SENTENCED TO DEATH
AFTER HIS THIRD TRIAL VERDICT IN TE KAHU’S CASE r By Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, September, 16. At the Ongaroto murder trial, the jury, after ti retirement of three hours, fonnd Hakaraia To Kahu guilty of the murder i of Elliott The prisoner was sentenced to death. Mr. Hampson, for the prisoner, asked His Honour to grant leave to appeal under section 412 against His Honour’s direction to the fury in the second trial, when he commented upon the fact that the prisoner had not been called upon to give evidence. Air. Hampson contended that as this had been published, in the 1 papers it had had a prejudicial effect upon the minds of the public. His Honour said he did not see that what happened at the secon trial had anything to do with the present trial, but he would give Mr. Hampson every assistance if he desired to go to the Court of ' appeal Te Kahu, who bore up stolidly throughout the trial, showed no signs of emo-
tion until the death sentence was pronounced, when his eyes filled with teats ‘-’■and he showed signs of partial collapse.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 304, 17 September 1921, Page 8
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