Dramatic highlight of the inquest during the week into the deaths of two Maori soldiers, Stanley Reginald Hooper (26) and Ned Rako Kelly (21), during a brawl at Fremantle on April 11, was the evidence of Maori soldier, thick-set Taare Kahaki, who was himself twice stabbed during the affray which occurred ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 525 wordsThere was a distinctly "Hollywoodish" touch about much of the inquest. Not that it came from Coroner Craig. From the very commencement, in his customary quiet, assured tone, he made it perfectly clear that he and he alone was in charge of the proceedings, was not to be ruffled or rushed. ...
Article : 392 wordsBarman at the National Hotel, Harold William Baxter, saw the two Yanks enter. "As they approached the bar," ...
Article : 137 wordsScene after the Coroner's verdict resembled a sort of successful prize-fight. U.S. legal officers grasped the hands of ...
Article : 119 wordsHicks, Arford and Brekka, defended by American legal officers, declined to give evidence. Statements ...
Article : 234 wordsHarry Engels Pene, another Maori knife-victim, said that he entered the bar to look for his friends. Hooper came towards him, threw an arm ...
Article : 193 wordsArford's statement corroborated Hicks' story: "I stood talking to a civilian just outside the hotel for about 15 minutes, and Hicks and ...
Article : 141 wordsU.S. chaplain James Carlin gave a colorful demonstration in the witness box of the manner in which he said he saw a U.S. soldier trying to ward off the attacks of a number of Maoris. ...
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Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956), Sat 1 Jul 1944, Page 13
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