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Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1346, 15 February 1881, Page 2

Additional Particulars. A young man. named Page, who was serving in Quintan's bar last night, saw the prisoner' and deceased together at about a quarter past ten o'clock. He states that Westbrook was quite sober. He took notice of tbe native through his threatening to fight Bill Catran. It is evident that the unfortunate native was robbed, his pockets being turned inside Out. The spur wlu'oh Archie Biggs fixed on his heel was not there when the body was found, nor could it be found in the vicinity. ' From, what we can ascertain, Westbrook's mate states that the accused came to his whare about midnight, and rose about 5 o'clock, perhaps for the purpose of washing his olothing. Not only did the man wash his dungaraes, but also his felt hat. Westb,rook was formerly cook at Clotwortby's hotel, and is said to be of a pugnacious disposition. Sergt. Mulviue and Constable Cleary, yesterday .afternoon, taking the prisoner's; boots and with them made a close inspection of the ground between the township and the racecourse. of/ soft ground some distance past the, scene of &h& they, found -tracks exactly corresponding with the soles of the boats. There was'-aspeculiar pfQtabemnce on ihe heel pf one >oi tlie' 'Do6fe,'-'t6 whicli a resemblance could be traceiiinthe tracks.: They likewise. found'an old hat in the y gfaj[nip. < ,»i '. J>t-,,'n'" 'i', » <t ' We;havea,lßea.djsߧferredtoi l M4rGavsn'<r disco\?ery ? o£ a -peridant and mbuth-piece.' Tite natives i4Q»#y"tHa g«?wiwtoni^ aa

haviag; belonged to Eujnfpna, and it»t« - that he usually camedftflfc in his waUtcoat pocket. A man named Jatnet Marshall, .one of the shareholders of the Homeward, 'identified the mouth-piece as his. It appears that during Thursday he broke his pipe in front of O'Halloran's, and could only find the bowl portion. It seems probable that Himiona picked it up. " ", * ' The natives are greatlyJmpwmMJ^ith the painful affair, and such WSJ** "been working at Omahu have determined t» suspench-operations tab-the- l umhlenjr it found. They thoroughly believe a pa^ha committed the oujEra^ and «ftnf yi 'them say that two white men must" have been in^ihe,. bloody , work. ~—They~ believe that ono man could not master the murdered man, who was very strong and active. . , The death struggles of the native must have been terrible. His shirt sleeve was torn off and grasped in his blood;stamed hand. The murder is one of the most atrocious and savage we have heard of for some time.