TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1100, 14 June 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

♦ (from our own correspondents.) Hokitika, June 11. A woman, aged 69, named Noble, committed suicide on Sunday, by hanging herself with a rope tied to a nail in her bed-room. Christchurch, June 12. This morning, soon after a gang of plate-layers of the Oxford branch railway, had commenced work, and whilst some were placing sleepers on a trolly, another of the gang, John Greenfield, who was standing behind with an adze in his hand, suddenly lifted the adze, and said to Home, who was helping to load the trolly, %< You b , I will do for you," and struck him with the adze behind the ear, the blade of the adze coming across the neck, and penetrating it to a depth of two inches and a-haff, nearly severing the head from the body. The foreman of the gang, Packnitz, said "John, what are you doing, man?", whereupon Greenfield rushed upon the manager and said — "Youb , I will do for you too." Packnitz ran away, and the murderer followed him for a considerable distance, when Packnitz suddenly brought upon him and seized him, and in doing so received a blow which the murderer aimed at him on the side of the head, but only with the handle, and Packnitz then siezed the adze and wrenched it from him. The murderer then ran across a field on the opposite side of the main road, and was afterwards found by Sergeant Scott lying I down in a water furrow. There was only a small quantity of water and he was stretched at full length in the furrow with his face in the water. When turned over he was found to be quite dead. Home has lived a long time in Oxford and was considered a steady and careful man. He leaves a wife and family of seven children. Greenfield has not long been in the district and leaves a wife and four children. Dunedlv, This day. The prisoner Kitto, arrested for the Miller's Flat murder, was inarched through the streets of the city to-day in manacles, and was escorted by two Government officials. He has been examined by medical men in goal who pronounce him insane, and their report has been forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, who ordered his removal to the asylum pending his trial. Timaru, June 12. The half-yearly criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will be opened tomorrow before Justice Williams. The cases are John Sullivan for placing stones on the railway line ; John T. Healy, forgery and uttering (six counts) Charles Kelly, horse stealing ; Frank Wellsman, embezzlement; Mark Bishop, rape ; Thomas Christy, forgery and uttering; Edward Ford and Frank Culman, larceny.

Wellington, June 12. Another case of sticking-up occurred on Saturday evening, nfar the Carlton Hotel, hardly half a mile from the centre of the town. A gentleman from Blenheim had been visiting somo friends, and on returning, about 11 o'jlack, p.m., he was set upon by three roughs. With the aid of a stout stick and a couple of dogs, which seemed to enjoy the fun, his assailants were forced to beat a hasty retreat. Wellington is remarkably dull and quiet, notwithstanding the presence of two ships of war, with their detachments of naval officers and marines. There has, however, been the usual round of balls, dinners, and other fashionable gatherings, all of which have been largely interfered with by the weather, which has been very uncharitable, and still continues so.