ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.
AUCKLAND, August ]O.
A charge of murdering Dougkts Piripi (or Phillips) at Mokau, which was ’made against; a. Maori named Wirimu Peta, was reduced to one of ma.ns;lallghtel* by the g*muld jury sin“.ing at the criminal sessions af thee Sup)-emé Court. His Honour, i 3 re\7r'wing the case. said the accused ’s stmy was that Piripi and he got into gl'ip.~=. Piripi avttemptefl to throttle him, and during the struggle the gun. which belonged to Piripi_went ofl’.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3549, 11 August 1920, Page 5
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79ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3549, 11 August 1920, Page 5
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