THE WINIATA MURDER CASE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 545, 15 July 1882, Page 20

THE WINIATA MURDER CASE.

(UNITE* PBESS ASSOCIATION.)

Auckland, July 7.

' Winiata’s case is proceeding in the Police Ceurt to-day. Mr Pardy prosecuted, and Mr Dufaur defended. The principal point adduced tras that Winiata was seen to enter Packer’s rooha hn hour before the finding of the body, hnd ' Packer was heard to exclaim te him, ••Halloa, what do you want here?” • a 1 "• ' 1 ' Lateb. . ’ The Packer murder case has lasted all day, aad stands adjourhed till to-morrow, when Barlow, Clements, and an important witness, #ho has turned up, will be examined* and the case will be concluded. The evidence taken to-day was that of Mr Cleghorn and his son, Che servant girl, Mrs Austin, Sergeant Green, and Dr. Goldsbro, who found the details of the murder, as! already familiar ,to the public. John Smith, landlord of. the Exchange Hotel, Auckland, but then, in 1876, landlord of the Royal Oak at Onehunga, gave fresh evidence, not known at the Coroners inquest He deposed to asking W’niata for money, for liquor which he owed him, the day before Packer’s murder, and said be threatened to summon him. Winiata brought him, in two hours* time, a pound 1" gold as payment on account. An. hoar after that Packer and Winiata came to the hotel, the former accusing the latter of stealing £2 19s from him, and paying £1 to Smith with part of it. Winiata denied the charge! They had angry words, and Packer left; to lay an information with. the police. Varioas witnesses deposed to meeting Winiata. •nyly. on the mormog of the murder, Remuera district, looking excited, and with blood on places under the left thigh. He was inquiring, the road to Orakei, and for a Native Brassey. Brassey was examined, but little could be made out of him, his answers being 6Tftiivo. Though cautioned by the Bench, he would remember Httle or nothing he had said at tiie Coroner’s inquest, but averred that if he had a, week to think of the matter he might possibly remember. Mr Dufaur, counsel for Wruiata, did not cross-examine any of the witnesses. „i,‘: ; j;ji .<(*; .■!;•: • :i5. t AUCKLAND, July 8. ! t. The case was continued this morning. A Native named Newton deposed that while at Hiknrangi in 1880, he was informed by/ Winiata that he and another Native quarrelled with Packer, and .they killed him, the other Native striking the blow. Barlow and Constable Gil Hes deposed that while coming down In the train after the arrest, Winiata accused a halfsoaste named Harry, now residing in the Bay of Islands, of-.murdering Packer. The statements of Clement, Newton, Barlow, and Constable't Gillies disolosed no material facts not already generally known. Prisoner was committed for trial. Mr Dufaur reserved Winiata’s defence for the higher Coart. y,-q |•; v, v.-i .- LATEB. . Winiata was removed this afternoon to Mount Eden Gaol, under a strong escort, to aWait his trial for wilful murder. •Tawhiao haa, written to Mr Dufaur,; Winiata’s counsel. He alleges that, at the banquet at Auckland on the .occasion of his visit, Mr Whitaker said that all past trouble and ..causes of quarrel were to be forgotten from henceforward. , He understood that this was equivalent to an amnesty for all past offences, and he thinks the capture of Winiata an act of treachery.