MURDER CHARGE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 29 October 1941, Page 6

MURDER CHARGE

MAORI ON TRiAL ID A'l'll Ol MOKLKI I PER I*ol.lf I I*ROIll ( I S I ATI .Ml NT BY \< < USED Wanganui, Tin Day. :• taten.i Ml .<1 in haw- been made by v < wed concern. ll: th** crime was a Jo, dure Of the continue d hearing in the Wi nganui Supreme Court 111 the murder trial against Pipi Katene, who ■fin. •( is charged v.ith murdering Arthur 1 Jar ding Parkin storekeeper, Waitot; 1 a. on 4th August. In this -tateinerit accused said that he went 1 * tiie . hop ;.t night and bought tvs :•/. ’ng to open the door to let him 01,1 h, ‘ struck him down with a piece and cho, >ped linn across the throat with an axe. using a torch to give light. He took dec axed? keys and extracted money li 0111 the tore safe and cash U 1 the k< into th* Wailotara river. Next day he went to i I’atea, ta’i ng the money, which in— Constable H. J. Olsen Wnitotara. de. scribed boot marks found on sth nug- , ust at a ho!* • in the hedge at the rear '< ’’ Parkinson’s property, near the Waitotara river. Fresh footmarks weie also found along the river bank. On ! 7th August, w.Th Detective J. Murray, the ; hoes of h atone were compared with the marks on the river bank, and they appeared , o fit into these marks accurately. . Detective J. M urray said Katene was interviewed by \ itne and Detective T W. Ail: up in 1 ’atea on 6th August. Cheques for £7 Us 3d and £7 2s 7d j wore found on }. im when searched, lain £l7 in notes. Asked where he got the cheques and the money Katene put his hands to his face and said: “I clone it. Poor old Pa rkie.” Katene was cautioned before malt mg the statement. A GREAT Sf. RPKISE The statement was read by Detective Murray in Court .and it‘was also r* ad in Maori by an interpreter to Katene. The state-men.t covers eight typed foolscap pages arvi took thirtyfive nunutes to read in Maori. When charged with the* murder, :aid ; Detective Murray, Katene* .-aid. "Yes, Cross-examined by Mr \ \ B. Willis . ‘for defence 1 Detective Murray, asked when he first suspected Katfnt. replied that when the money was produced and accused said. I done it. Poor old 1 Park it*. ’ -*!r \\ illis suggested to .Detective Murray that he got a gret't thrill. "No.” replied the detective. “I got a surprise. The surprise of my i:! '' Be thought ho was iust.'fled iu allowing Katene to make a lonji statont 1 ted lie did not press Katene in any way. The statement was voluntary and In* was cautioned beiorehand. He not prompted unless tt was something to keep the statement in sequence. They arrived at the police station at 5.38 p.m. and 10 minute- later he (Detective Murray! started to type the statement. It was finished at 8.10 p.m P.A.