MILITANT MAORI

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 363, 26 October 1932, Page 4

MILITANT MAORI

AN UNUSUAL CASE 1 WAHINE TAKES AXE R TO LORRY % LAMP ^ ^ MUST PAY DAMAGES Though she could h'ardly be 4 scribed as the "Lady with the Laa| Rehara Te Kumi Hemopo certairf took an axe to one when she hadj argument with one, Sam Chase al smashed in one of his lorry TeJ lights. Ghase laid ah inforhiation agaia her and yesterday the lamp layc the solicitors' tablel in the Rotori Magistrate's Court, -as "exhibit i whilst Rehara and Chase told Mr.j L. Paterson their versions of f trouhle. . j Mr. E. Roe, who appdared Chase, hinted that the main trout* was really over the ownership of block of land and that there was soi ill-feeling. Sam Chase, of Oranui, said 1 with his brptber, he was proceedii in his truck along the track near H Hemopo's place and saw defenda and two hoys on the road. She hadi axe in her hand. Witness went to f side of the road and as he approac ed sh'e swung the axe iip and stru the headlamp. Witness stopped t truck and went toward def endant ran away exclaiming in Maori "go.; job!" Witness said "Well, we'll sj about that." There was no reason fi her to do this*. When Mr, Potter pVoce'eded to ctfoi examine, the BenCh said that the 0 amination must be eonfined to the | cident and matters in connection wii the land question were irrel'evant. J No Albtxsive Language To Mr. Potter: It was not true toi he used abusive language to her i that she had to jump off the rod'd a! that when she did so the. axe hitti car. Poi Chase, b'rb'ther of Sam 'Chas corrohorated the previous witness evidence. His hrother had not usi any bad language nbr had he seen Mr Hemopo that day. To Mr. Potter: His hrother li enough' room for Mrs-. Hemopo j pass. Mrs. Hemopo deliberately swui the axe and smashed the lamp. ' Ngakanui Hemopo, nephew of Mr Hemopo, gave evidence that Chas came along and Mrs. Hemopo triedl stopi Chase going up the road ai kept in front of him. Finally he gi close and she stepped sideways at smashed the lamp with an axe. To Mr. Potter: The striking of i lamp might have been accidental. Mr. Potter said that the incida was accidental. Mrs. Hemopo gave evidence to) she had ordered Chase not to eros her property and had dug a drai across the road and put up a notia She had gone to see Chase and quarrel had ensued. She deeided ! fence across the, road and took ti toois for f encing. Then she saw thj truck and told Chase to stop, Chas* then told her to "get out of the ~i road." The lorry followed her and ssl was frightened and jumped out of ti* | "vvay of the truck and in doing sq axe swung around and hit some pa|| of the truck. It was ! unintentional.~2 , To Mr. Roe: She had said nothi® like "good job" and th'e evidence -a the witnesses was lies. S The Bench entered judgment givi/s compdainant £1 plus costs 10/-, citors fee £2 2/- and damage td t lamp £1 5/-. »"■_ m