A LIFE SENTENCE.
DOUGLAS, THE MASTERTON PRISONER. . The young man Douglas, convicted of a brutal crime at Opaki, near Masterton, came up for sentence yesterday morning. Judge Edwards made some very strong remarks as to the serious nature of the offence. He had no doubt, when Douglas left the girl lying on the roadside, be thought she was dead, and had intended to kill hej. The crime was of the greatest gravity," and only short of murder. The mai^ was even worse than a brute, and his sentence would be penal servitude for life. ; Before Douglas was sentenced, Dp Gray Hassall gave further evidence as to the accused's mental condition. He did not think the man was insane r but he would be a danger to the corn" munity while at large.
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Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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132A LIFE SENTENCE. Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1899, Page 2
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