ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The accused, when before the Court, had the demeanour of a man who had resigned himself to the inevitable. He put no questions to the witnesses, and throughout the two inquiries he sat with a dejected mien, seemingly taking very little interest in the evidence. Only once did he give any positive indication of feeling his position, and that was when the confession was read. The Stipendiary Magistrate, before reading it, made a remark to the effect that the contents of the document were of a horrifying character. The prisoner then dropped his head and closed his ©yes whilst Mr Bishop, with deliberation, read the confession sentence by sentence. The confession came as a surprise to the large number of people in the court-room, and there was considerable sensation when Mr Bishop first made reference to it.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5861, 1 May 1897, Page 6
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139ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5861, 1 May 1897, Page 6
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