MURDER AT EKETAHUNA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6293, 13 February 1892, Page 2

MURDER AT EKETAHUNA.

Masterton, last night. — Two men named. Harrison and White were arrested this after, noon by Const. Roche on suspicion of having murdered Dalton. Both were in the company of deceased last* night in a tent. On accused were found knives. The inquest will be held to-morrow.

To-day. — Yesterday 'afterhoon Constable Roach arrested two men at work grass seeding on the Mangahone Valley road, on * charge of murdering Dalton. One is named Charles Harrison, a Russian Finn, and the other Smith, a German. Both expressed surprise at the arrest, but made no statement beyond saying that they had been in Eketahuna the previous night to procure tobacco. Both men were seen in company with deceased on the evening and left the hotel with him at'abont midnight. A settler afterwards noticed two men wrestling ia the street, one of whom, he thinks, was deceased. Several knives were in the swag of accused, but neither on them nor on their clothing could be found any traces of blood. Deceased had money in his possession when leaving the hotel at midnight, but when discovered in the morning had only an empty purse in his pocket.

Detective Herbert and Constable Roach are makinc a searching investigation. The inquest will be commenced this afternoon, but will probably be adjourned on the application of the police.