FIVE MORE OF THE ESCAPED PRISONERS CAPTURED.
Major Edwards, the Resident Magistrate at Otaki, arrived in town on Tuesday, bringing intelligence of the capture of five more of tho Maori prisoners, who escaped from the hulk Manukau on the night of tho 31st ult. These five were captured by a small party of •' friendlies," led by a man named Hoepa. The " friendlies" were proceeding along the beach at Paikakoriki on the morning of Monday last, when they espied somo of the runaways. They at once gave chase and captured five, whom they marched off in triumph to Major Edwards. The Major ordered them to keep a strict gunrd over their prisoners, and after several fruitless efforts to find a cart in which to forward them to town, rode in himself, and informed the authorities of the capture. Tho Native Commissioner, on hearing the intelligence, started for Otaki, and on arriving at Paikakoriki,. found the prisoners safely housed in an outbuilding of Mr Elkin's establishment. Ultimately a cart was procured, aud they were brought down to town last night.
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West Coast Times, Issue 130, 16 February 1866, Page 3
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178FIVE MORE OF THE ESCAPED PRISONERS CAPTURED. West Coast Times, Issue 130, 16 February 1866, Page 3
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