TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5267, 10 July 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE.

"Wkixixotos, This day. Hotuta Puketapu, one of the wives of Bwiata, rcn.mnbc.rod the day or h.s death. Benata spoko about his buvuil place and in conversation void his will had boon finished sZe time, and could »ot bo broken, £S was in the hands of the lawyers oi magistrates. Tho doctors then arrived, and folt Keuata'i. pulse, and Wt IS Vat* in Uie Boolwt. Wrtnew and I

; /"; ■.. : "■_ /_ \ _■;._ .-. ' _-_,; ■■~,.,-■.,-■-,,,, tho.Rev.B. Williams, who were there, then went out,-but shortly returned, and Eenata spoke .tofiMiim in English. Carroll and 'Broughton then came, in. The Rev. S. Williams wanted Broughton to agree that Renata had given his will terhis mokapima. Broughton said ho did not understand ; t in that light and left. The' Rev. S.Williams questioned witness as to what sho heard the sick man- say. Witness replied she heard just the same as everybody else, which was that tho sick man could not agree to this woman (Airini) in the will. Carroll then came in, and asked Renata if ho had no word for Ids people concerning the land. Eenata replied, " No," but said ho had a word to express. Airini then spoke to Carroll, saying it was not wel , to question a sick man. She had collected tho people together. Carroll said, "Yours was yours; mino is mine. ' Tho invalid was then carried into the parlor. The sick man thon said to Airini, "The taiiija, which you havo obtained illegally, you can keep. My ear and tiki art for your mother." Kenata said nothing more. On the Wednesday before his death Renata took English medicine. Previously witness had administered some of her own mako. After the Wednesday ho took only stuff got by tho. Eov. S. Williams. Ho was previously very thirsty, but after taking tho Rev. S. Williams's stuff it ceased.^ In cross-examination witness said sho remembered Airini and Broughton quarrelling. They said a great deal, but she could not state the oxnet words. _ Sho was continually watching and biking care of Renata during the last few days of his life. Remembered Airini going out on tho Thursday previous to the Salurday of Renatn'sde-tth. When Airini cam* back she went into Renata'a room and remained some time. Witness did not recollcot about a.dream, neither did she hear anything said about a will. Kenata told Airini and Broughton not to mako a noise, as it disturbed lum. Remembered Mrs Robinson, a white woman, calling to sco Renata. Could not say if they talked about Airini and Broughton.