THE MAORI OUTLAW.
CHARGE OF THEFT. A SENTENCE OF TWELVE MONTHS. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION GISBORNE, March 4. The case of Hare Matenga, the Maori who for several years defied pursuit hy the poiice in the backwoods of this district, was continued before th« Supreme Court today, prisoner being charged with theft from a bush camp. Counsel for the defence raised the question of sanity, and called prisoner, who related the story of his adventures. Matenga said the primary reason he took to the bush was about a horse, and he was afraid if he was caught he would be shot. On many occasions he had heard shots in the bush, and thought it was people after him. He took the gun from the camp because they had fired at him with it. Later. Matenga was convicted and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on the two charges brought aga'nst him.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9040, 5 March 1908, Page 5
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150THE MAORI OUTLAW. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9040, 5 March 1908, Page 5
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