TRIAL OF HIROKI.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2706, 21 November 1881, Page 3

TRIAL OF HIROKI.

SECOND EDITION

[By Telegraph.] New Plymouth, Nov. 21. Hiroki was brought up at the Police Court this morning at 10.30,and charged with having murdered McLean. Mr Standish with Mr Samuel, appeared for the prosecution. The first witness called was Charles Messenger, who deposed that he had seen Hiroki at Parihaka, and in the course of a conversation with him, the prisoner told him that when atNeomahiki the surveyors had been in the habit of killing his pigs. He had warned them, ilie prisoner said, several times. On the day of the murder he heard dogs at the pigs, and when he got up to where McLean was, he had some words with him about killing the pigs. Hiroki said McLean threatened to shoot him, and if he (prisoner) had not shot McLean, McLean would have shot him. Witness said Hiroki paraded the gun at a meeting at Parihaka. Dr Croft deposed that he made a post mortem examination of the body of McLean, and then described the wound. The case was adjourned till tomorrow. Patea, Nov. 21. The Waitolara Natives relented at a meeting yesterday, and despatched witnesses by coach to New Plymouth to-day to give evidence against Hiroki. Another witness is ill, but will leave on his recover}-.