STRANGE AFFAIR AT AUCKLAND.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 99, 29 April 1881, Page 2

STRANGE AFFAIR AT AUCKLAND.

♦ A GIRL STABBED BY A SAILOR THROUGH JEALOUSY. prrss association.] Auckland, This Dat. A sailor at Eivorhead stabbed a young girl, aged about 19 years, of prepossessing appearance, who had boon on a visit at that plaoe. Two railway porters and a stoker Btarfcod off in pursuit of tho would-be murderer. They fonnd him at the honso giving the gifi, whom he had a few hours before attempted to deprive of lifo, milk with a spoon. m Upon bomg informed of the mission of tho visitors, he immed'atoly yielded himself up. On one of thum remarking that ho had nff handcuffs nor anything to bind him with, the sailor saM, " Oh, I will go quietly with you ; yon need be under no apprehension on that acoount," and he kept his word. He was brought to the station, and, after being searched, was allowed his liberty. Ho continuod, however, to walk up and down the platform for several houra, apparently quite unconcerned. While being soarohed a penknife was found npon him. On observing it aconsei Raid, " That's not the knife I did it with; ,- Bradley has it." When arrested ha confessed to having committed the deed, saying, " I •tabbed the girl through love ; Ross oanaed me to do it." The reasonable inference from these words is that he and Xtoia kWere rival suitors. Possibly thinking £toss the moro favored, and prompted by jealousy, tho sailor madly wreaked his vengeanoe on the object of his affection*- Th«:m&n also re marked, nonchalantly, to his captors — " I know I shall be hanged if the girl dies." Tho young woman is stabbed is two plao°B, and her condition is considered very serious.