A Horrible Crime.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 132, 14 November 1884, Page 3

A Horrible Crime.

tains the followiug :— j On Tuesday r last a Tongau wisi fi b«bght »Itotofo : m f^ijafen't 'ilagjsi] 5 bdTQ S ed^a^ip|fc!^;Un;i cutter, tho Abergeidi^fcr-i^rSc^biis^ <&«$,- the. ChirjamAa-: . leif t Vanua VLeyu -Ittft&k' considerable i ;&£(& of, ptey.'bff, board his 7 vessel,! a portion of which he had just redeiyjid' ; in, notes fi^om the^^ipencjiaiy MagL | irate, who Hmde v memo, of thiir , r putter. , . neyer turnied/ ; up,, but the crpw ' cjiti, aniipreported 'thkt MM c'apsiiecl'^ sell, and that they had; reinaineat' % "the Chinaman until jiesiankj they swaip on » «hp»e • a t [ cfehe'" 1 t&w&t »e}{ttT*:<s o vah a^ : v^liipttthey^^heaipe^fely exhauStr: 4*. ' T^^P^aTe^^fid'rdoabted; ahd on tho Curator- of Estates to" tie baak for. tjhe note9 r |p^ t .;the.numperß pf whiclf are knowfar It^ft's^ p^d^yiier arnin|e. d^'#y]^ Ah*pa«ently irapoKSible event of .the note«, wh eh lay at the bottom of the sea, e^er being presented for payment. Strange to say one of these notes was preaeated for payment some short time ba iky and this circumstance at once arpi is jejt-dpuhts aa: ; .tp ;hpj^J|njQhMiip: an had indeed met with his death, crew of the cutter consisted of twg Fijkns an^ofl&e'Ton^an, and as ;be Fiiian«|ivM ifi the Satvusavu distr let, Mr - 5.^., . , turned jhis ( sp©pd \thpm: After niultrinyestig^tiibt^lc? elicited inforTi ma^cjn wfiiw' he held as justiMijg their arre»t, and on 0; wju» arrested |nd ! brought over -to- Levuka about three j^iekaftgrtj ThisY&anVTit iar:tfporjed, ; has confessed to the truth of the matter^ and jtAtes' that .they |h"a^ a fair! i*un over, nnd that m the evjening] ni'aring; QyaJim, and while tbei Ohinaruan lay > apparently i aaleeP'tion: -itbej /Companion -ha tch^ jthe )T<togan,'.>Waweai/iwent t forwirdl atidl: axe^auA thenjereepiug <«p j tothe sleeping nianj detilt! binvo»?«nlur- j derous blow-on -the neck. The China- ' iri&n 1|6J!1<kI;q& ! io r Ahe deck^ i^ht(p jthe Tongan tle?|>atcbed him by clea^ing r his skull, andthen threw the bod^ov^tbdardi:i'MstSJkmfaofc chargej of the cutter, -overaweing the Fijians'«vith >lifa: *xesoandP»wheu»Twith'in a reMO&able^dislffnee iC the 1* n^L Ordered them* to* put the dingy JutZ' b tKeftt: 't»' 'fee* \ * kttittVed 1 tftifti J tyijgs'' " bf !'• moneti vi 8 i >me £200, scHtiled the'.cutoefUnd 'taadaf theni^ pull him- -ashore. Thi^o . outter a^kj'tod^toin^each^ngVtb^Vßhjor^^ the Tongan-half filled the boat ?i*b, , vgtoncj^ //SiVvantowttbiijher.Miiito/. < leep water, and[*beti;flunk her. He then' returned to shore and they went ;o» PH# VfP9* IF her^ (the nioney, r aud bound them to necrecr by feiMg % iMs 'thWafc he 'i^Hß^ sioke; of what had taken place, or departed ; Jroinjhe taje^he^ then Jjqncpctert jl Jbd; so great was TEeir "dread of Hi.m jtfia^ they had obey*ed him. Upon J thi«) confeaßion, Mr lleffemau issuea £&■; warrantffor arreat and j forwarded it to' Suva'. The man 'had;! I h6fc?aver;^kftp»ndytb^^ ivaibiSnt i f©M lowed Ijim to Lav, whei» he wasj dtrested^^ gflm iSiaif-iaJs that fthjey ? ( krieV noihfnlrof ihi 'Tongan's int^nr,' M»}«!)*^^'%^[?Mle^fe would be to suppose :.callpu» |Ac pbances bf discovery r M& indifferent to' th'6 consequences oorl r h|s ! act. Two are Sow; under the- a\-rest H ihato the ,third -'Vifl be acMited as due to Mv Heffev'man .for the matin er m which he has proceeded li sk\ the case, and it may bo safely ass prted ..that m the hands of one less tho rongByfentiUiaif iwita tbo)nJttiViß.ibl[aric^ the inforiaajiion would never ! have been elicited^ which it is hoped will ;Bhe^t;hqiXfo,thi^ hoLrrUife.wmp o iU ( pUniAmdnfe,, w .i, ); ..vl it, y-fyji./- j hITO7