A RASCAL.

Southland Times, Issue 2236, 16 December 1875, Page 3

A RASCAL.

__ *. Ihe worthy Te Hau, who, says the Poverty Eay Herald, gnawed ConBtable Walsh's hand in a manner •which rendered it extremely doubtful whether he would ever regain the use of it, hns again been performing in the same line of business. Since his escape from the lockup, several attempts have been made by Constable Mills and otherß to capture the rascal, while <ne or two Maoris had likewise been directed by Captain Porter to keep a sharp lookout for him. All efforts to discover him failed however, until Monday last, -when a native named Heremia, who was quietly dodging round in quest of bin man, lighted on him at a little settlement about eight miles at the back of Tologa Bay. He heard some natives talking, and as he approached, Te Hau walked out to see who was coming. Heremia, overjoyed at finding the lost sheep, clasped bim affectionately around the body, threw him to the ground, and tied his hands in front of bis body (a very foolish thing to do, by the way). He then mounted him on his horse and started for GJsborne. On the beach the prisoner, after going a short distance, suddenly exclaimed, " Now, I'll do for you." It turned out that. Te Hau had loosened his hands, and both men commenced to struggle for the mastery. Heremia, a " nu»getty" built fellow, was getting on very well, when Te Hau seized him by the hair. got bis thumb in his mouth, and, as the sufferer described the operation, " bit it as a Maori chews a pipe." Heremia (who had thrown away a tomahawk he had taken from Te Hau that he might not be tempted to use it) became faint from the excruciating agony, and Te Hau again escaped. Tailwa ! says Heremia. Constable Mills and Heremia started up the coast in pursuit of the fugitive.