GARROTING CASE.
A CONFIRMED CRIMINAL.
[BY TELEGRArH.—vafcSS ASSOCIATION.] Christchitrch, Tuesday. At the Supreme Court to-day, Michael O'Mulley, W. Murray, and Joseph Coates were convicted of assault on a man named Guinness and robbing him of a purse and £2. In this case two detectives caught O'Malley and Murray in the act of garroting Guinness, Coates running away. The jury, with whom His Honor agreed, expressed appreciation of the prompt action of Detectives Herbert and Ward. His Honor said that O'Malley, against whom there were previous convictions, clearly belonged to one of the most dangerous class in the community, and was a confirmed criminal. In a properly-organised state of society he would, be considered as a man who had adopted a criminal career and put under restraint for the'rest of his life. His sentence would be four years' imprisonment. Murray's case was not so bad, but it was bad enough, and he would be sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Against Coates little was known, but his familiarity with processes of crime was against him. He would be sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12269, 13 May 1903, Page 5
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