News of Jonathan Roberts.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 317, 18 May 1894, Page 3

News of Jonathan Roberts.

Q i m The case of Jonathan] ijoberts, the New Zealand " Jack Sheppard,' 1 is now definitely cleared up. and it is known that the man is in Valparaiso at the pre sent time, editing a newspaper. It will be remembered that Roberts escaped no fower than three times from naols m Hew Zealand, a> d on the last occasion he succeeded in eluding the police and getting out of the country Since then various rumours have been current as to his whereabouts, some of the Maonlaod papers stating some two years ago tliat he was fighting with the Government troops in the Chilian revolution, and held a high command. Since then nothing has been heard of the clever goal-breaker until a tew days ago, when a member of the staff of this jonrnal who knew Roberts in New Zealand received a letter from Obih giving a sketch of his career. It appears that the writer, who is the captain of a ship, also knows Roberts, and met him in Valparaiso. The escaped convict assured him that after breaking from gaol he reached Newcastle in a schooner from Lyttelton, and at this port he shipped before the mast in a coal-laden vessel from Iqaique, Chili. Roberts never foaght in the war, and although his past life is known to a considerable number of people, he has many friends and lives rather a fast life —'Newcastle Morning Herald.