ROBBERY OF QUICKSILVER AT COROMANDE

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1483, 18 November 1872, Page 2

ROBBERY OF QUICKSILVER AT COROMANDE

(From the correspondent of the New Zealand Herald.) The notoriety of certain matters connected with the Green Harp ami Bismarck properties at CoromanoVl would it was thought he the means of keeping our district live from questionable transactions for some time, but another mining scandal has suddenly come to light °which may fairly be termed " number three." My telegram of Saturday would have informed your readers of the robbery and of the proliable apprehension of the ringleaders, but the arrest for some unaccountable reasons which will have to be explained by the police here, is still pending. So far as I can learn, tin* facts of this barefaced robbery are as follows :—lu the Tiki district ti ere is a battery bear ing the name of Lovely Woman, which has lately come into possession of a company for certain money and scrip considerations. When the property was purchased, among the valuables on the ground was from about 801 b to 1301 b of quicksilver, which suddenly disappeared; but although the police were made acquainted wiih the fact-', and as I understand a reward was offered for the recovery of '.he property, nothing was heard of it until a few days ago, when one of the parlies who had certain promises made to him found no chance of lultilment and the "murder was out," The quicksilver was planted, and subsequently taken from its hiding-place and sold for about £lO, with a promise to pay. The man who bought it, although in the employ of the company, instead of giving it over to the rightful owner, smuggled it to Gralmmstown, ami sold it for three times the amount he piomised to pay for it; but not keeping his word to pay the £lO, the tinder confidentially told a few friends, who in turn eiienlaced the .report uuttl it became notorious. The culler, hearing of the consequences likely to fall to his lot, offered a money consideiation to the finder, but it was 100 late. The sergeant of the police interviewed both : neither of them denied nor could they deny the parts they played in the transaction, and instead of'at once apprehending them the officer commences to institute inquiries. That the silver was .stolen there is no doubt; that the matter was reported to the police is clear; that it vus found and sold by .persons who ..had no right to do so is'fully known; aftd with ull

these facts it seems puzzling to imagine why the parties have not yefc been, arrested. (By Electric Telegraph.) Coromandel, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. At last one of the men, named Anderson, accused of being concerned iuthe quicksilver robbery, has been arrested, brought before the Resident Magistrate, and remanded until Thursday.