A LONDON MYSTERY.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1924, Page 1

A LONDON MYSTERY.

SEARCHING FOIt VICTJAI’S HEAD.

AUSTRALIAN ANP N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

LONDON, Alay o

Detectives who were investigating the Eastbourne horror during the night, called up several vessels lioitiid for South Africa in consequence of information Aliss Kay told a friend at the end of Alnrcli that she would he soon marrying and going to Africa. She was fair with bobbed hair and was last seen in the bungalow on the 12tli. of April. Apparently the inquiries were relentless, because, after all day long inquiries, the police announced they were satisfied the victim was Aliss Kaye whose occupation was that of it book-keeper.

The police are digging up the bungalow garden in the hope ol discovering the victim’s missing head. There is no trace yet of the dark haired woman who also visited the bungalow. Patrick .Mason, the detained man, is known to have a wife for whom the police arc seeking.

THE WOMAN’S IDENTITY

LONDON. Alay 0

The “Daily Express” says: Mr De ] lei I by. veterinary surgeon of Hailsham (near Saslboiiriic) says that the dead woman’s correct name is Emily Reilby Ixjtye. She was his cousin. Her parcjjts died when she was a child. Emily sj>ent a holiday of three weeks in August, with Beil by and his wile. She also wrote front a. club frequently. Reilby was surprised to receive :> letter, weeks ago. saying that she was engaged, and intended to lie married nl Capetown, where her fiancee had obtained a post. Mr Reilby wrote immediately asking her to visit hint ix’I'ore her departure, hut he received no reply. EVENTS .MOVING RAPIDLY. (Received tins dav at- 0.25 n.m t LONDON, May <». Events are moving rapidly in connection with tile Eastbourne Bungalow Alystcty. Detectives this evening took Mahon to Eastbourne where he made a definite charge. The police sav the victim is aged twenty-eight and had been living at a woman’s elub in West Loudon. She lacs been identified by means of a skirt found tit the bungalow. Club mates say that Kaye was a pretty r-nd sweet Matured girl, wildly happy at her piosjiective martiage. She was never visited h.v men. tennis was her chief hobby.

A motor driver and other people in Eastnotirne are emphatic that there was ti second dark woman whose sobriquet w;ts “The Countess.” Mahon's mother is living at Livcr--1 00l anil Malum had been living with bis wife and daughter at Richmond. He is tin Irishman and a well-known member of the mid-Surrey Bowling dun. lie was playing at the Club on Thursday ami was in unusually good spirits anil seemed very happy.