WILFUL MURDER OF NATIVE
(Received February 18, 12,20 a.m.) RABAUL, February 17,
Ludwig Schmidt was found guilty of wilful murder of a native in the Sepik district. He was sentenced to death. This is understood to be the first conviction of a white man for wilful murder during the civil administration of the territory. .
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21710, 18 February 1936, Page 12
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