HONOLULU MURDER

Grey River Argus, 29 April 1932, Page 5

HONOLULU MURDER

DEFENCE LAWYER’S ELOQUENCE. (Aus. A N.Z. Cable Assn). HONOLULU, April 27. At the Fortescue trial, Mr C. Darrow made an eloquent four hours’ sympathy plea to the jurors, depicting Mrs Fortescue as a shining example of devoted motherhood, Lieut. Massie as a chivalrous hero, and Jones and Lord as faithful followers. He declared that if they were imprisoned, it would not be the first time a prison had been sanctified by its inmates. Mrs Massie wept as Mr Darrow recounted her sufferings, and asked the jurors to put themselves in the defendants’ place, as victims of another’s crime.

Jury Retires TO SLEEP ON IT. (Ans. ft N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received April 28 at 11.10 p.m.) HONOLULU. April 27. At the conclusion of the Massie trial, the prosecutor. Mr Kelly, urged the jurors to decide the case according to the law of evidence, instead of accord ing to sentiment. The case went to the jury at 4.30 p.m., and at ten o’clock the jury retired to bed without reaching a verdict.