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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 91, 28 September 1868, Page 234

Ait interesting ceremony was gone through at the Albert Barracks on Wednesday, when Colonel Beatsoh, R.E., presented, in presence of the troops in the garrison and many non-military, spectators also, the handsome bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society, to Thomas Walters, a private of the 70th Regiment, for bravery in saving, at the risk' of his own life, that of a child who fell' down' a well at the rear of the Belfast Hotel in May 1867. —Weekly Express, September 12.

The trial of Haini te Hara for the wilful murder of ; Charles William Sydney Smith was resumed yesterday at the. Supreme Court-house before liis Honor the Chief Justice. A considerable number of people, the majority of whom were natives, attended the Court during the day, to watch the proceedings. Tae fcrial, which had lasted two days, .was concluded at about half-psist six o’clock, and while summing up his Honor took occasion," though he said that.was no time for compliments, to compliment Mr Hesketh upon the able way in which he had defended the prisoner, notwithstanding the difficulties with which he had to contend from his having taken up the very last moment., .It will be remembered that; Mr Hesketh; undertook the prisoner’s defence on the very.morning of the trial, at the request, of , the Chief Justice, and he has since; labored most assiduously and with great ability, in the prisoner’s; defence, , thongh the evidence was so conclusive and jthe, numberof witnesses for the/prosecution, so. great as to leave little hope.' The, jury, 5 after, about twenty minutes’ absence;' returned /into Court with a verdict of “Guilty.”- 1 * The pri- . soner, whose demeanor thorougout the trial had. been,quiet,.but the verdict without, emotion. ’ When, asked in the usual/ form w.hy, sentence;; of/death v should not 1 be upon him, He looked up;a.nd .said ;in a qmet;firmyqiee, tqp&i hara’ , -^rr t l This is my crime.” ?■ Sentence of . death ,wasthen t passed jin:; the Usual formj and the Court until; Monday 'nexttat; Ifraim;, when tfie/trial. ofTawake'winheproceededwith.----Daily '; Southern Cross.' .. :K - - ’' -