Sudden Impulse?

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 7

Sudden Impulse?

But m the absence of any explanation on these points, "Truth," at least, has sufficient knowledge (following its own investigations m the Te Puke district) to be able to say that if the police have been active, they have been keeping their movements very dark indeed.

How came Elsie Walker by her death? This was the problem which "Truth" representatives set out to solve. Their conclusions will give the public much food for thought.

.When the girl left her aunt's horne — or, at least, when she was' last seen — she 'was simply attired. Over her dress was an apron, which she was still wearing when her body was found. She wore a pair of canvas shoes. . In short, she was garbed m a manner similar toithat of the aver« age country girl when engaged about her- household duties. Further, it has been reasonably, well established that when she walked out towards the motor-shed, where the car was garaged, she was carrying a bucket, said to contain household slops, which, presumably, it was her intention to dispose' of before returning to the house. , f What, then, was. the sudden impulse or call to leave her bucket near the garage and disappear m the car — never to return? It may. well be that she suddenly de-