Murder and Robbery.
Htcfired this day at 0.31 a.m . Stdsft, Mayl. Tbe charge against Piera f. r mardering a Chinaman named Wan at Yumba. broke down, aod tbv Julge directed the jury to return a verdirt of not guilty on the ground that there wa2 do direct evidence lLai tie cbinaman was actually deadP,era wa> subsequently foaud guilty of sual.ng f >r.y pot libiui tbe residence of XX'uo. The Judge when sentencing b m to s.ve-n years penal servitude, said no one wbo listened to ibe details of tbe previous ease, couid have any m rai dcubt that the prisoner in the dock was a murderer.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1226, 2 May 1902, Page 2
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