▁were ▁keeping ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁S per wer ▁capt ive ▁somewhere , ▁follow ▁up ▁pun ish ments ▁were ▁organ ised . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁Ch ester ▁led ▁an ▁armed ▁group ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁police ▁and ▁assist ants ▁in ▁another ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁M ural ag ▁village . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁bur nt ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁men ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner , ▁three ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁summar ily ▁executed ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁discovered ▁the ▁captain ' s ▁wife ▁was ▁actually ▁living ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Six ▁of ▁J ard ine ' s ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁desert ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁taking ▁with ▁them ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount ▁of ▁stores ▁and ▁fire ar ms . ▁J ard ine ▁had ▁them ▁h unted ▁down ▁with ▁four ▁shot ▁dead ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁J ard ine ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁mission aries ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁who ▁used ▁Som erset ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁to ▁imp ose ▁Christian ity ▁over ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers , ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Com ing ▁of ▁the ▁Light ". ▁ ▁Mother - of - pe ar l ▁merchant ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁J ard ine ▁became ▁highly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁prof itable ▁mother - of - pe ar l ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it