THE HELENA BAY MURDER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4127, 2 June 1892, Page 2

THE HELENA BAY MURDER.

Trial of Robert BuM Auckland, June 1.

Tiie oharge against Robert Butler for the wilful murder of Arthur Kelp tan of Helena Bay qame before the Supreme Courtthis morning, Prisoner pleaded not guilty, asserting tliat'tkq act was done in self defence,'which '■*' was the defenqe Bet up by Ur Mahoney, the prisoner's counsel. . " . r

Jacob Myor deposeq 1 tp'the'priwnet coming to Mb blacksmith's shop at Hiktirangi telling hiq) a fight with, Ifettat). Brjsonef Kettan qi) the fetish;;track. Tljey walked together for a time oil Mendjy . terms, until Hettan' turned round aijd' said, " This is the place. We'll settle, the matter at'once," Butler then said that Kettan stabbed him three times io, tho breast, and that ho • (prisoner)' drew his revolver and Bhot Kettan, firing, two or three shots, Butler complained to witness about 12: months ago that, Kettan stole Ll5O from him one night when theystobfied- &t'%tMiiisi 5 Bute said Wwlto'elss he ' forrdthe'p'olijepfh'isjosa because he could 'not speak English ail was, a stranger; also that Kettan was in gqgc circumstances, and tjui|; when pY go| in better' circumstarice§ hq woqlt) ye, turn .the. money', . • ;Butler appears to follow the evidence intelligently, The case .will not '. be concluded till to-morrow, There are ten witnesses to be oxamined for ' the Crown*

This Dav. " The verdicl, in the murder trial ia , 1 expected to b« given this afternoon;