WELLINGTON,
This Day. Henry Lewis, alias Heyman, known as " the hangman," was charged with uulawfully proposing to eommit murder. The charge is brought on the information of a Maori narned Pakane H agueru, who is at present in gaol ou remand, charged in eonjunction with Lewis, with hurglary. The Maori will accuse Lewis of suggesting that they should roh the premises of a watchmaker in Cuha street. The Maori states they were to yisit the wathmaker's shop during the day on some trilling pretext, the real ohject being to become acquainted with the premises. Lewis is stated to have arranged that the Maori should, in the event of resistanee, murder the shopkeeper. Lewis was remanded till Friday. The Colouial Secretary will leave here on Monday next for the South.
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Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 5, 10 December 1884, Page 3
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129WELLINGTON, Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 5, 10 December 1884, Page 3
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