MURDER IN QUEENSLAND.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 266, 15 August 1872, Page 3

MURDER IN QUEENSLAND.

(From Sydney Morning Herald , July 20.) Our correspondent states that the police are engaged iu unravelling the particulars of what appears to have been a diabolical murder, aud the suspected perpetrator, a German, named Borke, has been arrested at Maryborough, The victim is believed to have been another German, named Deuchart, and the scene of the deed the Kolonga run, iu the Burnett district. From the information already ascertained, it appears that on the Ist of January last tlie two men started from Maryborough together on a prospecting tour, the missing man finding horses, toois, and all the outfit from his own resources—Borke having no means They were at Mount Perry for some days, and were next heard of on the Kolonga run, when a Btockman saw them camped. A few days afterwards Borke arrived at Kolonga head station alone, but with Deuchart’s two horses, blankets, &c. Here he tried lo sell some articles, and here he remained for ten days, iu order, as he said, “ to eat his rations,” but it was noticed that each morning during his stay he left the statiou and went in the direction of the creek where he and Deucharl had been seeu camped. Borke next turns up at Monduran public bouse, wh re he seemed to have plenty of money ; next at the Kohn station, where he stated that Deiiciiart had gone on foot to Bundaberg ; and then he himself is m*xt found at the latter place, where he disposes of the Horses. During the first week in May he was seen at Maryborough, aud was then wearing a red Yankee sash and a muffler, which were known to have belonged to Deuchart, the latter article having been given to the unfortunate man by bis sweetheart, a girl named Quinn. She, meeting Borke, asked him what had become of his mate, and he repiied he had gone to Raveuswood, whereupon she openly taxed him with Deuchart’s murder. At this Borke became greatly excited, but when ho left Miss Quinn he straightway disappeared from Maryborough, and was not seen ther« again until his arrest a few days ago. The police have gone to Kolonga to search for Deuehart’s body. About 18 mouths since Borke persuaded a well-to-do German, named Rudolph, to go out with him on a similar expediiion, and the man whose friends live in Maryborough, has never been heard of since.