MURDER of CAPTAIN MOLLER

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 32, 13 December 1878, Page 2

MURDER of CAPTAIN MOLLER

(PEU PKEaS AGEXCY.) The brigautiuo Meg Morillies arrived at Auckland on Monday last from the Islands. Considerable excitement was caused when it became known that Captain Mol'or, wellknown in Auckland, had bcon murdered several weoks ago, and that Me Arthur and Co 's trader, Thomas .Reynolds, was arrested, charged with the crime. Tho circumstances aro altogedto be as follows:— The morn* ing after the brigantine arrived at 13 atavalava, they bognn to take iv copra for Me Arthur and Co The Oiiptain and .Reynolds could not agroo - Captain Moller went ashore for the pnrposo of bringing- off trade. UoyuokU was walking- about the shore with a gunloadod with shot. The Captain wa3 about to take a cask of beef, when lioyuoUjj said " If y>u touch that you are a dead man !" He then fired at Captain Moller. The shot took effect iv the left arm. The vessel proceeded to Ebeu, ono of the Marshall group, to find v doctor. Next morning the Captain was taken ashore to the American Mission, where he expired in great agony. Kynolds was arrested after shooting, by Messrs Erevan,

Disney niul Grant, niul brought to An;. -.land and handed over to the. puliee. Ho will bo charged a' the police court to-morrow On arrivul of the s-ehoouer, .M oiler's wilr, who was i^nor mfc of his death, met the vessel in the stream A har-owin^ scono ensued. I co 10. I Thomas Kvyuulds, charged wit . the rumder of Captain Moilor, v.as brought up at the police Court today. Counsel raised a question of jurisdiction, and the Magistral reuiandnd tho caso to consider the question.