THE AUCKLAND MURDER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2306, 23 July 1921, Page 3

THE AUCKLAND MURDER.

POLICE OFFER REWARD,

VICTIM'S FINANCIAL SPECU L AT lONS.

Auckland, July 21

A reward of £250 is ottered by the police for evidence leading to the conviction of the Arch Hill murderer.

The detectives are unable to trace

Jew’s movements on Saturday even-

“MOST DASTARDLY OUTRAGE,

It is said that the deductions made from the deceased’s condition are that the assault was continued for some time after he was dead. The police state that it is the most dastardly outrage they have ever experienced, and they consider it was committed by someone in a totally demented condition. That the assault was premeditated is suggested by the fact that the paling used was taken from a fence, at the rear of the house situated between the vacant .-cclion and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. To get it, the assailant had lo pass through a houndary fence, whereas if the net had been the outcome of a sudden lit of passion he would have pulled a pnlritig off some of the fences closer to I lie scene of the tragedy. The paling used lms been sent to the fingerprint department in Wellington for examination.

ROBBERY THEORY ADVANCED,

A matter of importance which has ye! to lie. investigated by the police i-, n statement made by a young man who was on friendly terms with Jew, that the latter had by means of a speculation some days prior Lo liis death made £21)0. Deceased, it is said, told his friends of the incident. it is also said that the event was freely discussed by those on intimate terms with Jew. The inference is that whoever committed the murder had the idea that deceased had the money in his possession. The police do not regard the story as being at all probable, for the reason that Jew on Friday placed £lO lo his credit in the Post Office Savings Bank, and, so far as can be gathered at present, lie did not have much money in his possession on Saturday.