A DANGEROUS ABORIGINAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4797, 7 August 1876, Page 3

A DANGEROUS ABORIGINAL.

At the Grafton Police Court, New South Wales (reports the O. and R. Examiner of July 4), the aboriginal Larrigo, recently a black tracker, was brought up, charged with attempting an assault. Larrigo is a powerful, muscular-looking specimen of the genus homo, and looked, aa he walked the gaol yard, manacled between two constables, rather a formidable black brother. He managed to break his handcuffs while in gaol. Constable Skilbeck deposed that he went on Wednesday last to Urara. The defendant was given, into his custody by Mr. Mcintosh, who charged him with threatening to kill his wife and four children. [Defendant incoherently : Yes,- me ; that's right.] He found the prisoner tied to? a- treo. He brought him to the lock-up. The 'tomahawk produced (a well-sharpened one) ww the one handed to him by Mr. Mcintosh as the one prisoner was brandishing about. The Bench asked prisoner if he knew what evidence had been given against him. Prisoner : Nice morning, sir (with a grin) ; me pay £2. Yes. Thomas Mcintosh said he was a free selector, residing at Urara. He had no wish to press the charge of assault, but believed the prisoner was mad. Wished him charged accordingly. On Wednesday afternoon prisoner came to within sixty and seventy yards of his house, and stood still for five minutes or so. He was quite nnde at the time. He had a tomahawk in his band, throwing it up in the air in a threatening manner. He then rushed at him and said, " I will kill you and all belonging to you." He ran inside the house and shut the door, and armed himself with a tomahawk ; prifoner then commenced shoving at the door with all his might, shouting out

that he would kill the lot. He burst the door open. He (witness) then closed on him, and tried to wrest the tomahawk from his hand. He also tried to throw him down, but could not. Witness, with the assistance of Hugh ' and John McPherson, tied him to a tree. He then went for the police. To the Bench: When prisoner had effected an entrance he made an attempt to strike him with the tomahawk produced. He had never provoked him. He did not think prisoner was drunk, but mad; he had no smell of liquor upon him. On being asked if he had any answer to the charge the prisoner replied with a grin. Fined £5, or one month in gaol. The prisoner is a stalwart-looking man. He had every appearance of madness about him, and caused a little uneasiness in court lest he would display it in some forcible manner.