A Troublesome Prisoner.
• I [Pbb Pbjbsb Association.] I DUNEDIN, Mabch 29. I Lawrence Wright, a prisoner, undergoing sentence for the Nenthorne tragedy, ' was charged with being mutinous. Evi- . denoe was given, showing that he had ' refused to go to work, lain down, and made [ fun of the other prisoners. When on the hulk in the evening he was only to receive ; half rations, but he snatched a full allowance from the cook's hand, and refused to give it up. For the defence it was con- ) tended that prisoner was asked to go to . work on a face where a Blip had taken | place, but offered to work elsewhere. The | Bench reserved their decision. There are : about nineteen other charges against, the i prisoner. 1 1 ======
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5580, 30 March 1886, Page 3
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125A Troublesome Prisoner. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5580, 30 March 1886, Page 3
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