Correspondence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 452, 4 February 1867, Page 2

Correspondence.

*»* We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents. *** TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. MR, You will greatly oblige by giving insertion to the following, in answer to (he letter of “Argus" which appeared in your journal of the 28 th nit., tlusi gentleman having made assertions which art entirely false. I can inform “ Argus ” that As would do well to adhere to the truth in future, and not interfere with what does not concern him. how, Sir , I will state what really did take place on the occasion referred to by “Argus." The young man came into Waipukurau on Monday th* lith, accompanied by several natives, to make purchases at the store. They all stayed some time, during which deceased came to my house with the natives and had two or three glasses of Colonial ale. It is. my rule never to serve a native with more (hast three glasses, such rule being strictly adhered to in the case alluded to. The deceased then went with a native termnnt* Wninmiwi The,, ~~ .. — 3 aw ay sometime, and again returned to my house, dismounted, tied up their horses, and called for two glasses. lat frst ref used to serve them, but soon after, seeing they were both sober, I let them hays the two glasses. They then went away, but stopped a little while on the road to speak to Mr. Hamilton, after which they set off at full speed towards Waiqiawa. When they had gone four or fve hundred yards on the road, the horse of deceased pitched or* his head, turning a complete somersault, and I believe fell on tup of the young man. Hr. Todd came over on the same evening and attended to the young man's injuries, but he died on the loth, and was buried on the following day by order of th* chief Karailiana. The Coroner was twenty miles from the place at the time of the accident, and mercfore knew nothing of the death of young man unid after the body had been interred. I asked Hr . Todd if he thought it necessary to hold an inbuest, and he said that he did not think it was. On the return of the Coroner, I gave him all the particulars regarding the accident, and he said that an inquest was not necessary in this instance, at the accident had been witnessed by two persons and a doctor had attended the deceased. Now, Sir, I think I have given “ Argus ” a true statement of the case, and am not, like him, ashamed to quit my name to it* W. Goodwin. Tavistock Hotel, Waipawa, Jan. 31, 1867. [We do not see in what respect the statements of “Argus" are false. He gave a report that was current at Waipawa that a man had been killed by a fall from his horse , while drunk, and buried without an in;uesl being held on his body; ail which, it seems, (urns out to be (rue (not false.) Wit shad have some remarks to make on this case in out next. —Ed.]