kill all tho pakoha wahiues at MoLood'n. When my mother fell, a dog oauio in and jumped at the native, oatohiug him by tho neok oi 1 waistcoat. I cannot Bay which. Ho Ihqn ran out towards tho sfcookyard with the axe in his hand. "When' the piisonor went out I closed the kitchen door, nnd put the bar across it. I ■earcheil to got a butcher's knife, but couhl not find one. The native camo baolc and utruok tho door with tho axe, I thought the axe would coino through the door, but it did not. After ho struck the door with the axo, I looked out at the window, and saw him running after my two sisters past the stockyard. 1 then went to my mother and lifted hor up, but' finding she did not Hpeak, I thought it was no use waiting to bo killed. I closed tho middle doov, and locked "the fiont door, and then wont out, having tho baby with me. When I was outside. I saw the prisoner running after my sister, Hannah Matilda, and about Unity yards from her with the axe over his head. I was standing at the house, anil »aw him do tliik When the native got into a hollow, I started fionrfcne house, and ran down a creek, in order that tho native could not track me. I lan to Mr. Penney's house. The Messrs. Penney weie not at home, and I then returned to tho top of a lull, from whenco I could see our own house. I did not see any peisou ; and I tlion proceeded to Tom Smith's house, about ftvo miles off, on a straight line. I culled out and told Tom Smith that the Maaiis had killed my mother. I wanted them to come back with me, but they would not. It would be about ten o'clock at night when I got to Smith's house. This all happened on Monday, but T did not return to our house until Wednesday, in company with the Superintendent and others. When I returned my mother and sister had been buried. I never saw my sister Olivia again alive. Ci oss-examined by the Prisoner : Did you really see mo kill your mother 'I Witness : You are the man that killed m}' mother with the axe. Pilioner : I know nothing about it. 