BURWOOD MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1927, Page 3

BURWOOD MURDER

FURTHER DETAILS. BY TELEGRAPH —rIIESS ASS.Y., COPYRIGHT. CH RISTCH URC H, July 27. It will be recalled that Gwendoline Scarff’s body was found oil the lupins a few yards from the road at Burwood soon after midday on Juno loth., and the head was frightfully battered. There wore twenty-three wounds, but the two worst wounds, either of which was sufficient to cause death, were on. the forehead. A blood-stained engineer’s or motorist’s spanner was found in the scrub, and a, few days later a blood-stained military overcoat was also found in the scrub, but at a point nearly a mile from where the body wa.s found. These were the most definite clues, but the police also had a fairly clear footmark, and it was ascertained tlmt, the. girl had told a iriend that she was going away with the man who bad got her into trouble, the suggestion being that they were going north. When Boakcs appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, lie was elm rged : (1) That be did, on or about June 15th. 1927. murder Ellen Gwendoline Isobcl Scarff. (2) That, on or about May Ifitli. 1927 lie did unlawfully supply a noxious thing (to wit, ergot) to Ellen Gwendoline I solid Scarff, knowing that the same was intended to be unlawfully used, with intent to procure a miscarriage. lioakos was remanded till August •Ith.

the detectives engaged. CHRISTCHURCH, July 28. File* members of the detective force under the control of Inspector A. Cameron have been (•(inducting investigations in connection with the* Burwood tragedy. Detective Sergeant James Biekerdike, whoso transfer to Auckland was announced some days prior to the tragedy is one. The others are Detective Sergeant Young, and Detectives AAalsb (Wanganui), and J. Arnold (Wellington) and Laugeson (Christchurch).