The Invercargill Out-RAGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 14 March 1883, Page 2

The Invercargill OutRAGE.

CAPTURE OF TEE CRIMINAL.

fBY TELEGRAPH.) ! (UNITED. PRESS aSSOCIA TION. , : Invbroarcull, March 13. I Charles Sullivan, who de'iberately outraged a girl of 13 years, named AliceNorton, at Waimatuku, near lovercar- | gill,, on Saturday week, was captured to-day by Detective Ede m an eruptyhouse, about seven nrilps from the scene of the crime. Sullivan has led a miserable life since, being without a coat and the weather is cold. From his statement, it appears that, after committing the crime, -which he .admits, be went about two miles from Brook's farm and laid down m the tussock, and fell asleep, and did. not wake itill,^daylight on Sunday, when, being afraid to move* he lay there all : day, and cooi.mrnced a tramp at night. ;He then shifted about from place to place asopportunity offered. On Tuesday he went to Peterson's farm, near Bransholme, and on the plea that he W»s a runaway sailor, got some food. He was seen there again on Friday, but although, thesettleis by this time were on the lookout nothiog more .was seen of him till to-day, when a man was seen moving suspiciously about a deserted house on the?plain, an^ information was sent to Wallacetown. Meantime', a detective on the search, came into the locality, and was informed by a man on the road that he believed Sullivan was m the house which he indicated. Ede (the detective) rode up to the house, 1 found it locked, and evidently empty, &w\ thought that he was on' the wiong scent till he looked close under the window, and saw what appeared to be the corner of a bag. .He drove m tlie window, and found Sullivan lai<i along the wall. He apprehended him. and brought him to. town. He will be brought up. at the Resident Magistrate's Court m the morning. The crime was a very deli berate one. He h adr j been working at Brooks' farm for eight week's, and got paid to go to town for a day.. Me returned -in the absence. $f Brocks, and after "a time asked for a dank of milk. Mrs Brooks, told" the girl Alice, who was a servant m the honse, to go and get milk for Sullivan. Sullivan followed and locked the girl in^ and then went for a rope. It is supposVd by Mrs Brooks that the girl finding the door locked, screamed, and Mrs Brooks went and opened jit. Just then Sullivan came with the rope and rtuhed at Mrs Brooks* • who '■ ran away, and the girl waaf left without helj>. >uflivan has been for some time m America. . .