MRS REID ACQUITTED.
In the case of alleged manslaughter of a •domestic servant, Mrs Reid was acquitted. The jury, after being'locked up all night
c! me into Court at nine o'clock this morning, and said there was not the faintest probability of agreeing. The Judge hinted he would have them locked up again, and the foreman then asked a quarter of an hour's respite. At 9.30 a.m. the jury again came into Court Avith a A'erdict of " Not guilty." Mi Justice Johnston said he hoped the case would be a Avarning to others.
[PRESS AGENCY],
DUNEDIN, this day.
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Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2296, 14 July 1877, Page 3
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