CHARGE OF MURDER

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 134, 8 May 1945, Page 6

CHARGE OF MURDER

AIAORI AVOAIAN’S DEATH.

(Press Assn.) AUCKLAND, Alay 7. A Maori sharemilker, Aperahania On ken a, aged 35, stood his trial before Air Justice Callan and a jury in the Supremo Court today on an indictment that he murdered his wife, Alerepaea Orikena, at Alangamuka on January 5. Outlining the ease for the Crown, ALr Aleredith said the evidence would show that on the evening of January 4 a brother of the man on whoso farm accused sharemilked promised to provide beer for a Alaori party after a picture show. There was a good deal oi beer at the party, and some drunkenness. It would be shown that accused s wife acted familiarly with another Alaori, Harvey Gosliorc, and accused was annoyed. When the other two left the partv in ic cany hours in the morning, accused i °? k or k ' 6 wife, taking with him a full bottle of (peer. Later, another milker saw accused dragging his wife from the river toward the road. Further evidence vould be that when taken to a cowshed ho woman was almost unrecognisable from icad injuries, and died before the arrival oi trio district nurse. Hie case for the Crown was concluded tonight. Counsel for the defence, Afr Guy, intimated that he would bo calling till tomorro lc Court then adjourned