Capture of the Maori Escapee.
Christciiurch, November 2,
Early this morning a man entered tlio shop of Mrs Warne, at Lyttelton, getting in at a window. Mrs Warne heard and called out, apparently to wakon someone in the next room, when the intruder unlocked the street door and ran off. Ho was not seen, but is supposed to bo the Maori who escaped from Addington Gaol, as for two or three evenings lately a Maori purchased articles of food at the shop. Once lie tendered a£l note on tho.Union Bank, on which bank the notes were which were stolen from IJarvoy and Palmer's shop the day after tlio Maori's escape. 'lhe police are scouring the hills. • Lathi. . Constables Drake and McCormick were sent to search the hills between lyttelton and Heathcote. They reached Kuapalti Pah early in the afternoon, and made enquiries among tlio Maoris, who donied having seen •the fugitive. They were just about to loave tlio village when tlioy saw two Maoris doming down the hill, one of whom they recognised as the escaped prisoner. When about 200 yards off he recognised them, and ran along Governor's Bay road, They gave chase together with a Maori named Mamo. The fugitive, finding they were gaining on him, stopped and picked up two largo stones and throw thorn at McCormick, missing him.. McCormick closed with the Maori, who struggled fiorcely, making his' teeth meet, in the constable's loft check. Drake and Mamo cauie to his assistance, and the prisonor was overpowerod, Five silk haiulkcrchiovos, a quantity of tobacco, and 22s 4d in cash was found on him, Ho wore a coat, trousers, and hat, which were identified as having boon taken from Harvoy aud Palmer's shop. Ho stated ho had pic to Papanui on tlio morning of his escape, on Monday week, wliero he had dinnor at the hotel. Ho went to Kaiapoi, and hid in the bush there till Thursday, when ho returned to Christciiurch, and had been for a week eloeping with Chinese, Ho denied having been in Lyttelton,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3045, 3 November 1888, Page 3
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341Capture of the Maori Escapee. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3045, 3 November 1888, Page 3
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