TRIAL OF PUKEPUKE KANARA.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 2 October 1916, Page 6

TRIAL OF PUKEPUKE KANARA.

jpTXNESS STIIX MISSINGCSDSS yOOBUGATION TO STA.Y. EVIDENCE CONCLUDED. Tb_ bearing of the case against Puke™SS * follower of the " prowith latent to do gSy __l_r to Constable Stonne , r :J *_\ l_Z_pting to discharge a gun at hun at SSatu on April 2 last, entered final stage at the Court £__a y before Mr. Justice Hoskmg Hon. yTTole, KjC, appearing for the Crow a aid Mr- J. E. Lundon for tne prisoner. Mr- Tole stated that all enor.s to find the witness. Mahia Hakeke, wow missing on Saturday had proved fruitless They had had two or three men spring the city and suburbs and from information received it seemed evident that he had cleared out. It was rather unfortunate, he said, that the witness had not been instructed that he must not leave. . His Honor: In view oi the fact that the witness was a voluntary one I do not toy>w that he was under any obligation. Mr. Tole then recalled the witness Tahu and proceeded to question him as to whether he still adhered to his previous statement in regard to the throwing of the gun by the. fireplace. He replied in the affirmative. Constable Sherman was recalled _to , give evidence regarding the mechanism of the Lee-Enfield carbine, the pattern of rifle alleged to have been used. Mr. Tole then intimated that he had no further evidence to call in rebuttal, and the addresses of counsel were take*.