PICTON MURDER

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1932, Page 6

PICTON MURDER

.MURDER TRIAL,

(Per Priss Association Copyright.)

BLENHEIM, November '24

The Flood murder case was contin-ucd-after the lunch adjournment. The evidence followed closely on that given in the Lower Court. It was tedious and technical evidence traversing transactions with tradesmen by the accused, the cashing of notes similar to those allegedly stolen from Flood, and amounts paid to accused for work done. v

The Crown’s object was to prove the accused’s sudden accession to wealth after the murder of Flood.

A number of witnesses of this class are to be oaOled, aft hr which the trial will grow in interest with the evidence of Detective J-arrold, who worked up the case against Tarrant.

HEARING CONTINUES

BLENHEIM, November 25

Th,, hearing of the Flood murder case was resumed this morning. The evidence up to lunch was a drearx reiteration of the transactions in which witnesses mostly tradesmen or se'esmen, .deposed as to the accused cashing notes of large denominations and old issue, some of them having rusty marks «nd pinmnrks upon, thorn, similar to the notes allegedly (stolen from the deoca-sed, when murdered. The Crown brought lengthy evidence traversing these transactions, and also traced back for a number of years the amounts paid to accused for work done by him, and tile denominations of notes paid to him when the cheques were cashed.

The Crown endeavoured to prove Accused’s sudden accession to wealth after the murder of Flood.