The Auckland Murder Case

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 121, 1 April 1893, Page 2

The Auckland Murder Case

SCOTT SENTENCED TO DEATH. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, March 30. In summing up in the Wnikotniti murder case, Mr Justice Connolly read the medie.il evidence, showing that death resulted from strychnine prisoning; Tho Judg9s summing up iv tho Waikomiti murder trial lasted altogether sis hours aud ten minutes. Tho jury retired at twenty-fiye minutes to one, aud shortly after two o'clock they returned to court aud announced a verdict of •• Guilty." The prisoner was, considering tho circuinstuuces, wonderfully cool and col lected, but there was a good deal of suppressed excitement in the court room, whicb was crowded wita spectators. Scott did not make any reply to tho j usual question, as to whether ho had anything to say why sontouce should not be passed. His Honor having put on the black cap, and addrossing the prisoner, said that the murder of which he bud beeu found guilty had been aggravated by the fact that its probable motive was his immoral relations with tho deceased man's wife, and also by the fact that Scott had professed throughout to be Thompson's most intimate friend, nnd to be nursing and caring for him in his sickness. Judge Couuolly then senteucod tho prisoner to death. Beforo discharging the jury, his Honor said ho concurred entirely with them iv tho verdict they had returned.