CROWBOROUGH MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1925, Page 3

CROWBOROUGH MURDER

.DEAD GIRL’S PATHETIC LETTER CONFLICT! NO KVI PENCE. AUSTn.U.IAN ANI) N.Z. CAIII.K ASSOCIATION LONDON, Feb. 8. 'lho full text of the letters of the dead girl, Elsie Cameron, arc strangely irrcconciliablo with Sir Bernard Spilsbury’s statement that there was no indication of pending motherhood. They are remarkably frank, and written in perfect English. A letter, which begins:—“You have broken my heart,” continues, “I gave you myself and all my love. Had f gone off myself it would have l*ccn no excuse for carrying on with other girls. Von love for me should have kept you true. It is a poor thing for a man to let himself go lieeau.se his girl’s nerves are had. Apparently, you deceived the oilier girl also. Oh I Norman, had you been a raving lunatic I would never have Defrayed your trust. You do not write a single wnrd of love to me, though I stood by you in all your trouble. Well, ■ Norman, I expect you to marry me and finish with the other girl as soon as possible. My baity must have a name, and the other tiling. 1 love you in spite of all. I have been told you can trust no man; but. Oh Norman, f thought you wore different.” Miss Caldic-ott admitted to visiting Thorne in his hut in the evenings and accompanying him to cinemas. Asked what thev did in the hut Caldieott replied: ‘‘.Made love.”