THE CHEMIS CASE.
(BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, April 13. Mr G. H. Mills, Si.H.B,, has received the following letter from the Premier with reference to the application for the release of the convict Chemis, who is serving a life sentence for murder: "I have brought the matter undefthe notice of my colleagues, It is useless to go into the many details and intricate questions raised in your communication. The fact remains that Chemis was abjudicated guilty, but the clemency of the Crown was extended in giving him imprisonment for life in lieu of capital punishment. No circumstanccs have arisen since the trial which would warrant the Government to recommend His Excellency to-remit the sentence, and an ameudment of the law as regards tho appeal, was not.retrospective. Under these circumstances the Government can do nothiug in the matter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THA18940414.2.23
Bibliographic details
Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7795, 14 April 1894, Page 2
Word Count
137THE CHEMIS CASE. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7795, 14 April 1894, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in