The Sentence on the Wains
s,. t " Tho Wains were brought up for sentence this merning. The male prisoner - pleaded that the Judge would be lenient on his wife’s account. The Judge refused to reserve the point raised by Mr Denniston, saying that the medical evidence was absolutely clear. Addressing the prisoners he said that ha concurred in the verdict which had been returned, which he was sure would have been given by any jury in any part of the colony. Whilot giving weight to the jury’s recommendation to mercy, he pointed out that if the ‘ prisoners had by their act contemplated the child’s death they were guilty of murder. He thought the prisoners were animated towards the unfortunate child by a wicked, evil spirit. He sentenced each to seven years’ penal servitude.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 996, 16 July 1883, Page 3
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133The Sentence on the Wains Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 996, 16 July 1883, Page 3
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