TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 19 July 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(per press association)

Tio Now Plymouth Stoior.

Gismoene, July 18. The body of Ilobert Streeter'wa brought on a pack horse from tin place of discovery eight miles aloti; a fearfully rough road to Whatatut Hotel, 36 miles from here, where this morning, Dr. Lines- conducte a post mortem examination, aiu where at 10.80 the inquest com meuced before Mr Booth E.M, Coroner, Sergeant Carlyon conduct® ;he examination. Mr L. Ree ippeared for the prisoner and Mr itreeter, Constable Law gave. evi enoe that he and a party of Native et out on Wednesday morning-1 earcli for the body. They were only 2' ainutes searching before thoyfouutl.il le went in a direction indicated by oil f the men at the camp a3 the placi /hove Black had left a spade on i light track. They found thespo ,'liich looked like a fireplace mad Dr boiling a billy.' There were cros ticks, and faggots and bushes be ween this and the track. The polic it this spot rooted about and cam .cross a man's feet, then dug deepei uto the side of the hill and cam cross the body jammed in anyhow rith sticks and earth to cover it up )r lunea deposed that he discovers he body as described by the previou fitness,,aud ordered the removal t he hotel where he made the pos cortem. The body was fully dressei xcept for the hat. The olothin; ras bloodstained. The batten fhich had been placed ovarthe body rn'e also bloodstained, There was: >ole behind the right ear Bin by2in 'he skull was fractured into man; lieces. There was no mark of powde round the wound. On searchin, ho brain he found pellets of sho ,nd several fragments of gravel ?he body was healthy, Ho con idered the wound was caused by th hot from a gun. The charge passei hrough the head and came out a he left temple. Elizabeth State ;ave evidence that the body was tha if her husband. She last saw hie ive months ago. A rthur Parkinson ah ?rank Macdonald also identified th iody as that ofßtreeter. No fiirthe ividenoe was called, anil the juv; eturned a verdict that they were o ipinion that the _ deceased was mur lered by a gunshot wound, Ther vas no evidence to show by whom i fas inflicted. The magisterial trie if Black takes place on Monday. Th iody was a ghastly. revolting spec acle, The trunk was in fairly gooi ofldition, the flesh being white, bu nuch shruuk. The head, however m a mass of curruption, and th ,'ouuds made it more sickening ti iok at. The whole face had been attened in, and the features were ndistinguishable,