The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 152, 29 April 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1873.

JIniiUJBLK indeed was the tale told at the inquest which lias just been held on the body of the unfbrlu:ut(j man .Sullivan. The ci'ime is all tho more heinous because it was perpetrated by those wo have boeu trying to civili/.e for nearly half a ceutury. -Murders arc usually committed by men who havo grudges against their victim-.; but in the instanco uhioh it has been our painful Juty to record, the murdered man was in all probability not even known to the murderer und liis accomplices. He was, .ipparently, killed for the purpose of creating a breach in that peace which Maoris 'and Europeans havo enjoyed for a considerable time past. The actors in the late massacre are not men of any status amonght their own people ; by the commission of the foul act they had therefore nothing- to lose, and a chance of gaining something. Without doubt the (Jovernraeut is acting iv a manner that must meet with the approval of every intelligent settler. It has sent Mr Mackay to gather full particulars. He has been on the spot where the murder was committed, has taken all the evidence procurable, and, we believe, is quite cognisant of the names of I he culprits. The story of Parakaia te Korau, which i we have printed in another column, is in itself most conclusive as to the identity of those who participated in the crime. As the names are known, the owners must be speedily brought to justice. We hear on all sides that the '• King " will not shield them, and we arc inclined to believe it. Such being the case, all that mny be anticipated will bo a civil trial, which will doubtless end in the demands of justice being satisfied. Let us wait nutil the government have had ample time to mature their plane of operation.

The irnnt of stockyards in connection with the punt at Ngaruawnhia lias been severe!; felt by those who an; m Die habit ot (IriMng c.ittlc to mid" from Auckland through tho delta, canning a great wahto of time, and in some instances lo»»ofentH«\ The punt in its present state is absolutely useless for tho purposes of crossing cnttle, niasiuueli as tbe stages are so frail that only a small number can be driven on tin- jmut at one tune, otherwise the result would be that tho .-tuges would gne waj a* before, and the cattle would be prc- < ipifated into the river. We are glad to learn t.hat tlio stages !>re about to be strengthened, and the appn at-hiv, unproved m a iiiunner that will lea\c notlnng (o bo desired but, sfock- \ firth, t-> enable stock rimers to draft cattle out as they wish to cross them. It is the duty of the Ng.iruawahia*Towii Hoard to see that yards arc erected without delnv. If it is not soon done, dtivers of cattle will be compelled to take the Kiadon the other side of the ri\er, which, although bad c lOU'jh, would not cause, half to much inconvenience as that now usimlh adopted. The Kushcll-Heekhani enquiry lino ended, if not 111 smoke, in a left-banded iipologj being "tendered, under direct 1011 oJ the Government, by Mr Ueckham to Mr Russell. On S.itur- | day last Mr Ueckliain took advantage of Mr Kii^i-HS presence j in the Police Court to mnk/* the amende honorable, which he adroitly did by recapitulating tho specific charges in which it had given bun sincere satisfaction to find that the Comnis.ionen hid reported " that ho (Mr Eeckhani) had iu»l pursued a course of conduct towards Mr Russell which whs unjust and oppressive, ns alleged in the petition;" but "that in the particular case of Burgess n. McLean his remarks ■ ••fleeting up<n Mr Riusell were 1111 warrant able." lie 1 lien fore had to express his unfeigned regret that under a mistnkin «eivse of duty he should hn\e commented upon Mr Uu-wH's i onduct on that occasion, tnul to tender his apoh^ . Tlie apology was fonnnlh accepted. The^nitmn of t lie nniivo culled by the Coroner's jury i " liell," is Gabriel, or in Maori, Kapereira, which is eon- I liacted into "Pera." Ho was probably, known bv the hitler ' name by the bcttlcrs. Jle is of the' JN'gaLikoroki tribe, of , which the late Tioiiori was chief, nnd is an elderly man, i )>robably above sixty, lie is of weak mmd, or at all events' 1 very stupid. Dunn;; the lute Wiuknto wnr lie re«uli>d with' 1\ alter Kukntni'4 tribe, near Waiknto Head*, In 18b7i u( the requeht of that cluoi, tlic J?e.-,ident MngiMrate (Mr Stcwurt) necepted him us apoliti man ; but lip was found ho hlupid, liicflicient, and altogether unfilled for tlio\erf dimpic ilutiix of t lmt jiost, that his ten ices were dispensed with ' after about two months' trial. Ah one ol the Is'gatikoioki, i he probably had Home right of ownership o\erthe land nt I Mcinatuatua, where Ihu murder miks couiuulted last week I 'Ihe friendly imtnes saj Ujul Uabiiel w the bhipc man, who, I t«o months' ago attacked, nt the same pln-T, Jinnes Luup\' i who lias iincc been deal in tonsc([ui.ui.e of'tiial ciicounlcr. * '

I )U regret to learn that .Mr Caitor, who w well known in j thi3 ilistuct as the driver of Me33ia Quick &, Co.' a coaches ', from Lhvuy to liainilton, has met with a severe accident. It appeals that while travelling over that portion of the road which is being laiscd near Mercer, aud which is at tho piubcnt time m a \eiy bad state, the ring-bolt caiuo out i ot the coach, which overturned, precipitating Mi Carter I t.i the ground, breaking thieo of his ribs. Foitunately | J there were iw passeugeis in the coacli at the time, orthe J , accident might hiavc proved more serious He is t i ly»»g at Mercer 1,1 a veiy precauous state. 1 1 3io. 2U road party, v,\uch has lately been engaged on j , the road, Taupiri Uorge, leaves lor Hamilton this morning, j , Uiii action lias boon taken 111 order that tlio Constabulary ! I may bo 111 readiness to carry out the intentions ot tho Uoj veniiueiit m refcivnee to the late murder at Moauatuatun. | Anthony Trollopc, in In, m>w work on Australia, j stigmatises the dominant ieatureot the people of the colonies as tlut ol •' blow," and awards the palm to the Victorians, j kven 111 poor Tasmania the art ot " blowing" is induced in ; I possibly the only uhury K-Jt them. Tlio unfortunate man Sullnan. who was lately murdered, ' is supposed to be identic d with the Sulln uu ot \Vlwu gaiu.ita. After the failure of that golufield he passed through Tauranga on In-, way to Cambridge -Mr AiLur, the schoolmaster, who was acquitted at the late I sitting ol tho Supreme Court on a charge oi -.citing fire to j i neighbour.* ]iou,e, owing to a flaw in the indictment, has I I been again charged w ltli tlie oll'enec at tlic Papakur.i Police ! Court, and committed for trial at the next sitting of the \ Criminal Sessions in Auckland. The prisoner is a °man ot ' education, butu victim ot drink. I The unit eh between ten men of tho Cambridge and the j •>aine number ot the Auamutu Corps resulted in the victor) , of the Cambridge men bj thirteen pointi, Cambridge beoriii" M-, and Te A»amutu UW points. ; The halt caste girl Te Waouui, went on last Friday to ] L'ukekura to get her horse, and as she was ali.ud, she slept at the hut of uu imbecile old man called Hcrea. lie informed her that tho four who pursued the whites were Purukutu, AVlnn.l, llcrewmi, md CiraTiirawhati. Mr M;icku> wat Cumbndge. lie started with »ix men ! jesterda\ to define exaal\ the place at which the murder' occurred. It is gen.'r.ilh beliewd that the natires will not ' shelter tho murderers I'.uin, Thoinj)son's son, who «u, at ' Canibridge jc&tcrdaj, m»\s, that he will not do ml The ii.no a number of men under arms to protect their sin vi jors and to act on the defensive. This will luue tho etleet ot cheeking thu " King" mo\ement. |