INCITING TO MURDER.
Sydney, Feb. 7
Henry Boyd has been committed for trial on two charges of inciting Charles Roylance to murder a young woman named Dolly Jones and Henry Dempsey, her adopted father and guardian, under sensational circumstances. Roylance deposed that recently the accused came to him and said that Miss Jones would shortly have £2OOO coming to her, and he proposed <hat they should go to the house, and while Boyd got Dempsey out of the way, Roylance should stun the girl and throw her into a wat ■ y hole. Dempsey, it was suggested, should be subsequently treated similarly. Precautions were, it is alleged to be taken to make it appear as if the death of the victims resulted from suicide. Roylance was to receive onethird of the amou 't realised from the two estates. After gaining possession of all details of the horrible scheme, Roylance informed the police of Boyd’s proposal. Dempsey gave in detail tho business transactions ho had had with the accused, with whom he was on friendly terms, and preparations were in progress for Boyd to draw up the wills of both Miss Jones and himself. It was so arranged, Dempsey stated, that Boyd should act as guardian to the girl in the event of anything happening to witness.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2774, 9 February 1895, Page 1
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215INCITING TO MURDER. Temuka Leader, Issue 2774, 9 February 1895, Page 1
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