NEW ZEALAND

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 87, 24 March 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND

(United Fuess Association'.) TIM ALU.

March 22. Sixteen men have been arre.-ted on a charge of riot and ussault in connection with a fight lor po-session of a flock of sheep, wbicli occurred at Fig Flaming Creek yesterday. Warrants are out for several others. Eleven aro now beiim criminally pio.-eeuted. The sheep in dis’putu belonged to Meek and ficott, , f Oatnaiu. andwero sold to cue McLeish by Scott, mid subsequently ,-eiz-d bv the direction ot Meek, who believed the sale to be fraudulent. A tight fur possession took place between McLeish and his men and Meek's representatives, who has also received authority lo retain the sheep pending the decision of the Supreme Court in reference to paitneisliip of the property The prosecuting council asks that the eleven men, including McLeish should be committed lor trial. The oases will occupy the Court all day

DUNEDIN. I March 22. 1 lie li.quest on (jhe bodies ot lie D.-w ai family was resumed to-day. Ifcwveial wit nesses wen- - x mined, and ilm it quest w s then ndjourmd until Tuesday, Dr Niven gave evidence as lo tint appearance ot the bodi. s, Fri.nt ofi or evidence i ni pen red Him iheipiie.-ner, Hu let-, had bee" under sttrveill .nee since li. riisclmigcfrum ga 1j on the JGtli if Inst month, and was seen by Det.ctve bam on the Saturday previous to the mnrthr On a former etc IS (on lie sad to Ha.u. iifier asking for w Hi, “ I want to do well for mj'self I bis tinlie an:i would l.ko to Cl t work, becauseJil; l bieak 1 >oae again 1 will i-e or e of the most desperate ligt rs eror let hose in a -crmintiniiy Bain." He lad pr,-vi- u-lv a-ked to bo ii.trr duceJ lo some of the news; aper eviitors, a- lie BiU dcsirious of Writing some articles for them' It was also found Hint Butler left Dunedin soon alter the murder, and changed his elothi s. an 1 cut o.T I is moustache before be reached Bltieskin, nine miles away.