The Petone Murder Case.
BOSH Ell COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (By Telegraph.) (Per I'tr-is AsMiriati'fti.) Wellington, This day. The hearing of the charge of murder against Bother came to an in.l yesterday. A witness deposed that acetissed had told hitn he received permission from Inspector IVnd<.-r to carry arms, as he had been waviaid at and showed him a -h< ath knife which he carried inside his coat. Inipect< r iVnder went u.t<> tin- lxw and denied that he had rect iw-d any iiuch application or p^rmi—i-m. Counsel for the defence urged that there «ii< no more c.is. the prisoui r than Minn-. He hinted ihut -ome third person might \et l>«' arrested. The Mitgi ■'irate e"ri-:<Lred the case ought to t'<> to the jury. A series of sinaH tuatU bad U*en proved so distinctly as to point to P>o>ht r as the guilty ptrsuii. Accused would be committed for trial.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 231, 27 January 1897, Page 2
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150The Petone Murder Case. Hastings Standard, Issue 231, 27 January 1897, Page 2
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