NOT GUILTY
TRAGEDY ON TRAGEDY. FAMILY IN TERROR. REPEATED THREATS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Oct. 22, 11.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 22. William Murfin was found not guilty of the murder of James Stephens at Manangatang. The evidence showed that Murfin and his family lived in terror of Stephens, who " was the divorced husband of MurfinV sister. It was alleged that Stephens repeatedly threatened to shoot the accused.
Another sister ,of Murfin gave evidence, that in': 1918 one of her brothers was killed, it was thought through being thrown from his horse, but later the possibility that he was murdered was openly discussed, because of Stephens’ behaviour. Her father had taught the whole family how to use a revolver. Witness further stated that Stephens, who had a violent Temper, once tried to ' murder liis wife He put her under a waggon and then drove the vehicle over her
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 October 1924, Page 7
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147NOT GUILTY Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 October 1924, Page 7
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