TARANAKI.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 77, 22 June 1868, Page 152

TARANAKI.

THREE MEN KILLED BY NATIVES. The Taranaki Herald of the 13th inst., says :—A rumor of a rather, unpleasant nature has been circulating through the town this morning. It appears that two men, Patrick Hoggarty and John Delaney, and a boy named James Higgins, started from here on Wednesday morning last, and arrived on Thursday noon at Tipoka, near the wreck of the old * Marchionness.* Here they were met by some natives—-young men and boys—-who demanded money. The men told them that they had none, so the Maoris proceeded to search for tobacco and pipes. These they took, as also a cap from one of them.. They then,went on, three , of the natives following them for over , half a mile,, when they bid them ‘good day ’ and.;went back. The men. then proceeded on as far, as Umeroa (about five miles this side of Opunaki), when they. again met some natives,, amongst whom was Tamati (formerly, a ; mailman), who asked where : they were going. On being informed that they were bound for Patea said. ‘.No, you can’t go,’ and on being asked the reason, he replied that, the was fighting going on, and that three white - men had. been killed.” ,

In an extra published at four p.m. on the same day, the Herald says Since, : the above has t been .issfied, the mail has arrived , from Patea, and Mr. Parris has received a letter from Mr JBooth, R.M., dated Waihi, 10th dune. ; ; ; -i hast,kindly, given us. the following information r .. .^,7

settler,, named,Sergeant two others were....attacked whiles putting a log ,on a .sawrpit in the, JKitemarai. bush, and murdered by ten men from the Te. Ngutu o te manu.-

,r, An. inquest was, febe? heidon the following llthj;; ;

The Pokahohi chiefs have . tendered allegiance' :qnthe , 10th,and;; have, pledged'-themselves,, to; prefect/the ; Etfropeanisettlers.; , w ;ha'.'u\M;.-n<;'..V TangaUoi and Tito, belonging to the ’Ngahiila, :have also tendered their to thV‘ Queen. ‘ ■' | The Keteoceta natives have fent

in the settlers, and the friendly native think they; (the Keteonetas) will join theTitokowaras.

Fromapfivate letter we have received the following intelligence of the murder‘

The murder was committed by: ten, natives, supposed fe come frofe Pongaroa. Cohill and the other two meri, vr heavy log'oh the pit when the volley- was fired. Two of theih were shot through the heart, and they were all dreadfully tomahawked. Some, natives heard the firing, and the war party returned through their iand exultinigly, 7. 1 r '