THE WELLINGTON PRISON ENQUIRY.
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Wellington, February 17. At the prison enquiry. Wilson, having refused to give evidence, Warder Murphy, against whom the charges were made, gave evidence denying th© allegations made, and his statementswere corroborated by three ex-prison-ers who had been incarcerated at Point Halswell.
Mr Garvey, gaoler, said that every opportunity was given to prisoners to bring complaints under his notice, bat he had not received any from Wilson.
During the afternoon Mr Jellicoe> appeared, and explained that the statement which the Commission had refused to allow Wilson to read was his, Mr Jellicoe's, opinion, as a lawyer, on the* scope of the Commission.
Eventually the document was teaS 9 with the exception of one paragraph. It advised Wilson that the enquiry was to be limited to a specific charge against Murphy, and was not a general enquiry into gaol administration. He> (Jellicoe) considered a general investigation imperative, but would not be a party to such farcical proceedings as are contemplated by the Cotnmissiottw and advised Wilson not to dosoeither.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 41, 18 February 1902, Page 2
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176THE WELLINGTON PRISON ENQUIRY. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 41, 18 February 1902, Page 2
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