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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3484, 14 April 1890, Page 2

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A Narrow Escapo,

Havelook, April 12. Tho mail coach from' Nelson got washed down the Alfred Creek to-daj, in tho Kai Valley. It was a narrow escape, but no one was injured,

The.'' Holiness" Dogma- : Auckland, April 18. The deacons'of the Tabernacle have resolved to appoiut a deputation to wait upon Pastor Birch, with a view of discussing tho present situation, and bringing about a more satisfactory state of relations boU'eon himself and the people than that existing since the; 1 Holiness" dogma has attained so much prominence, HORRIBLE MURDER, A Man Hacked to Death. . A Maori SuspectedNew Plymouth, April 13. A ferocious murder was committed in the reoreation grounds on Friday, the victim being an old man named | Stephen. Moloney, Tho diseased was a discharged soldier, having served in the Crimea. He lived alone in a small cottage in tho grounds, and wub Iwtt seen alive on Friday at noon. He was missed on Friday night, and a search was made for him on Saturday afternoon, when his body was fouud lying in somo fern andßcrub about 20 chaius from bis hou<ie. Marks of violence wero found on the body, but wero not at first considered to be of a serious character, and there was little blood visible. The post-mortem today revealed that the diseased had been horribly murdored. Nino cute wero found on the head; none of them however, fraotured the skull or penetrated tlio brain, His windpipe had heen smashed'to atoms by Borne blunt instrument, as there was no external cut, butsevero concussion. Tho theory is that the murderer used tha blunt end of a small tomahawk, inflicting repeated Uowb on the throat with it, which severed the windpipe, but no' severs external wound was observed. Tho deceased was a nativo of Kerry, Ireland, and had been in tbo colony ovor thirty years, Ho was decrepit, and could not walk without a stick. His stick and hat wore found six or seven yards further in the scrub,

When the body was found it was noticed that one of tho pockets bad been turned inside out, and deceased's purse, (empty) was found near the body. The motive for the crime was evidently' to obtain money. [ The pplico have arrested h Native named Mitu Kai, wlio was liberated from gaol 14 days ago, having served a sentence for house-breaking, Marks of blood were found on. the Maori's trousers, and ho was seen in the I locality on the day the murder was; committed. The deceased.told the keeper of tlio reoreation grounds that a Maori ho did not know had called <tt his house alone on Friday morning, and he had given him hia breakfast, He also said-the Maori told him he was employed doing some work in the recreation grounds. The keif er told the deceased that the Maori's statement was untrue, as no Maori had boen working in the grounds, Tho police are engaged in getting up the case, and it is expected that evidenpe Twill bo adduced at the inquest (which commences on Jdflnday) sufficiently strong to commit the s»ori for trial, Tho murder is .supposed to have been committed with deceased's own hatcret, which bears the marks of blood opon it. The ■ deceased was a recipient of charitable aid, and had no relationsinihe. Colony, . .'

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Early CiosmOemoristwitid^ "■ i Capiojiußon, April 18M On v :Baturdayßßfening. 'ajideraon; 8tr t ationivvaß;;mSde ln t jHigh-||reet agaiuit. two tradesmen Grey," a hatterj and Strati, a jeweller, who kept open after nine o'clock. A crowd'gathered beforo the shops and groaned till the lights were pnt.out, ...A few.toraatoes were thrown at the windows, No violence wan attempted. The crowd consisted principally of young men, florae of them shop ' employes, and boys. Mr Grey explains that he signed the agreement to; close at nine \ oV Saturolnfi. but/cdold .not 'this,time because several customers were in tlio IShop. ;--■■/ t ■■'■;,■