NEW PLYMOUTH.
November 21
Hiroki wa9 brought up at the Police Court this morning at 10.30, and sharged with having murdered M'Lean Standisb, with Mr Samuels, who appeared for the prosecution. The first witness called was Charles Messenger, who deposed he had seen Hiroki at Parihaka, and in the course of conversation with him, he (the prisoner), told him that when at Momahaki the surveyors had been in the habit of killing bis pigs. He had warned them. Prisoner said several times on the day of the murder he heard dogs at the pigs, and when he got up where McLean was, he had some words with him about killing the pigs; Hiroki eaid McLean threatened to ehoot him, and if he (prisoner) had not shot McLean, McLean would have shot him. Witness said Hiroki paraded the gun at the meeting at Parihaka. Later. Dr. Croft deposed he made a post mortem examination on the body of McLean. Witness then described the ! wound. The caee was adjourned till tomorrow.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3242, 21 November 1881, Page 3
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