AUCKLAND MURDER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3765, 10 March 1928, Page 3

AUCKLAND MURDER.

ACCUSED REMANDED,

Auckland, March 8

Morbid curiosity drew a crowd to the Magistrate’s Court this morning, when Allan George Norgrove, of Sussex Street, Grey Lynn, who gave himself up to the police yesterday afternoon, stating that he had “done something to his sister-in-law,” appeared before Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M. He was charged with the murnes of Ernestina Norgrove on March 7. Accused, who was represented by Mr. A. Moody, was shown on the charge sheet to be of New Zealand birth, 27 years of age, and a butcher by occupation. He is an unmarried man. Norgrove was remanded till Thursday, March 15, on the application of Chief-Detective Hammond. Just as Norgrove was about to enter the police van his brother-in-law, who had been haunting the precincts of the court for half an hour, stepped forward and endeavoured to embrace the accused. He made frantic efforts to kiss Norgrove, but was restrained by the police escort. 'Showing evident signs of the stress of the terrible tragedy, Miss Mavis Norgrove was married this morning to Mr. Robert Firth at the registry office. There were aboutfive witnesses of the ceremony. It is stated that as the girl was now an orphan she wished to many immediately to have the protection and care of her husband over the dreadful period to come..