COURTS AND OFFENCES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 November 1926, Page 5

COURTS AND OFFENCES.

CHARGE AGAINST A MAORI. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. (by TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) GISBORNE,-Nov. 13. At Ruatoria, Noemaj Kaiwai was charged with attempted murder of Thomas Joyce. Evidence was. given by Thomas Joyce that he was suddenly confronted by Kaiwai, who fired point-blank at him with a shot gun. He immediately clucked, but received some of the charge in the back. He then dodged into the manuka, scrub.. H. Kaiwai fired again, but missed. He then rushed Kaiwai and tried to get the gun and the accused tried to strike him with the butt. Joyce managed to gee the gun and then rolled down the bank, Kaiwai running away. Other witnesses { stated that shots had been heard and the girl with whom Kaiwai had been living out to the accused to go inside. When lie didn’t go, she took him away. Kaiwai, it was stated, admitted that he had fired two shots at Joyce. Formal evidence was given, several witnesses identifying the gun and ammunition and stating that Kaiwai bad borrowed the gun. earlier in the evening, stating that lie wanted to go duckshooting. The accused pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence and was committed for trial. ALLEGED ADULTERY. £1250 DAMAGES AWARDED. NAPIER, Nov. 14. The defence in the claim of £2,000. G. Orliell v. Mossman, for alleged adultery, was continued. The defence was an absolute denial of the charges. The jury deliberated for three hours and gave a majority verdict for the plaintiff, with £1250 damages. His Honour said he proposed to reserve the question as to what was to happen to the money awarded as damages until lie had heard the petition against the respondent on liis return from Gisborne next week. Petitioner was allowed costs on the highest scale. THEFTS. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 14. The theft of sums of money from three different dwellings have been reported to the poliee. These are the first instances of the activities. of thieves in Christchurch during Carnival Week, which, so far, has been particularly quiet. The reported thefts are from the home of Agnes Leslie, 95 Waimiri Road, £l7; from the home of E. M. Sullivan, corner of Montreal and St. Asaph Streets, £6; from a home in Clarence Road, £9. The first-mentioned two thefts are reported to have happened on Friday, and the thivd on Thursday.