THE WAIKINO TRAGEDY.
HIGGINS’ SENTENCE. COMMUTED TO LIFE. [BY TELEGRArn —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, March 1. 'The Executive Council to-day decided to commute the death penalty, imposed on John Christopher Higgins for the Waihi school murders, to imp: isonment tor life as it was considered that Higgins was, from a medical point of view, insane when he committed tho murder.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1924, Page 3
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60THE WAIKINO TRAGEDY. Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1924, Page 3
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