DETAILS OF THE ARREST AN EXCITING CHASE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 318, 21 November 1888, Page 4

DE TAILS OF THE ARREST AN EXCITING CHASE.

When leave was given to employ the Petmanent Aifcilleiy men iv tho cbaf-c, Sovgonl Challey, the officer in cluugc of the Lytblotni police, divided his force into patrols ot two men each stationing them in\avioub commanding parts ot the town and vicinity. Two artillery men named Stanley and Const. McCormick, who captured Murray alter h s first escape in Salt Oully, were in ambush not far above the mouth of the tunnel. At a few minutes after two o'clock they yaw Munay canying three small sacks, deeping along opposite them. They made a, da^h at him, when the Maoii diopped the bags and made ofl, with the ofliceit- in hot pursuit. The police party being encumbered, with rtnoheiv* and great coats, weio lather at a disadvantage. An exciting chase through the streets ensued, McCoinrick leading the pursuit, and firing ineHectually at the Maori. A lew blasts of hi^ whittle brought other patrols in hot haste, and enabled them to head off the fugitive, who had run down the hill on to the breastwork aid wharves and turned him among the railway trucks. Fora few moments he was lost to view, when Heatherly, a Chilian suggested that he had entered the tunnel. A lantern was procured, and JYlayne, Constable O'Connor, and sexeral otheis dashed into the tunnel. About hall way through they found fcho Maori ciouched in the gutter between the watev-pipe and the wall. Two of the above named pounced on him, and seeing the odds fo overwhelmingly against him the Mauri this time made ne resistance. He treated the alfair philosphically. He explained that he had intended running; right through the tunnel, but stopped on seen;: light fit the other end. He took those to be the lights of policemen watching the tunnel, but as a matter of fact, they were tho^e of platelayers. The bags he dropped weio found to contain provisions. Mm ray wa< taken toLytteltou lock-up in a cheerful mood which sustained him through his early breakfast and until brought to Christchurch where he was brought up at the R. M. Court and remnnded till Friday. 1 n im bag were found provisions and a butchers knife with the point bent as if by prizing open windows. Murray admitted hasinu been at Riccav'.on last Saturday but did not .say anything about the Lyttelton burglaries. Tie says he will escape again.