THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1460, 19 January 1887, Page 3

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

AucKt.^D. J»cu»ry 18. In the CTeat nuirder caco. m which Caffrey Rrd Pern Vjnd charged wHi murdering Rohmt T:-yl r, the ovi«oiiCt! ard croßr-pxvminalion of ihe wu G ace C eary, alias Graham, pf»r»mourof Pe> n, lasted nil day In tmn roojnc'3 Inr avarice v?ns orntradictoiy to thr.t g'ven In th« Lower Crurf, and Ms genual Ui - ricrcy v.-as> to < x-utpaie Pei»r.. 1»< th« early i-tnije of hor ev ; (*Mue. tl:e Jud?e «iid she teemed to «iv« her eviow cp very faMr, but m the !f»'t-3r f.t». ; e* he fenii-rkert'tlat, tho wiliiea* vaß evidafct'y Whppsml ?n Yenn 1 ?! fov^r, bs, fiii.eo t\ s h d bf en m 'ln» Vnx, h<? hat» e«?n her oxchanyf •miles with the prisoner.

[Bt TelsqiulPH.] ArcKLASi), January J9. At the Great Barrier tri«i tt-day Mrs T«ylor, widow of ihe uinrdercd mzn, win. wrb dressed m deep mourning gw? evidence of what transpired on ths mon> Ing of tbo murder. P*n:i oamo to the house after 7 ».m. He «aid he camo from tht» outter Teviot, and wanted butter fur the Taitaa, another Teasel lyli>« m the bay. Perm eat down a while, and wit nets and her husband prepared to giv«s him the batter, and then Oaffray sprang m, preientiag a revolver and >houtlt>g ihroe timea m a rough 'oico, " ut U P y° ur hands, Taylor." The Utter said, •• Oh Johnny, don't shoot me " Conld not see if Perm had a revolver, as he kept hia hands m hia coat pockets Gaffcoy fired three shots at deceased, who staggered a Httle and ran into the bedroom, PeDn and Ca.Srey following. LJeard a fourth phot fired Ihon, and ran away ncreEmipg for help, followed by Perm with a revolver, who was threatening to ahoot hor if she did not keep quiet. Appealed to Csffrey to protect her, and ho to d Form to desist, both men going away. On hor return to the bouse ahe found her husband on the bedroom ftaor. Her two d-. u«htera had fled, and the only llvina person m the house was the infant ohiid of Mrs Seymour, which wbb m bed, the latter having fled m her ufghtdreiß. Witness believed Oaffrey had killed ha* tv?8 v anri, because the Baw both mon with her husband m In the bedroom, Perm holding the latter with his arm round hie n ok. The witness was croßß-examtnod r.t length.