Particulars of tHe Capture of Winiata.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4224, 15 July 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

Particulars of tHe Capture of Winiata.

Winiala, the murderer of a fellowservant at Cieghorn's farm, Epsom, in January, 1876, and who has since bt'cn a refugee in the King Country, whs captured on the 27ih ull , aud brought into Hamilton by Couslable Gillies. The plans for the capture were laid by the police at the Whaliwhalihoe meeting. Winiata was then Jiving at Te Xuiti, 45 miles inland. The police enlisted the services of a half-caste named Barlow, who went to Te Euiti, trading for pigs with Winiata, supplying him with grog, and making himself generally agreeable. Having ingratiated himself in this way. info Winiata's confidence, he induced him, to come into hie (Barlow's) settlement, 25 miles from Kihikihi' Here, Barlow, who is a very powerful man, seized him, and conveyed him single-handed to Te Awamutu, where, he delivered him to the looal police. . Another account says:— . The police have been actively working ■in the matter of WiuiaLa's capture since the native meeting at Whatiwhatihoe, and the offer of £500 reward induced Barlow to undertake- the capture. Winiata always carried a loaded revolver, and Blept with it handy. Barlow' having made Winiala and other guests at bis settlement drunk, be ultimately administered chloroform to Winiata, whom be succeeded in tying behind him oe horseback, and brought him on to Kihikihi at 4.30 yesterday morning. On hiß arrival at Kihikihi, Winiata recovered^and succeeded -iak--f«uing_JiU---ln«rnt]3 un'tlecl, and lnade° a desperate but ineffectual attempt to escape on the road to Hamilton. Winiata asked Constable Gillies to shoot him, knowing his fate would not be far. distant. Winiati was cautioned and questioned by Sergt. McGovem in. hia cell, Mr John Edgecumbe acting as interpreter, at the Hamilton lock-up. . He says Mr Whitaker said at Whatiwhatihoe that all back offences were buried; that he is under Tawhiao'a sovereignty, and asked permi* yon to telegraph to Tawhiao, and the request was granted, the police seeing the telegram. Winiata, apparently, is in no way disconsolate, ■ and seems to take the whole affair as something altogether unexpected. He smokes his pipe as contentedly as if he were in his own wbare, and speaks cheerfully to all Who go to look at bim.