bungalow, though they never were seen together. One was dark and the other light-haired. Apparently the dark one was murdered teu days ago. LONDON. Alav 5. It i. s understood the arrested man hired the bungalow from a lady who is now travelling around the world, and paid a substantial sum. saying lie was in London in connection with the AYembley Exhibition, and wanted a seaside iinn-.e for hi- wife and sister-in-law The man spoke with a Canadian accent, being cullorod. He had plenty of- money though no servants were kept. The neighbours believed that he was on a honeymoon'with the fair bobhaired woman. He was last seen leayiiur Eastbourne with a woman in a taxi-cab on' April 25th. The police do not connect the child’s body rccent1\- found with the bungalow crime.