ARREST OF LEONARD HARPER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10362, 17 May 1895, Page 2

ARREST OF LEONARD HARPER.

CFbom Odk Qwx Correspondent.) Wellington, May 16. CaWe advice 3 have - been received to-day announcing the arrest of Leonard ""Harper, late i chief or '•'" !\:m of Harper, Harper, and Maude, of GUri- ~-eh, at; the instance of the Naw Zeal (Hid Government upon warrant from Scofe- ] i land Yard. He frill be detained under the j Fugitive Offsndera Act and charged at j Bow street with the larceny of money of a I a client. Oae of the most experienced and capable of the members of the police force ; will be despatched to London to bi ing the ! accused—who it appaara has baen living for ssome time psst in apyareutly comforttble oircumRtancM in Jerspyand makiog no effort to escape '• —bßck to New Zealatid. From outside sources I gather that as it had beooms apparent that ths creditors of the accased did not iutend to proceed agaiast him. the Government have had him shadowed foe somo time past from Sootland Yard. In the abseuca of Mr Guiiy, the Crown prosecutor, the sei-vicso.of Mr Skerrett have bean retainer! for the Crown, and that gentleman is in Christchurch now collecting evidence for despatch to London.