TITOKOWARU'S OPINION OF THE PAKEHAS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 963, 31 December 1881, Page 2

TITOKOWARU'S OPINION OF THE PAKEHAS.

.;- The speoial correspondent of the Lyttletoil Times is responsible for the following:, —A pungent and amusing commentary upon the intricacy and uncertainty of proceedings in uur law.cnurts was made by T.toknwiru when before the New. Plymonth Bench, with having used threainrng languageatMauaia. The old warrior plnaded "-iuilfy" evidently thinkiiti if iH'eleis to do otherwise.' But the Bench -at the ittaUnce V,f the prosecuting council entered a pletVf "not «uiliy"and proceeded to lake evidence,' The "interureter, Johnny Blake, had great difficulty, in explaining the' statu t|iio to Tito!" Freely translated following conversation took place, between Blake and Titoko warn :

Blake: The Magistrates won't allow I'm tmity you are guilty; the) say you're (Mi. Titokowaru (wrapping his blanket round ui'ii, and preparing witli an air of satisfaoturn to leave the dook): Kapai! Blake. You mustn't go; thoy're going to try you now,' i

Titokow,arn (astonished): Wlidt do they want to try me for if they say I'm not guilty?

Blake: But yon/might be guilty after all. vl '

Titokowam: Well, I said at first I was, an 1 they said f was not;-' Blake; Precisely; tliafs it. The Rench: Tell him we hare written d -wn in the big book (holding it up) that he says he is" not guilty " Titokowam: That's a lie. I said I was KUilty.

The Bench (authoritatively): Call tie first witness.

. Titokowam (with an air of puzzled resignation) : I a l Wft y a thought the pakehas were d—,J fools,