PUKEKAWA MURDER TRIAL

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 18 November 1920, Page 2

PUKEKAWA MURDER TRIAL

iPer* Press Association—Copyright.] AUCKLAND, this day. At the Itokekawa murder trial today William femes T a ylor, licensee of the T|uakaU Hofei, feve evidence or the cunVeraalSon alleged to have taken place between him and Thom fa the presence of a reiportleir. They were in the top room of the hotel when accused' asked: ‘‘What do you think will happen?” Witness replied: “I am satisfied the police are bourffi to get you, or some o ne else," or words to that effeoi Thom then said: “If they get nte| I will drag bi some other®. There is someone nearer the end of a rope than they think.” Witness said : ‘‘l do not know whether you are innocent ar guii-, ty, and I think you are very foolish to talk like thai” ’ ' Andrew Shu .-an «aii' he wUB present when accused exciaiiiied “By , if they get me I. will drag someone there into it, i»'. someone nearer the rape than they think they are,"