RUMOUR OF ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE PRINCE ALFRED.
v A singular and very ugly story of the murderous intent on the life of Prince Alfred was brought by the s.s. c Rakaia,' which left Sydney on Ist April. It appears that a man, a stranger, dressed in the uniform of one of the bandsmen of ' Galatea' was found on board the ship on the night of the 31st March or the morning of the Ist of April, armed with a loaded revolver and a bowie knife. He was handed over to the civil authorities. It is understood that the Prince was then on board. The solution of this circumstance is that the villain had become acquainted with the bandsman in visiting on board the vessel, and on this occasion met him on shore, drugged and stripped him of his clothes, and assumed both his dress and character, with the view of repeating the attempt on the life of the Prince. We believe that a private letter to the Hon. Major Richardson narrates this story, which was also told by the Captain of the 'Rakaia.' This no doubt will account for the peremptory orders of the Commodore at Sydney, by whom the ' Galatea' has been sent home direct. — [The Sydney Herald of Ist April makes no mention of this.]
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 821, 18 April 1868, Page 1 (Supplement)
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218RUMOUR OF ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE PRINCE ALFRED. Taranaki Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 821, 18 April 1868, Page 1 (Supplement)
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