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SUPREME COURT. '.''' THE KAITAIA CASE. (DWITJID Puill AMOOtA.XIO«.J AUCKLAND, This Day. At the. Supreme Court criminal "sessions Mx Justice Stringer said there were about 1/7 charges, including sight against Maoris charged with , the mVurder or manslaughter of a youth at Kaiftaia some 'time ago. tile- was bound." to say there were no elements of murder in the case, the necessary intention of tmalico aforethought being entirely- 'absent. Ho supposed from the depositions that accused believed the youth, mjgh't exercise some evil influenco over < some children. Superstition had a good "deal to do with the matter. 'He directed ( the grand jury to reject a bill for annrdfr and to irr a true foill for"man* slaughter.
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Nelson Evening Mail, 22 May 1917, Page 1
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