MAYPIELD MURDER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1912, 21 November 1913, Page 7

MAYPIELD MURDER.

-M* 4) BIDDLE FOUND GIJILTY. SENTENC E op death passed Ifij Tolocranh.—PrcH Aebocl strong a u .1 Novoralwr 20. AJ r<x£ Bitldlc, clfargcd with tlw : ; murder of Art, Lillcy at Mayficld last .month, camo up for trial in the Supremo i. Sstdn a,V ' orc Mr - Justice Doni T' lo fafits of ilto ease wero n.oi chal- * longed, but a pica of insanity was set" ' uj), JLvidcucc was produced, that, accused' came frftitia tainl-ed faintly addicted to'; vicious habits. ■■ ■.;? After a quarter of ;,n hour's rotircmont th« iiiiT returned ft' verdict of (riultv of wilful murder," . who had been half carried \ into tho. dock m An apparent sfato of . collapse, sprawled over the front of tho : .5 doclv, and Ins hands worked convulsively.- ' ... J" r 0l.)!y to flic question as to whether - her juwj any thing to fay why. tho sen<)f -death should wot be nroriouiic'edv accused "No." ;V : V'' The usual proclamation preceding tho passing of tlio death senloiico was inado v < I'.v Ihocnor. _ i : -'i His 1 fonour placed the. black cap-upon '■■■ slid • '' pressing tho prisoner, "Yon have been convicted of ■' murder, as to the character of YiVt 1 J )!ot ,P l< )l'<-'S(> to comment.,'i-.fy-.-: AM 'I have to do is to pass oil you. the only sentence which th«- 'law porjints. The. sentence of tho Court . is that you be- takeiL to tlie plriee of cxccntion and there. hauled by the neck until you a'ro dead." : _ Prisoner received the sentence . in silence, itiid was lifted out. of .tho. dock . ■ by two warders. • ' ' "-"v, Mr, Stringer appeared for tho-Crowii., joid Mr. Donnelly defended prisonor" by ■lnßtruetiou frflni tho. Slinister of Justice. ' '