THE NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER.
(PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION. > New Plymouth, April 16. The police have discovered a clue in the murder case of great importance, and they are now confident of being able to prove that the Maori now in custody committed the murder. It appears that the boots which the prisoner wore when arrested have been identified as belonging to the murdered man. The. deceased purchased them from the Co-operative Store, and afterward had the heels partly taken off, and the man who made the alteration in the boots can identify, them beyond doubt. The accused states that he purchased the boots at' a certain store in Opanake,. and the police are prepared to prove that be did not. The police are accumulating other evidence of a damaging character, and there is how little doubt that they have got the right man in custody. The accused will be brought before the Courc on Monday next.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8966, 17 April 1890, Page 5
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155THE NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER. New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8966, 17 April 1890, Page 5
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