The Wellington Shooting Affray
-♦- (JPEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. The evidence for the prosecution in the murder trial finished this morning. Several of the later witnesses have deposed to Finley's being knocked down or falling down, before firing. Bradford the Government armourer, made some experiments with the revolver in Court which showed it could not be discharged unless the trigger was pulled. Jellicoe asked the Judge to direct the jury there was no ground for the charge of murder, but His Honor declined. Jellicoe then quoted a case in which Chief Justice Cockburn, in a somewhat similar trial, laid destinct issues before the jury in writing and asked them to follow this example. This was agreed to. There will be no evidence for the defence, which is somewhat a surprise, as it was thought Seele would haye been called.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 70, 1 December 1892, Page 2
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140The Wellington Shooting Affray Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 70, 1 December 1892, Page 2
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