FRENCH CONVICTS IN AUCKLAND. RECENT BURGLARIES EXPLAINED. Auckland, April 21.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 253, 25 April 1888, Page 4

FRENCH CONVICTS IN AUCKLAND. RECENT BURGLARIES EXPLAINED. Auckland, April 21.

Francisco Gaspekini is in the custody of the police on two charges of house- breaking, I Thoro is very littlo in this simplo air nouncemont to invest it with .significance in the mind of the ordinary reader, but in its relation to recent events, the announcement is most important. Gaspoiin or CJaspard, is one of the two French convict* who were picked up at sea by the barque Howard, and landed at the Kaipara. Our readers are already familiar with the story ot their escape from the island, their sufTci ings and rescue, and their tiight from the ship on her arrival. They came on to Auckland together, and then populated, Cury was befriended by Mr L<, and Gaspaiin disappeared quite myateriousl^. The police made diligent euorts to discover his whereabouts, and their exertions were stimulated b\ the Knowledge that tho individual in question had the reputation of being a dangerous character, and at the time oi his escape was serving isentenccoftwentyyr.il. -.for lobbcry >\ ith violence. The pjlico weie, however, unsuccessful in this seaich, and it remained for (iasparin to bring himself into no toiiety. Taken into connection with these ehcums-lances it will be easily undci stood that the announcement of (iaf-parin'.-^ arrest is very signiticant.