Asses that never Bray. — Palliases. He was guilty of forgery, and was asked by the Judge if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed on him, and in reply made a speech of great feeling and real eloquence. " I have just said that I am guilty. It was a lie. It was rum that did if. It was not my mother's boy." There were few dry tears in the courtroom when he uttered these words, and strong men shed tears like children, tie was seutenced to two years' imprisonmeut.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3140, 5 June 1879, Page 3
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93Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3140, 5 June 1879, Page 3
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