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head, which fractured the skull. Deceased was dressed in a dark red 

 flannel shirt, with short sleeves, bound with white tape, a new pair 

 of blue pilot-cloth trousers, and a leather belt round his waist ; in his 

 trousers-pocket he had a knife and two keys. On Sabbath morning 

 the 12th, Mail land sent for the keys to the family with whom deceased 

 had resided. They at first reported they could not be found, but after- 

 wards, a woman named Tria brought them. 



William Brown, a native of South Carolina, United States, being 

 duly sworn, stated: that on the evening of the 11th, between seven 

 and eight, he, in company with two white men, were passing along 

 the path, when he heard the natives shouting that Smith was dead. 

 About one hundred yards onwards, he saw blood on the path; and 

 accompanying the natives with torches, they traced blood along a 

 path till they found a larger quantity of blood. Further on, they saw r 

 the wall of a taro plantation broken down : from this there was no 

 trace on account of water. After a few minutes, the body was dis- 

 covered, buried under the mud and pressed down with stones. The 

 body was taken up and washed. 



Tagi, alias Vave, being duly questioned, whether he had murdered 

 the person, G. Smith : Did he or another kill the white man? 



He, Tagi, answered, " I did." 



Palasi being questioned : Did you assist to kill the white man ? 



He answered, "I did not see him till after he was dead : perhaps he 

 killed himself." 



Tagi, why did you kill the white man? 



Answer. " My heart was pained with his theft." 



Tagi stated as follows : that when Smith first landed, he (Smith), 

 accompanied by a white man, came to me to procure a female, having 

 an American axe and a jacket as the reward or purchase for her 

 services. Smith procured a little girl, a virgin, from his family ; that 

 some time afterwards, Smith and Maitland went to him (Tagi) ; Smith 

 gave him a jacket ; afterwards Smith said, he wished to live with 

 Maitland. The family consented to let them go, and the girl attended 

 him. The next day a report reached the family, that the girl had 

 cried all night ; and the cause of her crying was, that the white man 

 had hurt her. After a time, Smith and the girl went to Tagi's house 

 to live ; and one night the girl left the tainamu (or bed) and slept out- 

 side. Smith got angry, and stole the jacket and went away, leaving 

 the girl alone. He stayed several days at the shore, when, Atone, a 

 white man, said Smith wished to return. He was told, if he returned, 

 the jacket must be returned likewise. He (Smith) went back and lived 

 with the girl some time, till one night she again cried and called to 



