COMMITTED FOB TRIAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 12, 14 July 1939, Page 7

COMMITTED FOB TRIAL

MAORI WILLIAM PAKI

THE CONCLUDING EVIDENCE

(By Telegraph—Press AssociationJ

WHANGAREI, July 13.

In Kaikohe today, William Paid, charged with attempted suicide, attempted murder of his four-year-old son, and unlawfully killing Mrs. Annie Evelyn Marsh, was committed for trial

Further witnesses stated ;that Paki drove his car at a terrific rate fouti times along the main street of Okaihau. *

George Henry Ware, father-in-law: of the accused, said that Paki deliberately crashed into Mrs. Marsh's car* In cross-examination, he admitted that he could not like Paki. "You don't know Paki," he said, "and you havet not got a daughter married to him." Mrs. Roussell, Okaihau, who waaj playing golf when the crash took place, said she saw Paki take the boy out of the car by the ankles and dash him to the ground. William Drake, grader driver, Okaihauj said Paki told his wife in witness's hearing that he should do away; with the child, or something to that effect. He threw the child to thei floor, but witness broke the fall. Mrs. Paki's sister said that on the afternoon of the tragedy Paki telephoned her: *Tve done it at last.'' When asked what he had done, ha said, 'Tve gone mad." Asked if he had hurt Billie, he said, "I don't know."1 He also gave a message for his wife* "Tell Belle she has got her wish, and that I loved her, to the end."