SUICIDE THROUGH PIQUE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1396, 6 March 1905, Page 3

SUICIDE THROUGH PIQUE.

MAORI WOMAN HANGS HERSELF.

An inquest was held at the schoolroom at WaoreDga-a-fiika on Saturday on tha* body of the young native woman, Majjp ' Waiti, which found bangijg JaP*a manuka tree Jtt ißepoDgaere onjfSSTday. The inquiry was igieljl before MS| vX. A. Barton, S Mg dncQ ti I Messrs A-jf PriSih ltd (forjftnoß)# E. O’Dwyer, CM Biunei ig. HejMerson, D. O’Connell, and G. aV illafriCaaslable Doyle repressntedjthe i. Here Waiti, the iMithar of the deceased, Btated that she lived at Tamahangi. A number of natives bad been engaged scrub cuttmg, and deceased had been left to cook for the men. Witness was out scrub cutting and returned to the cook house about noon in company with a native man named Tohi Poropara. Deceased was then in the cook house sitting down. Witness spoke to her,, and asked her if she had torn a piece of print stuff. Deceased stated that she had torn the pieep of print , in order to make a dress oi it-- Witness asked'her why she had not left the dress to witness to make, but received no reply-. Witness took the drase stuff from her daughter, at which she appeared "very much annoyed. Witness ther went into the tent where she remained foi half an hour, and on coming out she oould not find deceased. Later sbe saw her or the hill about 10 chains away. Witnesi ’> called to her to coma back, but received n< reply. The day alter deceased left she made a search for her, and also on the fol lowing days when other natives assisted On Friday she beard that the body bai been found. Deceased was something ove 20 years of ag<i. She had oftca sbowi bad temper apd had threatened to take be

life. - ! Tohi ParP.para corroborated the statements of the preceding witness. V -r- Hemi’Earetarepuhi, one of the natives V who assisted in the searoh, gave evidence fcf finding the body hanging to a manuka •ttyeo./-'The shawl was fastened to the tree 5 sis or seven feet 'from the ground. : ’-DeeeiNjbdlifeEt were on the ground. • Thejtnry returned a verdict that deceased committSijisuicide by hanging herself with & shawl.