THE SENTENCE OF THE WAINS.
I PBESS ASSOCIATION TELBQRAM.] DUNEDIN, July 16. The Wains were brought up for sentence this morning. The male prisoner pleaded that the Judge would be lenient on his wife's account. The Judge refused to reserve the point raised by Mr Denniston, saying the medical evidence was absolutely clear. Addressing the prisoner, he said he concurred in the verdict, which would have been returned by any jury in any part of the colony. Whilst giving weight to the jury's recommendation to mercy he pointed out that if the prisoners had by their act contemplated the child's death they would have been guilty of murder. He thought prisoners were animated towards the unfortunate child by a wicked and evil spirit. He sentenced each to seven years' penal servitude
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Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5562, 17 July 1883, Page 2
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