TARANAKI.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 77, 31 July 1863, Page 2

TARANAKI.

Dates from Taranakt are to, Snjjg "M 1 c 13th inst., but there M/no^eß^ff^d importance' except the fuller dJHbnded Hori's trial. -" ' '*' -? Il&^y 1 Captain Mundlp informs us, t Mp>naed the hour of his leaving, nothing Wjke cant had occtirred there. /|H /,(■ rs^ j g . ' -THk'Tßiit'oF'HqßT 'THE HA tT^^ co . f • - We bare already jfiVen the res«^g re seta ?trial, but "the "Herald supplies 'f^^. g " ec in bne^ respect ivery astonishiojjSfM chos Hori has, been tried fo.Dthe m a sj~^MS es > a Mope, ,found, ? gnilty,~and-~sent^raich an dcatii—^b'u't was afterwards broii|^2pm. 1 tried on ! the/charge S^ed at i Waller, found. guilty, and jeo^g a „ penal Servitude for life. " ils i ' , w» have <

The Herald says— «' There -are few or . none who" doubt tori's guilt, but there * re mnnv we. believe'Whp doubt the legal ; %£%** itAand adds ■«,< From what we ; have heard, it was predeter3ned not to 'carry out the capital sen'E. If so,' «• seems to us that the tria tis little better than a solemn mockery." fkr*** „; fferuld had coMbbmble w^ffbt wA the ; 3 : ury :—•« The day after hl« capture he was UsKeda great tnany questions by Messrs BeU'andFarrjs, and %ye valuable information as to the position* and number of * Se enemy, and without being warned w any way, was interrogated as Jo h.s knowHge o?the maasacreof the 4th May He I t.*x < rtiit you see the first snot S"-to W K^»Vw? '"Mr IMS lET^l*«£^translated, 'tjawV- "■> heard it was nredby.so and *o7 Some time aften when the ring and s locket were found, Mr Paris said to him, <We have found JJOine more things belonging to Dr Hope near where you were hid and think you must have been conWtned in killing Jam. How . a .,kW helDed to kill a man that treated . JSSkfifcV C»' Hopehad dressed *' fiis band a few days before the murder at the Tataramika camp). He answered *Kowaila mhto—icuarepe katoa.' 'winch ' Tfas translated to mean, 'Who could know him when covered with dirt ! " On Monday, Hon was again brought tor trial on the charge of shooting at Lieut. ' Waller with intent to murder him on 29th % direction of the Judge he pleaded not guilty, but after evidence he wasf found guilty, and sentenced to penal servitude for life for this offence.