The New Hymouth Murder
• ■ (PEB UNITBD PBBBB ASSOCIATION) Nbw Pltmouth, June 2. The evidence given at the inquest. J, Gilmour stated he gave Malouey the trousers" and. waistcoat produced. (These were found in the bund >'e along with the slippers.) .Charles Caroell also identified the. trousers and waist coat ; as having been worn^by Maloney.; if.^Vvi ; Fpote, drapt**, mdentifiell^wd; shirts (out of the bundle) as having been^purohasedUby Malooey from him. This concluded the evidence. Mr Samuel did not offer any evidence on behalf of the prisoner, ii The: Coroner then summel up, and the jury re tired at 26 minutes past 4. They re turned into Court at 5.25 with a verdict to tH% effect that the deceased was wilfully murdered, and suspicion rested on the accused. The Coroner declined to accept this, verdict, and instructed the jury that they musl either bring in a verdict of wilful murder n gainst the atoiiscp or au open verdict. The ijury. retired, and on returning the foreman said there was little prospect of tbe jury arriving at a verdict. The Coroner instructed them again to retire and he would re ceive them again to-night.
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 146, 3 June 1890, Page 2
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191The New Hymouth Murder Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 146, 3 June 1890, Page 2
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