THE BYFLEET MURDER.
PLEA FOR VAQUIER. PETITION FOR REPRIEVE. LONDON, August S. j A petition praying for the reprieve of Jean Vaquier, the. Frenchman who was condemned to death for the murder of' Albert Jones at Byfleet, bears 30,000 sig- j natures, including thos of 30 members of the House of Commons. j Writing in the "Daily Express," Mr. Edward Shortt, who was Home Secretary | from 1919 to 1022, states that his experi- : ence in that office convinced him that the final decision in such a case should not rest with one man. The final arbiter should be a commission consisting of the Home Secretary, the Lord Chief Justice, and the Judge who presided at the trial. It would be a matter for consideration whether the death penalty should he carried out, unless such a commission's decision was unanimous.— (A. and N.Z.) NO REPRIEVE. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, August 8. The Home Secretary has refused to jrrant a reprieve to Vaquier, the murderer of Alfred Poynter Jones, of. Byfleet.— (A. and N.Z.'Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 188, 9 August 1924, Page 7
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172THE BYFLEET MURDER. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 188, 9 August 1924, Page 7
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