THE DEATH SENTENCE
LIEUTENANT SHOOTS COLONEL. Gibraltar, June 17. Lieutenant Duffield was found guilty of shooting dead Colonel Fitzgerald, the Jury rejecting a plea of insanity, but recommending him to mercy. Duffield was sentenced to be hanged.—A. and N.Z. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Gibraltar, June 18. Duffild was calm throughout and most composed in court. He bowed and smiled. Women sobbed. Executions are rare in Gibraltar, the latest being in 1896.—A. and N.Z.
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Southland Times, Issue 20208, 20 June 1927, Page 8
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72THE DEATH SENTENCE Southland Times, Issue 20208, 20 June 1927, Page 8
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