A West African Mur-DER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 149, 1 June 1883, Page 3

A West African MurDER.

Between the. night of the 2nd and tte 3rd January a murder was committed; under circumstances of great brutality at Aboosu, m Warsaw. Mr John Barraw, the victim, who held the position ol European accountant to the African Wold Coast Mining Company, lived m a small house by himse'f, but situated pretty close to another. The murderers made their eotrance through the side ot the bed-chamber and struck Mr .Barrow while sleeping m his bed. He appears to have made an a » tempt tpvward off the blows, as one of bis hands was bady cat. .An axe and knife was ; used, : and with the fortaer the deceased's head-was nearly severed from , the, body., ;^The murderers' opened the sate with the-decea-td'.s key, and, took ,fro,m it £90 in' specie,- witlr Vhfeh' they decamped. Four men have been .arrested, ] Three ot them are m the employ of the company, and the fourth had . recently been dismissed',- and had been heard to utter threats against the life -of the deceased . ; The four' prisoners are natives of Elmina. His Excellency the Governor passed up ; to AximinH.iVliS. IPioueef % m Feb! Bth to inquire personally ..into the matter.; He"has since returned to Aqcre, bub is expected to return to' the Coast prior to the trial; Which probably commence; about March sib: The prisonerb are now m i ort St. J»go at Elininal' • ■