DUNEDIN RACES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 48, 25 February 1881, Page 2

DUNEDIN RACES.

D UNED.N, Thursday night. Selling Race— Huntingdon, Sir William, and Little Fraud ran a dead heat, but in the I run offi tbe former won by two lengths, I Fraud second. | Publicans' Handicap — Hilarious 1, Natator | 2, Sir Modred 3. Maiden Plate— Sir Garnet 1, Cassivalaunus filly 2, Miss King 3. Friday. The weather is beautiful and there is a targe attendance. Hurdle Race: Sailor Boy 1, Agent 2, Miloi 3. Won by a length after a good race. ' : City Stakes— Hilarious 1, Syl t aniis 2, Mis-, chief 3. Won with the greatest ease. Time,; 2nnns fisecs. j [ In Cameron's swees the first prize goes to I John Olv a of i) unedin, the second to Inver-j cargill, and tho third to Oamaru. THE GRAHAMSTOWN MURDER. ; GuAnAMSTowN, Friday. Constable Cleary Btationed at Te Aroha deposed to having known the prisoner previous to the murder. In consequence of information received he proceeded to the whare of the accused and found no one there. A blue dungaree jumper, a pair of trousers, and a checked shirt, which had apparently beeu recently washed, were hanging on sticks projecting from the roof of the whare near the entrance. He examined them aud found blood stains on the trousers and also the same on the jumper, which, however, were not so distinct as those on the trousers. In consequence of finding the clothes and the information he had received, he proceeded in search of the prisoner and found him and said '" I have come to arrest you on a charge of murdering a Maori last night." He said "I know nothing about it," and hung down his head and muttered something else. He searched him and found on him a knife and piece of quartz. He examined the knife and inside the handle saw what he took to be blood. The blade of the knife was sharp. He theo handcuffed the prisoner. He had a black eye and scratches over the temple and on hip forehead. His nose was also bruised. He had seen the prisoner on the previous night, a little the worse for liquor, with the deceased, and they were quarrelling about a horse. The deceased appeared sober and spoke to him at ten minutes past ten on tbe night of the murder. The knife was, except for a little rust, the same as when taken from the prisoner. ! John Moore, a mate of Procoffy, deposed tp knowing accused for four months before going to Te Araha. They lived together there. On ths night of tbe murder he went to bed at 9 o'clock. The prisoner was absent till midnight when he woke him asking the tim«j. Afterwards he went outside the hut when the accused appeared to be fixing something on the roof. lie saw clothes hanging up apparently newly washed the next morning. He observed marks on Procoffy's bands but knew he had received injuries in the mm.. He was usually of a quiet disposition except while drinking. He had heard bim threatep to cut people's throats. i | IB -J ■ ■'■**'■ *U