KOWERDA'S SENTENCE
POLAND'S REPLY TO RUSSIA 1
(Beceived 20th June, 2 p.m.)
_ WARSAW, 19th June. : The tribunal, explaining Kowerda'g sentence, states that the death penalty was only proper when crime threatens ' tobecomo epidemic. Kowertia's crime •' raises no such fears, therefore a life sentence was sufficient, but the extenu- '" ating circumstances of his youth\and' high moral character were also a factor. Kowerda may ultimately become a useful member of society, .which ren. ; ders fifteen years' imprisonment suffi. cient. ... ..-
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 10
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77KOWERDA'S SENTENCE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 10
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