TOHUNGAISM.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1074, 25 July 1912, Page 2

TOHUNGAISM.

THE MOTUITI CASE. THE MAORI GIRL’S EVIDENCE. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. ' The case against Hingawaka Tuparoa, the alleged Maori tohuuga, on a charge of committing tape on a Maori girl at Motuiti, on April 39th, which had been adjourned from Palmerston North in order to take the evidence of the girl upon whom the alleged assault was committed, was continued at Motuiti yesterday morning before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M. The accused was represented by Mr Cooper and Sergeant Willis conducted the case on behalf of the police. The girl, Te Ran o te Rangi, was in bed and her evidence was taken with the assistance of an interpreter. She stated that her English name was Emily Heta. She was 16 years of age and the daughter of Nap Heta. She remembered the accused coming to her father’s house on April 27th last. He came in the afternoon and there was a meeting held in the evening. There were present besides .herself, Taylor, Raiha, and her mother and father. Drink was supplied to her father and mother, after which they retired to their bedroom, and witness, accused and others were left together. The drink was supplied by accused. Witness vvasjgiveu several drinks against her will. Accused insisted on her taking it as a medicine. She did not know how many drinks they had, but they had several and both she and her sister became intoxicated. Mrs Hingawaka asked all of them to go to sleep. Witness did not hear accused come into the room to sleep. They all slept tc; gether. They slept until Sunday morning. There was no beer on Sunday. On Monday evening accused and others went away with Kipa, Taylor and Heta and when they returned they brought other bottles of beer. It was then that accused again commenced to give witness liquor. Accused particularly picked witness out as the one who should consume the liquor. Witness went to her parents’ room staggering under the influence of liquor. Her sister came twice to get her. Then Mrs Hingawaka came and took her to their bedroom. Witness wanted to go out but accused would not let her, putting her back into the room again. She was then given more drink and did not know any more. She slept in a druggish way. The offence was committed in the morning. She got up and told her mother what had happened, and that it was now no good her living. To Sergeant Willis: MrsHiugawaka gave her the liquor in the bedroom on the Monday night, and she also put her to bed. Didn’t know how many drinks she had or what it was. Hingawaka was drunk.

To Mr Cooper : Neither her mother or sister came into the room before she got up that morning.

This was all the evidence and the Magistrate adjourned the court until t. 45 p.m. at Palmerston N., bail as formerly being allowed. Upon the court resuming at Palmerston N., the accused was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Palmerston, bail being allowed in two sureties of Xiou and one in self of The cases of supplying liquor to natives against the same Maori have been adjourned till alter this case has been heard.