WAIHI—INQUEST ON EVANS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1616, 6 December 1912, Page 5

WAIHI—INQUEST ON EVANS.

AND OTHER MATTERS. , (By TeleEr'aDh.—Press Association.) Waihi, December 5. The coroner's inquiry into .the death of Evans was resumed to-day. .'.■•''. Helen Rose Sorrerisen, wife of a.striker who went to gaol, said 6he was. in the Union Hall at the time of the shooting. She was under the impression that the first shot came from outside, but she saw smoke in the passage. She.ran.out to the back of the building. She was onlyfour yards from Wade and, Evans when the shot was fired. It was not' fired till after Evans had teen batoned by the constable.. The. constable was 6hot by somebody behind him. She did not know who fired the shot, and could not recall the name or description, of anyone present at the time of the shooting except Evans. She saw no revolvers. One of the arbitratiOnists had something in his hand, but she.did not know what it was. She said she was a strong federatipnist. The cross-examination of the witness Helen.Rose Sorrensen, by Mr. J. R. Lundoh,. appearing oh behalf of the relatives of Evans (deceased) was continued all the afternoon. . Witness reiterated her statement that the. constable was not shot by Evans. Though she did not see workers with re-. volvefs, 6he was sure that the shot had been fired from a group of workers nearby. She admitted that she was _ very nervous as the result of the shooting at the hall, but not over-exoited. HUSTLED.. Waihi, December 5. W. E. Parry, M. M'Lenrian, and Wesley Richards 'got an unwelcome reception at the Grand Junction mine this morning. They went to interview Mr. Grace, super-, iritende'nt, regarding labour matters, . but, when they got on to the company's property their passage was interrupted by, a number of workers, who objected to their presence. The objectors eventually hustled them off the property. It appears that the party had obtained an interview with Mr. M'Conachie, mine manager, and the latter had referred them to Mr. Grace. It was while looking for Mr. Grace-that the workers interfered with the fedorationists, and, it is alleged, assaulted them.In the course of the hustling M Lennan was struck on tho eye. Subsequently they saw Mr. Grace, and the latter, on 'hearing the account of the action of the men, disclaimed knowledge of affair, and added.that he would not countenance such behaviour. QUIT FEDERATION. AUcklarid, December 5. The General Labourers' Union applied for permission to register under the , Arbitration Act. aiid nermiesion has been i . granted by the Registrar. The union can- ; celled its original registration some time j ago, and joined the Federation of La- i hour. - ' '<