A NORTHERN MYSTERY.
SUSPECTED MURDER. A NATIVE UNDER ARREST. AUCKLAND, Last Night, A native named Tahi Kaka was arrested at Kaikohe last night on suspicion of having murdered a gumdigger named John Freeman. It appears that Freeman has been missing from his whare at Puhi Puhi (near Whangarei) since April sth, and at the time of his disappearance he was in possession of a considerable sum of money. Large search parties have been searching the country? but jio trace of the missing "man has been discovered. The accused,, man is to be taken to Whangarei, where he will be charged, and a remand will be applied for to allow of a further investigation. Kaka was the last man seen in Freeman's company, and since then has been spending money freely.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10218, 20 April 1911, Page 5
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130A NORTHERN MYSTERY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10218, 20 April 1911, Page 5
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