THE CRUMP MURDER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 May 1907, Page 2

THE CRUMP MURDER.

a i.f:rrat ki'.dm thk cntoktuNATE MAN. Per Press Association. Wellington. May 20. A resident of Wellington has in his 1») -si-sion a let lev I'voin'.lolm 1., (.'rump. \vhV is charg.'d with Cue murder, «l Pi.i-l-'inii'ith of .Mrs. Moviariy dump, vrilteu from Auckland on 2Nt .lanu ■,iv lust, ju.-t prior to his leaving lor Vi"bind'in the ilimulaka. In it, ho in-i'ii-.'.a'tes Unit lie is going Ikillu ' " l " ils3evt 1,,;-' TOht l.v hiw re the will, of my late uncle,' Dr. Crump, and also to eon est or i,,ree the payment of moneys due lo -liVM'lf and my con under the will '■' '».' i'.'te cousin, Kvlvanus Crump. The bus- ,;,,„,(> and the' belief of my son ami sell having, ami being robbed, is more, than 1 can stand. Latterly my head swims over the trouble, which borders on dishonor and disgrace in the opinion of those who .lo not know me now. I am thinkin,- of going to the 0M Oj«h and trying to get counsel to take n niv case. I am very poor, but if mj 'L I successful. I shall.be only too pleased in binding myself in presenting counsel a present fro... myself, mdepenIbrnt of legal charges, as I have no money i„ slump down." In another part of the letter he savs that lie has no friends ,t home to help him, as it would be to ?l,e dismlvantage of the relations who are against bis mentioning Ins claim.