A Diabolical Crime.
(Per Press Association). Sydnky, This Day. Wilson has been sentenced to death for an attempt to murder Hampson. The case was surrounded by pecular circumstances. Wilson wanted Hampson to insure his life in his favor, Wilson paying the premiums. Tbe latter then enticed Hampson to a lonely spot over looking the harbour, and after administering a dose of poison pushed his victim over a cliff. Tbe poison proved ineffectual. Hampson's arm was broken by the fall, and he was rescued.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 81, 2 October 1895, Page 2
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83A Diabolical Crime. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 81, 2 October 1895, Page 2
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