MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 169, 7 October 1927, Page 1

MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

SON OF POLICE INSPECTOR WILD SCENES OUTSIDE LONDON COURT SSly ■ ~ 5 By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. Received 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. CIDNEY GOULTER, a motor mechanic, and son of a retired police inspector, was formally charged with the murder of Constance Oliver, a typiste, aged 21, whose body, surrounded by signs of a fierce struggle, was found in Richmond Park.

women booed and hissed Goulter when he appeared in court. Long queues were formed two hours before the court opened. The emotion of the crowd was so strong that the police smuggled the accused through a side door. A young man who drove up in el taxi accompanied by a policeman, was immediately rushed threateningly, but the crc-wd withdrew when it discovered the mistake. Goulter, in the dock, showed every sign of distress. His features were livid, his hands trembling, and his eyes downcast. The police stated that after Goulter was cautioned he made a statement which was taken down anc! signed, but this was not read in court. The only other evidence was that concerning the discovery of the hotly, including the fact that part of the girl’s clothing, a stocking and the

outside of her right thigh had been burned. The girl had been strangled by a portion of her own clothing. Everywhere there was evidence of a fierce struggle for life. The ground was extensively trampled upon, the clothing of the girl was torn, and her face was shockingly bruised. A keeper at the park found the body in a lonely spot among bushes. Nearby the girl's umbrella, broken into four pieces, was found. All marks of identity had been carefully removed from the clothes of' the girl The murderer overlooked a handbag, which contained the girl’s diary, written in shorthand. The relatives say deceased made the acquaintance of a man a fortnight ago. Her sister safv the man yesterday and asked him if he had seen Connie, as her mother was anxious. The man replied: "My God: 1 will see your mother.” However, lie did not do so. —A. and N.Z.-Sun.