THE GREAT BARRIER MURDERS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1977, 6 October 1886, Page 2

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDERS.

(Per United Press Association )

Wellington, Oct. 5, Caffrey is known to have the figure of a woman tattooed on his breast. The man arreited in New South Wales has a sim lar figure, but also lias an Atnericau flag, which is not known to occur on Caffrey’s body. Telegrams are now passing between the authorities with the view to a closer ident float 00. Auckland, Oct. 5. The Auckland police authorities have forwarded a full personal description of Caffrey to the Sydney police for the identification of the man in custody, and have also communicated w ith old Aucklanders in Sydney acquainted with Caffrey. Intelligence by the Manapouri is conclusive that the wreckage found is that of the Sovereign of the Seas, the tonnage, 31 tons, and the official numb t on a deck beam, 52,415, being identical with that of the Auckland cutter. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Received Oct. sth at 5.20 p.m. SrDNEY, Oct. 5. A man named Joe Adams, alias Caffrey, has been arrested at Fermont on suspicion of having committed murders at the Great Barrier Islands. A revolver, some cartridges and a piratical flag have been found in his swag. The prisoner denied ever having been in New Zealand, but his appearance exactly answers the description of Caffrey. HU mite Penn has not yet been traced. A quantity Of wreckage and ships stores has been found at Port MacquirL, as well as a board bearing the name •‘Auckland.” The prisoner has remanded.