DEATH PENALTY
SENTENCE COMMUTED THE WOY WOY CASE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, SYDNEY, December 22. Cabinet lias decided to commute to eighteen months’ imprisonment the sentence of death imposed on; Martin Jacobsen. It was never anticipated that the death sentence would be_ allowed to stand. The Cabinet to-day had betoro it an affidavit by a doctor stating that he had found no marks ou tlie girls body which were consistent with her stoiy or a struggle. x , The premier (jUr Bavin), 111 a -statement, said that, in view of the accused s previous good character and the strong recommendation to mercy by the jury, it had decided to commute the sentence to eighteen months iinprisoument. The case aroused great interest, the whole populace of Woy Woy being up in arms' against what was considered was a severe sentence. It was' alleged that the girl was a consenting party. —Australian Press Association.
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Evening Star, Issue 20057, 24 December 1928, Page 5
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150DEATH PENALTY Evening Star, Issue 20057, 24 December 1928, Page 5
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