MURDER CHARGE
ASSASSINATION OF SIR M. O’DWVER STATEMENTS BY ACCUSED MAN. THOUGHT HR COULD GET MORE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Dav. 11.0 a.m.) LONDON. April 1. At the resumed hearing of the charge against Udharn Singh of murdering Sir M. O’Dwyer at the Caxton Hall, a police sergeant gave evidence that he searched Singh and found 25 revolver cartridges in his pockets and a cobbler's knife. A detective sergeant gave evidence that Singh made a statement: “I did it because I had a grudge against Sir M. O'Dwyer. He deserved it. 1 don’t belong to any. society and don’t mind dying. I am dying for my country.” He asked: "Is Lord Zetland dead?” and said he ought fo be. Later he asked if ho had killed only one and added: "I thought I could get more. I must have been too slow.” The hearing was adjourned.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 April 1940, Page 6
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147MURDER CHARGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 April 1940, Page 6
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