MURDER TRIAL.
Maroney, one of the two men tried for the horrible murder of a man named "Watson, -near Kojonah (Western Australia), has made a statement to the effect that he and Watkins, the other accused, met the deceased m the bash ■when looking for sandal wood. Watkins ra sed his gun and fired at Watson, who fell, Watkins subsequently striking him on the head with the butt of his gun. Maroney asked Watkins what he did that for, and he replied that deceased had. got more sandal wood than they could cut m a year. Both men then put the body between two logs an^ tmynt it, afterwards raking out the bones and buttons, and removing them some distance away. The police doubt $he statement, believing Maroney to. he more guilty than he .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 276, 25 October 1883, Page 2
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