SULLIVAN THE MURDERER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 236, 14 February 1880, Page 3

SULLIVAN THE MURDERER.

The VVangaiatl* Despatch states that in rrnnor ’a >aflb,at.•that'-Snllivan the murderer, who.caused,such a'sensation in New Zealand-some few.years ago by the wilieriased to ; iniirdpr. and rob the gold* at t Mr- J. Sloan, which is. about three miles fiqm Warigaratta. It \ appears- BOthe Vi -young men ’ who were J harvesting'-oft'-■ Mr.- Sloan’s farm,, and s im r the. hnt at night, were awakened by knock at the. door. Upon divor-jbeing a man entered', who' was' immediately recognised >the New Zealand bf the young men who haji-.mQthi™-J??f or . e on-a station in New . Sonititt; Wia! es; ■ He. I yoked very mi sera hi e, ■ ■ to eat, which waVgi veil Mirf."‘ lie then demanded a . coat and trousers, but this coidd not lie given him, os the men had ■no spare - said lie -wou’d-not leave'^h^KutAin ti 1 supplied with them, and t)jjV>young .men . rather - than argue the question- on twith' him—for lie was' notiUnarmed, as he carried-a longslieath away , and left; him .in possession of the hut. Before they left, Sullivan ftskieil them where he-could-get' n iiyantedi ,tq: get: out tm. a little businofea/.>^Qn;the:y;oung7neh returning .to tli4%ut -imr-th'e morning: Sullivan- had