APPREHENSION ON A CHARGE OF MURDER.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4931, 14 June 1873, Page 3

A PPREHENSION ON A CH ARGE OF MURDER.

From the Tlnum^ Adcerfiw of yesterday, we fake the following account of the arrest of Darnel Burke on a charge of inurrler : — "A man named Daniel Burke was brought into ( irahamstown last evening by Constable (iiace from Mercury Bay, apprehended on the charge of having murdorod James Mai Us at Mciomy Bay on the 21th of April 1 tst It will be renipmboiod that . t hout tli.it tuno \v published nn account that James Maiks, w ho had been employed for some time as a uleik at the Mercury Bay saw-mills, was missing, and some time after we stated that the body had been found, aud that an inquest had been held. We may recapitulate the facts It appoais that on the 24th of April J ,unes Marks had been dunking at Caritn's ITotol, Mercury Day, with Daniel Burke and his mite, named Ancrkran, who were workiiitr hi the neighbourhood as bushmen. The three men had been drinking toother in the afternoon and evening, and Bmke and deceasod had a squabble about something. It ia said that Burke was heard to use threats ; but, as they were not of a very deadly nature, not much notice was takeu of them, and they aro probably only too common amongst men at Mercury Bay. Burke was heard to say to Maiks, ' Come outside,' or something of that nature, as if inviting him to fight. This was about 7 o'clock in the evening, ifter dark. Deceased then left to go to Ferguson's Hotel, which wasabout.SOOyards away, and was never seen alive afterwards. Search wasmade in the locality, but tho body waa not found till about ten days after, when it was discoveicd on a rock about five miles rbwn the bay It would be premature at thisstage to (-peculate how he might have got into the water. An inquest was held before Dr. Agassi?, a Justice of the Peace, resident at Mercury Bay, and a verdict of 'Found di owned 1 was icturned. After that, nothing was hcaid of the mattur till a few days ago, wheu Mr. Bullen roceired some information which caused him to send Constiblo Grace over to Mercury Bay to make further inquiries. The constable went over by tho track leading from Tapu, and, in disguise, made inquiries at Mercuiy Kiy into the whole encu instances. The lesult of these inqumes tended to point suspicion so sfciongly against Burke that Grace went to where he was woi king, some IS miles in tho bush, apprehended him, and ■ •harmed linn with the muulor. There being no moans of communicating with Mr. Bullen hue, Constable Grace determined to hi in» his pnsoner over by tho Tapu track. Auokiau volunteered also to come, and the three had to sloop in the bush on Wednesday night. It seems that at first BuiUe i efused to come unless a warrant was show n, but ji.Jded when told that force would be use), iit'l th.it he must come. It is said Hi i 4 - tinK.ph.is ihoidv fulfilled a sentence of 1(1 \ea,ii' nnpiisoiiiiient in Mount Eden for manslaughter He was fonneily a soldier m an Impciial lcgiment. "