Murders at the Cape.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 145, 28 May 1883, Page 3

Murders at the Cape.

. The up-countrypapers(says.aCape-town exchange) aye : sadly lamenting over the ieadefcheeied. pace of justice m th's colony; ; It is quite true that a pitiable apathy does exist among, some of the officials m various parts of South Africa m f eferendeT to the,.detection of crime. Jfofewei'Jhanr three; oases, of murder havea recently, happened, .and c Unless thel^murderers Actually run'intd' the arms of jttm.police andixsonfesß their; dimes, there is very little likelihood iof justice getting hold of them. The three cases ofcmttderrby undetected* assassins ate as follows :— A faithful coloured man master's sheep at , -Kr^aifonlieni A: f stock-thief wanted to} steal-; j the herd iwis true. 1 to his trusty anji, :died-4n .defence ot : his master's property^ : The inurcleKtiiis"at! large. A Kamt J&bourer was found terribly murderi&W ih&railway . works near Blnebush;J?oort. hiNo : tidings of the murderer. At UityJugfc, m the Hantam, a~ s ßottentot was found -with his haads^aMd'ieee tied together- afad Ki# throat cut frem ear to ear, j . ;j ;