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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1071, 3 August 1869, Page 3

Capture of Mr B roughton's Murderer. — The Wanganui papers announce the capture of Mr. Broughton's murderqr. The Evening Herald says: — The man who is generally supposed, and reputes himself, to be the murderer of Mr. Charles Broughton, j has been recaptured, and is now a prisoner in Patea. We gave an account, a few days ago, of this man's escape from the custody of Capt. Hawes, ' when he ran away, and, from the, other side of the WhenuaKura river, made sport of and, laughed at the captain. The manner of his second capture was as follows : —On Tuesday night, Thomas Adamson, who was seriously wounded oh the East Coast while scouting, about two months ago, was staying at the house of Mr. Southby, on this side .of the Patea river. At this house the native who carries the mail between Wanganui and • Patea, was accustomed to put up, and it appears that the prisoner came here to see the mailman. He remained there during the night, and the next morning Adamson placed a revolver to his head, and marched him a prisoner to Patea. He had on his person a gold watch and about 80 sovereigns. During the night he was very communicative and . confidential, and disclosed several things of importance. He stated that five men ambuscaded and killed a settler named " Sandy" M'Culloch, who was missed in the month of October last, and described how it was done. M'Culloch was riding over a bridgo on the other side of Patea, near Kakaramea, and when he had got on to the. .. bridge -a volley was fired, and he fell. His horse galloped off, but a dog, which was with him, was shot. , His.body.was thrown into' the l creelc: Th order to test the truth , (£ this st9ry,,,4dam.spn ;! weftt;.tp: the pldce ; described, and. -tfypße. found' .the) skeleton.