Archibald Milne was born about 1815.
1 He died on 15 December 1840, at age ~25, in Wellington, NZ, murdered.
2 Cabin passenger
PPA New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume II, Issue ii, 18 December 1841
On Wednesday afternoon, the body of a man was discovered laying on the beach about a mile from Petoni. It was at first .supposed to be the body, of Mr. Dunn, who, perished by the upsetting of Coglan's boat,", but on removal to Petoni, it was recognised as the body of Mr. Archibald Milne. , An inquest was .held on the body at Petoni'; the' following is the substance of the evidence. The body was discovered lying on the beach near the bark house, partly- in the sea, with the head towards the land ; the tide had washed the shirt and waistcoat over his head, and the backf was naked; The rest of the clothes, -viz. a blue jacket, a ' cap, whitish moleskin trowsers, and a watch, had been taken away. There was a severe cut at the back of the head on- the left side, about an inch in length, possibly inflicted with a tomahawk or some such weapon, and directed upwards and backwards ; the skull was fractured by the blow, and immediate death must have ensued. The chin and lower lip were severely lacerated, and the front teeth in the upper jaw broken, and contusions were on the chest, as if the body had been dragged over the beach. Mr. Milne left Petoni for Wellington on Tuesday evening, about half past seven o'clock ; he had been drinking, but was by no means intoxicated, and was quite capable of taking care of himself. One of the witnesses going to Petoni, saw a native following him at the Koro Koro ;- he described him as a young man not tatooed. When last seen alone, he had passed the bark house (where he was found) about half a mile, and was walking very fast, and appeared to be afraid of a maori who followed about six or eight yards behind him. The maori, whose description agrees., with that of the native seen following him'at the Koro Koro, spoke a few words to the witnesses who last saw him, and then ran after deceased. The witnesses met another^ maori at the Koro Koro, who was also going towards Wellington. The inquest was adjourned to procure if possible the evidence of the maori, to whom suspicion is attached. We shall publish the evidence at length on Wednesday.
PPA
Report on Inquest NZ Gazette and Wellington Spectator 1 jan 1842. Archibald Milne had person sources.
3 He immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Lady Nugent arriving NZ 17/3/1841 on 21 October 1840.
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