MOTOR CAR MYSTERY.
DEATH OF GIRL VICTIM. Per Press Association. OAMARU, April 26. Developments in connection, with the motor accident near Kurow on the Oamaru road on Wednesday last are creating much interest throughout the district. Olive Rutherford (aged 18), one of the victims of the accident, died at Kurow on Saturday night. Her body was brought to Oamaru to-day, and a post mortem will be held here tonight. An inquest will be opened at Dunedin to-morrow and adjourned after the identification of the body, which is being taken south in the morning. Philip Hudson (aged 19) has not yet been found. Two cartridges were found near the scene of the accident, one by the girl's body and the other beside the wrecked car.
A trail of blood led down the hillside from the girl’s body and across the river bed to the river. A man’s hat was found with holes in the top, which might finvo been caused by a bullet. No rifle was found.
The police have been dragging the Waitaki river and scouring the couptry for miles, but up till to-night no trace of the missing man has been discovered.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 122, 27 April 1925, Page 4
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193MOTOR CAR MYSTERY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 122, 27 April 1925, Page 4
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