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West Coast Times, Issue 252, 13 July 1866, Page 2

Chrisichueoh, * Thursday, 4 p.m. Sailed — Ship Japanese for Callao. By special telegram from Nelson : — The examination of Sullivan as approver will take place to-day before the Magistrate. His revelations are expected to be appalling. He has confessed to the shocking treatment of a woman by Burgess and others, who afterwards murdered her. Sullivan is not the man tried under that name in Otago ; he arrived at Hokitika about three months ago, and was at Okarita about the time that the Bank was robbed there. The General Government is desirous that the trial of these wretches should come off in Welling* ton.

Nelson. Thursday, 3.55 p.m. Arrived — the Albion, from Hokitika and Melbourne; the Airedale, from Hokitika and the Bluff; the Wallaby from the Grey and Hokitika. Sailed, 11th— the Gothenburg, for Hokitika and Melbourne; the Phcebe, for the North; the Egmont, for Wellington and Auckland. 12th — Rangitoto, South. The murderers were brought up again to-day. Evidence was given by Galloway, who met them on the road an hour before the murder of the old whaler. Prisoners were remanded till 20th, when SuUivan will be put in witness box. Sullivan states that Burgess had told him that he and Kelly had murdered a great number of men on the West Coast. The Superintendent of Canterbury i arrived in the Airedale, and will proceed to Wellington to the General Assembly to-morrow. Good prospect of petroleum found on D'Urville's Island.