ORAMAHOE TRAGEDY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 197, 20 August 1919, Page 5

ORAMAHOE TRAGEDY.

HALF-CASTE ARRESTED. IN (TSTODY AT KAWAKAWA. AN IXFIXISHKI) DEPOSITION. (By Telegraph.—!»poi-lal to ■•Star.") WIIAXOARKI, thia day. In connection with the Ornmahoe Maori shooting tragedy, although the police are extremely reticent, they liavo I been able, to gather tlint Iliiinaera, the second victim, died in Kawakawa Hospital yesterday morning about nine o'clock. Before lie died he started to make a statement, in connection with the tragedy, but expired before he could complete the same. 1 Shortly after Hiimaera's death the Ij. police arrested a half-caste named ! i Walter Aflh.by, employed in Mr. Wilson's

blacksmith shop at Kawnkawa. on suspicion as being implicated in the shootimr. Aehbv 16 at present in Kawakawa lock-up. It i s conjectured that AshbyV arresti was the outcome of the inurAcrcl Maori's dying statement. The arrest J caused surprise in Kawakawa. and in cer-1 tain circled people are inclined to doul>t! Anhhy'n complic-ity. An' iiKfiicwt on the body of Ihimaera will take (dace at 4 p.m. to-day. It In understood that only evidence of identification will be forthcoming, pending later developments. Walter Ashby ie a half-cabte Maori of Oramahoe, and has been working as a farmer, supplying the Dairy Co.

s Mr. (i. 1 , .. Ashley lias resigned the pr»i----r lion of secretary" of Waipawa Hospital 1 and Charitable AW Hoard on account of • ill-health, lie has been secretary ever since the Board was created.