MURDER INFECTIOUS.
JURYMAN BECOMES INSANE.
London, Nov 20 g
Walter Bayne, charged with the murder of his wife, was convicted at the Old Bailey. He ,stated that his mind had .been affected through sitting as a juryman in a recent murder case. He was ordered to be detained as insane, Mr Justice Rowlatt*'confirming! a specialist’s view of the trying effect of such trials. He said it was one of the reasons why women were not permitted to sit on juries.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11961, 12 December 1919, Page 7
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80MURDER INFECTIOUS. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11961, 12 December 1919, Page 7
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