A MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. Serious Charge Against the Wellington Hangman.
Wellington, December 8. Henry Lewis, alias Heyman, known as " the hangman," was to-day charged with unlawfully proposing to commit murder, The charge is brought on the information of a Maori named Pakane Hagueru, who is at present in gaol on remand, charged, in conjunction with Lewis, with burglary. The Maori will accuse Lewis of suggesting that they should rob the premises ot a watchmaker in Cuba-street. The Maori states they were to visit the watchmaker's shop during the day on some trifling pretext, the real object being to become acquainted with the premises. Lewis is stated to have arranged that the Maori should, in the event of resistance, murder the shopkeeper. Lewis was remanded till Friday,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18841213.2.14
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 80, 13 December 1884, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
125A MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. Serious Charge Against the Wellington Hangman. Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 80, 13 December 1884, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in