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Grey River Argus, Issue 109, 22 September 1866, Page 3

■ • September 19. ,The Court sat again this morning, vhen*" Sullivan was placed on his trial before a Special Jury, charged with the mur^ei; ojf. Jam.es B.attlo. Sullivan asked permission to recall Jiis former plea of "l^ot Quilty," and to put' in a pica in accordance with his confession, viz,. '-'Complicity in the murder by being associated with murderers," but not" guilty of actual jnurdei\ ■ The Judge received the plea of " Not Qtoilty." "The case was proceeded with, and' the evidence adduced UvaY-eUed Q\ r ev the same Aground as' formerly, in tracing ' Battle-ii'om the place where he had been last, at fb'k.until he met the m.urdevei-s,-and - goii% over* the evi&kice which connected%ullivan Ajrith .the murder, Sergeant sTvore to Sullivan's written confllgon. Sullivan ni^b a Iwg address to the Juiy. % ' . The Ju,ry retirflL and after an absence of twenty miuuijra3," returned with a yerdict of " GuiUy^L Sullivansaid nothing; when challenged in the usual maunen^ Sentence of death was then pronoflbced upon him,. Sullivan wept when the%u.dge, in the course of his remarks, referred ijo lus The Court then adjourned. It is believed that Sdllivaii .will not . be hanged, as lie is wanted .tip give cvi- ' donee -in the Coast murders*