CHARGE OF MURDER.
(BY TELEGRAPH.—-OWX cnURKSPONnENT.) Auckland, List Night. The Supreme Court was occupied all day in hairing the) charge <if wilful murder uf Arthur Kichard Ki'Ueu, a jsuttl.-.i , at Helena Bay, near Whangarei, Robert BstJer, the prisoner, who whs defended l>y Mr Mahoney, pleaded not guilty. His defp.ncß consisted in tho pica that he shut Ivetteii in self-defenoo. liotlers statement was that when going along tin: tr;t'-l\ ljatl'.'r Ciiinj to what is known as Jv'tton's trick, which led into that of witness' roal. ]f". then met Ivetten, mid they walked to-(ffitln-r for a tinin mm friendly terms, when turned round and said: "This is the plaee ; we'll sfilt!e the nntter :it once " Butler then said Ke.tten stabbed him three times in the breast. Prisoner then drew his revolver and shot Ketten, firing two nr three shots; lie could not tell which. Ho then turned away, and went to Puhipuhi. The evidence generally described the tragedy as previously published. Tho case will last through to-morrow.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3102, 2 June 1892, Page 2
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165CHARGE OF MURDER. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3102, 2 June 1892, Page 2
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