THE ORAMAHOE TRAGEDY.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 August 1919, Page 5

THE ORAMAHOE TRAGEDY.

; LATER PARTICULARS. ’A I ....__.....__ I AUCKLAND, Aug. 17. ' ! Furt-‘her details of the Oramahod itragedy were telegraphed to-day by a‘ [Herald reporter. It appears that Ihi-1 ‘maere Haratu, an old Maori, aged Gd rye-urs, lived alone with his step-sister’; Mary Ann Takimoan-a, aged 70, in an} isolated whare on the hill side. The old couple were drinking -tea. prior to red tiring on Thursday night, when they; heard heavy steps descending the hill approaching the entrance to the whareg A stranger called out “Kia ora,” am] Ihimaex-a went out and invited him tq have a cup of tea. The reply was a. bul.. let in the left arm, probably fr-o«m,a rein, VolVel'- He turned back into the wliarq to obtain something with Which to den fend himself_ In the meantime 45133 Woman had come to the door to see what was the matter, and was SllOs twice, once through the heart. The as-r sailant ‘then fired on Ihimaera xaga.in‘,, wounding him in the breast and left‘ arm‘. The night was very dark,_ and the assailant disappeared quietly in‘ the darkness.