The Great Barrier Murderers
[per united press association.] Auckland, January 25. Before either of the criminals can be hauged it will be necessary for the Governor to confer with the Executive on the fate of the convicts, so that His Excellency must either take a short trip to Wellington or Ministers must go to Dunedin. The Minister of Justice resolutely declines to give any information on the ground that his duty in the circumstances is first to his Excellency. Great reticence is observed by the gaol authorities. A petition is being signed praying for Caifrey's reprieve on the alleged ground that the evidence shows he did not fire the fatal shot. Wellington, This Day. The Minister of Justice states the Judge's report and notes, with Caffrey and Perm's statement, will probably reach here at the end of the week. Sir Robert Stout is expected back on Saturday. Sir Julius Yogel leaves at the end of the month, and Messrs Richardson and Larnach both will shortly be here. The first business «f the Ministers when re-united will be the consideration of Perm and Caffrey's case.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 86, 27 January 1887, Page 2
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184The Great Barrier Murderers Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 86, 27 January 1887, Page 2
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