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" COCKEY ” ON THE TRACK. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS ARRESTED. A HORRIBLE SPECTACLE. r Scoundrel Turned Informer. EXCITEMENT UP THE COAST. THE PROBABILITIES OF LYNCHING. (Stasdakd Special Correspondent.) Tologa Bay, last night. Mr W. Billie, who has just arrived from Waipiro, describes the excitement there as some* king terrible. Three natives and a ha’f caste were suspected of committing the foul deeds, and this suspicion is now proved to have been well founded. The half-caste suspect was quickly run to earth by “Cocky” Gerard, the native constable, and he has dow gone to show the police where his accomplices are hiding. Mr Bailie describes the scene of the murder as something horrible tolo k upon. The half-caste when captured was in a new suit of clothes, and it is supposed that he changed his clothes after the murders were commuted, and donned a suit which he had taken from Pook’s store.

The arrested man states that all the murderers washed off the blood stains in the creek. Had the murderers been caught yesterday they wou'd certainly have been lynched, so strong is the feeling against them. The greatest excitement prevails all along the coast. The person referred to as •• Cocky ” is a smart native Constable, who has on more than one occasion done good service. Mrs Pook’s brother wac in attendance upon the little sufferer last night. Up to the time of our going to press this morning, the child was still in a hopeless condition, though every attention was being paid to him.