THE MONTE CARLO MURDER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3769, 20 August 1907, Page 3

THE MONTE CARLO MURDER.

Goold’s Confession Regarded with Suspicion. Paris, August 16. Since confessing to the murder of Mrs Levin at Monte Carlo, Goold has been more composed and sleeps well. He hopes that the authorities will favourably consider the plea that he acted on impulse, during a heated altercation, and while under the influence of drink. As Mrs Levin has been proved to have been possessed of ample means, the Magistrate at Monte Carlo describes Goold’s confession as a tissue of falsehoods. Paris, August 17. Prisoners have been placed in the cell with Goold since the moment of his arrest, with a view to drawing him out in conversation. Any admissions he might make would then be reported to the authorities. A similar procedure is followed in the case of Mrs Goold. London, August 17. Reuter’s correspondent at Marseilles reports that Goold has taken a sudden turn for the worse. The Public Prosecutor was informed that Goold had been seized during the night with a fit of delirium, in which he seemed to be afflicted with nightmare of the crime.

He screamed out that his legs had been cut off and removed in a bag. and attacked his cell companions, tearing their clothes and raining blows on their heads. Goold’s excitement is attributed partly—in addition to the impression created on his mind by the murder —to the sudden stoppage of his whisky, which he had consumed in inordinate quantities. Counsel for Mrs Goold has asked for the appointment of a receiver in Goold’s estate, on the ground that he is insane.