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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 393, 12 July 1866, Page 6

Captuke of Peison-Bbeakees at the Geet.— Intelligence has been received by the police of the capture in Otago, of the Prison-breaker Stone, for 'whom a reward of £3OO was offered. Ha Is now on his way to Kelson in the Taranaki. Our Grey Contemporary of Tuesday, has the following paragraph '■—“We are informed that one of the prisoners who recently escaped from Cobden gaol (M'Oavin) has been arrested at Christchurch, to which place he was tracked by the Kelson police. He had gone up to the Buller, and struck across the country, thinking thus to avoid pursuit, but his calculations were at fault, as the police never Jost trace of him, and finally ran him to earth at Christchurch.” This has since been corroborated, and the only one of those who broke out of Cobden gaol now at large is the man named Langton. —Kelson Examiner. Hoebiele Httedees is Oxago.—A telegram from Ihmedin, dated 26th June, 6,54 p.m., says; .—“ A woman at Korth Taieri, name unknown, has ont the throats of her two children and herself. She is supposed to hare been insane for six months pasi."

INQUEST. An inquest was held on Tuesday last, the 10th July, at Mr Butcher’s Commercial Hotel, on the body of John Enright, before T. Hitohings, Coroner, and the following jury : —James Topping (foreman), Henry Barnes, James Catherall, John Hawkins, Thomas Symes, Thomas Brighouse, Henry jtraeft, Thomas Murray, Melchizedek Taylor, J. H. Trask, J. H. Yautier, G. H. Stuart. The following evidence was taken John Chamberlain, sworn, deposed: I am a sailor, and work on board the cutter Mahia, of which deceased was master. I saw him on Sunday about eleven o’clock on board the Mahia. He had been drinking. He left about twelve o’clock. I saw him in his own house about six the same evening. He was lying on a sofa, and might have been asleep. He had been drinking for some time, and 1 do not think he was in his right mind. He used to give us foolish orders on board the vessel. Susan Enright, sworn, deposed: I reside in Napier, and deceased was my husband. He went to bed at eight o’clock. About half-past ten he became very restless and sick, and continued so for about two hours. I gave him half a glass of rum and water. He became ill again, and was very bad all night. He said that people were in the room who would kill him. He had been drinking. He rose at seven o’clock, and told me that as I had been disturbed in the night I had better not get up. He said he was going on board the Mahia. I saw he looked rather wild, but as I knew he had business there I believed him. He went out, and 1 did not see him again until after he was shot. That was about half-past eight. He died at twenty minutes before eleven. I had not heard the report of any pistol. There was a revolver in the house. He used to keep it on board his vessel, but about a month ago be brought it to the house to be cleaned. It was not kept loaded. The revolver produced is the one. James Lyneham, sworn, deposed: lam a laborer, and lodge at the house of the late Mr Enright. I saw deceased on Sunday. He was suffering from the effects of drink. He left to go to bed about eight o’clock, and I saw him again about seven on Monday morniug. He sent me to his vessel. I returned about eight o’clock. I heaid some one moaning in the water-closet, and went in. I saw deceased sitting on the side of the seat, leaning against the wall, and bleeding from a wound on the temple. The revolver produced was lying at his feet. He was insensible. I got a policeman. S. Thorp, sworn, deposed: lam a duly qualified medical practitioner. Between eight and nine o’clock yesterday morning I was called on to attend the deceased. I found him suffering from a gunshot wound in tho left temple. He was insensible and liis pulse variable, but from the moment I saw him I knew there could be no hope of his recovery. He died about twenty minutes before eleven. I did not consider it necessary to make a post mortem examination. The jury, after a short deliberation, found that the deceased had committed suicide while laboring under temporary insanity.