Wellington Murder Trial.
(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
WELLINGTON. December 1. Evidence for the prosecution in the murder trial finished to-day. Saveral of the later wituessea have deposed to Fmlay being knocked down or falling down before falling. Bradford, Government armorer, made some pxperiments with the revolver in court, which showed it 3ould not be discharged unless the trigger was polled. Mr Jeliicoa aeked the Judge to direct the jury that there was no ground for a charge of murder, but his Honor deolioed. Mr Jellicoo then quoted a case in which Chief Justice Cockburn, in a somewhat similar trial, laid distinct issues before the jury in writiDg, and he asked the Judge to follow this example. This was agreed to. There will be no evidence for the defence, which is somewhat of a surprise, as it was thought Seel would have been called. WELLINGTON, December 2, After two hours' deliberation, the jury in Finlay's case found the accused guilty of manslaughter, and added a rider recommending His Honor to inflict the severest punishment allowed for this crime. Finlay will be sentenced to-morrow. Seel will be tried first on a charge of inciting; Finlay to shoot Lynch. A nolle prosequei was entered in the other charges againßt Finlay.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3291, 2 December 1892, Page 2
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