THE BAUER MURDER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8493, 23 July 1907, Page 5

THE BAUER MURDER.

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY. An extraordinary story has been given to the Colac police by P. E. Stokie, a dairyman of Neering. Stokie states that on reading of the murder of Mr Bauer, the Melbourne diamond merchant, he remembered an incident which took place at Flemir.gton Racecourse in March last, when the Australian Cup was ran. He made a bet on that day, and won. On the following Thursday he again attended the races, and a onelegged man approached him, and after congratulating him on his win, asked him how he got away with the money. He replied that he had placed it in the Commercial Bank. The man then said: "Will you join us? We are working up a plan. We want a jeweller to dispose of the goods." Continuing, the man said, "Where did you carry the money you won? In your breast-pocket? That is where the diamondjnerchants carry their diamonds. You will hear of sensations in Collins Street shortly; so if you want to join us don't say anything. It is to be completed before the Grand National, and it will take a knock to do it." Stokie said, "What are you going to do?" and the man replied, "If you come and pledge yourself with us I will tell you, but not otherwise. I am going to Sydney with my pals." Stokie says that he subsequently received two or three letters from Sydney, and he thought the object of the letters was to get money from him.

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