THE KNOTS WHICH BOUND THE VICTIMS.
Burgess, who, as I have previously stated (writes the Queensland Times' special), is an American, wag at one' time a sailor. It will be remembered that the handkerchiefs with which the unfortunate girls' hands wefß; secured were tied with peculiar and very secure knots. This waa generally remarked upon on the day of the discovery of the bodies, and it was even eta ted by the person who favoured •" the strangor theory " that there were none of the young fellows in the district, whom they knew, who would really know how to make such knots. If Burgess is in* reality the guilty party, then 'the* mystery regarding the peculiarity oIE the knots is solved. When Burgess left the gaol he was wearing a pair of elastic side boots, but when arrpted he had a pair of bluchers, which were comparatively new, and 3id not appear to have been worn longer than about a fortnight. This is a very significant fact, as future levelopments will probably show.
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Manawatu Herald, 28 January 1899, Page 2
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172THE KNOTS WHICH BOUND THE VICTIMS. Manawatu Herald, 28 January 1899, Page 2
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