The Great Barrier Murder.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1895, 29 October 1886, Page 2

The Great Barrier Murder.

ARRIVAL OF THE ACCUSED AT AUCKLAND. The steamer Waihora, having on board Caffrey, Penn, and the girl Graham, chtr.ed as murderers and nscessory to the Or at Barrier tragedy arrived at Auckland on Wed« nesday morning. The male prisoners were heavily manacled, leg irons being rivetted on. The three prisoners, along with a young man named Forsyth, arrested at Sydney for for* gery, were plaoed in cabs, and conveyed to the lock np. On the voyage Caffrey and Penn were very quiet, and were oeoaeionally allowed to have their handcuffs off, when they played euchre with great enjoyment The girl Graham alleges that Penn did not hold Taylor wbile Gaff.ey fired the revolver. She atates that Caffrey drank a whole bottle of rum before going ashore at the Great Barrier, and attributes the murder to hie being drunk. Daring the voyage in the cutter they ran short of water and (offered from thirst, but Caffrey eajs “ Providence aent rain,” which they caught in buckets, Ac. Daring this time Miee Graham wore mate attire, and Penn never went to bed without saying hie prayers. At the police Court there was a tremendous crush, when the men were charged with wilful murder and the woman with bang an accessary after the fact, All the prisoners were remanded till Friday. Nov 5.