VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
PRISONER SENTENCED foe LIFE. [PEE UNITED PBEBS ASSOCIATION^ Nelson, This Day. In the Lyell murder case the jury retired at midnight, and after an absence of 45 minutes returned a verdict of manslaugter. Prisoner, in reply to the Judge, said lie had been convicted on the oath of a perjured prostitute and two perjured constables. The Judge sentenced him to penal servitude for life, saying at the same time, the jury had taken a very merciful view of the case, as the evidence fully -justified a verdict of wilful murder, lhe case created a lot of excitement, and I the Court was. crowded throughout the trial.
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 5, 21 June 1883, Page 2
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109VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 5, 21 June 1883, Page 2
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