INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 339, 17 October 1879, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM THE'LYTTELTON TIMES.)

Wbllingtow, Oct. 14. At eleven o'clock • last night ,- ;the jury found a verdict of " Guilty of a common assault" against all the natives, who were arrested, at Gisborne except Hone Paki Paki, who was released"i;his' morning. The Crown Prosecutor stated that the Crown would agree to the prisoners being, bound over to keep the peace, and We Peri would become, surety for them. His Honor said he must consider the matter as only, a breach otthe_peace,i^nd he was prepared to adopt the course re-Crown-Prosecutor. He then sentenced the prisoners to one day's imprisonment, commencing from the-opening k)f tile sittings} and to enter into their~own recognisance for iBIOO and One'surety of >05O ; torkeep the peacefor towards, the prosecutors, jh jthisfcase. > ; , * .y.n:u:'A -,:>:'t fr:;i/,;;o:HuNBDIN, ; Oct.,I^. The. charge of nrurder agaros!-William /Waters.was.proceeded withjin < /pfemeiOowt .A, large r number of witnesses were examined.; : N"p ngw evidence was adduced except that Ritchie alias Scottie. *one of the chief witnesses-for the Admitted, in cross-examination,- that he. had been sentenced to eighteen months'' imprisonment for. setting fire t;o a stack at Dumbarton, Scptlafid" ''At the'close of the case for 'tb'e' ! prosVcutibn the foreman asked'if the'jury might' be" allowed to give a verdict air once, 1 without hearing the defence or the Judge's charge. The Judge replied. • in.' the" negative. The Court then adjourned till seven.' o'clock, when the ease for the defence was opened. At half-past twelve the jury, returned a verdict acquitting Waters on the charge of murder, ~- , -l-!