THE SHERIDAN CASE.
Press Association—By Teletfraph—Copyright Sydney, January 6. A large deputation of members of Parliament waited on the Premier this afternoon, and asked for a reprieve of Sheridan on the ground that he did not intend to kill the woman, and at the worst it was a case of manslaughter. New South Wales was the only place where a man would be executed for such an offence.
The Premier said an illegal operation was regarded as murder under the Criminal Act, and the Government must carry out the law, especially in the present case. He pointed out that Sheridan had no sooner been released after serving a sentence for performing an illegal operation than he began his practices again. Subsequently a protracted meeting or the Cabinet was held, when it was decided that there was not sufficient grounds to re-open the case, and the law must take it 3 course. Sheridan will, therefore, be hanged in the morning.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9307, 7 January 1896, Page 5
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THE SHERIDAN CASE.
Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9307, 7 January 1896, Page 5
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