THE WAITARA TRAGEDY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 6

THE WAITARA TRAGEDY.

" ' TRIAL OF >DR. GOODE CONTINUED. , . , SOME PATHETIC EVIDENCE. ;■ .y r " : '.\(bX iEIOBGEAIB-TSPECIAi . CpiIBESPOSDEKT.) .' ' ' \ " < '-New Plymouth, February 4 :y lh"-th'o Magistrate's;". Court-this -morning. " '.'.< ho h<sa'rin2': , of b'videncb;was' resumed' in* ; tho, ' 1 charge of murder preferred against Dr. E "f:''.Ji'-.Goode,-in'connection"with-»tho- death'-of-Mrs. Klenner in December last." r /::.■■ /. /, Dr.:ClandgeVevldSnce'depos'ed"that/when-/»'.-ho/went • to. Waitara / Police Station to ! dross i -■~:; ' :><.'":Dr.y.Goode's-"injuries;v accused in ■ '" tho police office and said: —"Dr. Clandge. .' r't-don't "you ebmo-neai ;me."Witness replied •i : . .-: -.that-ho"had -come:to-'attend to his uijuriea. • f'Then Dr.v Goodo said, - "You como-neari me oiid Pll knock' your brains " out." ./■: -,vi..'*"Ho ',was,'.handcuifed. at .the time/■■ and 'was- ■ i:--/ wearing -a white''shirt -:and : a pair :of 'trousers., i f?,.The-whole of'the front -of -the : shirt was blood-- ;•(- {:is ■/ etained. /•■ A lot'of bad '.language: was used : oy." '• •:y : 'Witness told' him'not to: milco>' ■ - - fool of himself, and 'after a lot of argument ... •.. .- as-to .-'whether ': witness-./.shouldv.:dress -.'''.the ' vounds or not, Dr. Goodo Was told that if " be did not behavo himself 'he ' would > be : A ..,-r-handled... Dr.- Goode • said: ''''You-"-can't' :. ■ -• , handle me." "Witness-,. replied.:/Vrm:' not •. going to trj', but there aro /plenty/hero':who i , can." That seomed to quieten him -for a ' tuno. Dr. Goodo raved considerably, and was iv::,-;,!-,.-..especially, bitter, .towards ■: Constables Price.- -/ . . /j /'He -said : I 'oughfr'to have (shot you ; >whiin I' had 'tlio'chance:" . 'After • ! a- -lot ;pf '' tronble, witness.managed to-dress the wounds , his'.chitl/he.-saidi j'.'.Ydu^can-t^dodanything: ifor'that; ife'the iugular." ' Witness replied: 1,1/. :^,.;-' , Don't-,be , a. fool.Accused'answered Yes; it is; I know its the jugular.V > m, Jt ' Mr Weston: Was ,he .'bleeding, Dr. : .i, -1 : v Claridg'e ?—No.'- / .yi: / ■ ..Witness, - continumg,'rsaid'' that' he did- not ■ -i:--•. consider-, that- Dr. .Gcxklg - iva^'dnink; at ! - the : police station. Ho v.as excited.and-esceed-,/:/:,-mgly nngry : because-of .the- indignity. placed : upon'him, in- being rarrested-laiid handcuffed. In witness's opinion accused knew what ho : •//'.:(:-was talking, about.-.!',■- ; v« ':. .' Klenner,. a' butcheri 'lesidingviii'i Glrey. -,/ : Street, Waitara/. husband oi deceased/ said ... . ,that,-, at:about :2 o'clock, ho doit Ins- shop.' for Tikorangi. When returning from Tikorangi »v;sss ; iS?^^^'.^ e ' •: employees, and in consequence of what he ;r heard hastened iomc and..,went;into .the frbnt;-; V. told him:-that* she ,'thought! >,' she was dving. SHe said: "Oh, Lou, I didn't /,/- ,- /■-, deserve tins., I've bcen a good. wom?Jij',.p,nd' ■ 1 now.l'ye eot tordie.! It',p;very hard .tin/leavs' j imy pooi ljttle children and you." Aske;d by ' the witness, 'JWho did it?/' she said, "Goojlp, sit-ting m : tho Chair and-ho-camo up and- 1 --.:/ oyer,mo and t-ook.out- Ins:revolvor .and' fired two shots at me I sank back m the ' chair. He took the chair by tho back and i .<.<■ pulled it- over-sidenays 'on the ground.' and' ~ 'faid y 'Are .you.dead?' .Irdidn't answer-for :i^ ; . point.?: Constable Pnco, of Waitara, gave evidence that, before, ho knew the facts of tho case, he went to Dr. Goode'S)Surgery,*and the '.Pii^w^.tbijDaten.edfto.isKb6t'>iiim<lr^trthat-.timo-. . I accused was bleeding 'ffeely. , , r i ' . _ - Constable 'M'lvor, of New Plymouth/ 1.-.:,: :' / brief .account of the-, arrest, i --He:- advanced „.on liopdo,,who held a,revolverUu his hand, and threw acpnsed/on a<sofa. AsBistance,came and he was handcuffed. ' 4-i, i d S 0y ?' lsda ' 11 > gunsmith, deposed a that the bullets found in Dr. Goode's pocket similar>to.4hose from?;the 'i j" 0 "/ of Mrs- Klenner and from accused's ; : ,/hey were such .as woiildi:.bo.£red by. ~ tne- old bulldog revolver found m , Ur.-Cjoode B surgery. The,rifling of the discharged projectiles corresponded with tho ntling of the bore of the revolver.- The am- . munition was old. Had it been good Mrs. Alenner would have been killed immediately. • w e ? Wltn f fis , 63 ?? a7e yet to be examined v" wirß®'^tho defence is not disclosed.