NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4673, 21 May 1890, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER.

(BY TELEGRAPH. 1 Nlw Plymouth, M*y 20. Otto Araoldt deposed that the accused bad no miney, and slept at the gis works several nights before the murder was committed. Be had sn old piir of slippers, and no drawers or waistcoat. On the Friday evening the day the murder was commltied, the prisoner had a new pair of boots on, and had a melon, showing that he had got money somewhere. He saw prisoner in a fruit shop that d»y. Major Brown stated that when he interpreted the charge of the larceny of boots and clothes to the prisoner, Mabl Kal stated that the waistcoat was given him by his parent a: Parihaka. the drawers he purchased for 2i from a settler named Toogood, near Pibana, the boots he purchased at Opuoske for lot 6d. Francis Richards, a boy about 14 years old. stated that ho knew the prisoner. Oo Friday, 11th April, between 12 and 1 o'clock, he saw a person crossing the Avenae Rosd from the racecourse, which he was confident was prisoner, but ho was a good distance away when he eaw him. The person jumped over the racecourse fence crossed the road, and jumped over a gate on the other side, aod disappeared from sight. May 21.

The evidence last night was reapeciins; the miko of tbe boots foond on Mahi when he was arrested. Tbe inquest was adjoorned at 11.30 last night till 2 o'clock to-diy. WstLCfoxas, May 20.

Too Government have acceded to tho rcqaeat made by Mr Samael, who is _defending tho Maori charged with the New Plymouth murder, that he should be allowed tbe services of ao interpreter, so that he may converse freely with tho prisoner. May 21.

The Government have declined to provide counsel for tho accused at the Inquest at Now Plymouth, but, in the event of tbe prisoner being committed for trial, tbe Government would then engage coacael.