DIABOLICAL OUTRACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9095, 2 July 1888, Page 5

DIABOLICAL OUTRACE.

A correspondent at Tatarariki (Kaipara) writes:—"A most diabolical outrage was lately perpetrated in tkis neighbourhood, the particulars of which are as follow: — On the night of the 22nd instant, Mr. J. M. Giinke, a settler residing near the Ked Hih, was disturbed by the barking of his dogs, and going out to_ascertain the cause, found his cattle stampeding for the homestead as if they were chased by dogs. As the cattle soon halted and remained quiet, Mr. Glinke took no further notice, but on the following morning he found that a young heifer was covered with blood. Upon a close examination it was found to be shot through the body above the shoulder, the bullet going right through. There were also ten or twelve wounds on the hinder part of the poor animal, between four to five inches in length, and, with a few exceptions, from two to five inches in depth. These wounds were evidently made with a tomahawk, the cuts were quite clean and delivered with great force, and were only prevented from going deeper by the handle of the weapon. Tho poor beast was a most pitiable object to look at, and one could not help wishing that the cowardly miscreant who perpetrated the deed could be served in a similar manner. Mr. Glinke is a most estimable neighbour, quiet, inoffensive, and respected by everyone, so it is only reasonable to suppose that personal spite or malice had nothing to do with the matter. The affair is now in the hands of the police, and it is to be hoped that the tacb, zeal, and perseverance which Constable Scott always displays in bringing offenders to justice may in this instance, as in others, be crowned with success."