The Severed Hand Case.
HOWARD FOUND GUILTY.
SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS' IJCPBISONMENT.
(188 ONITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Chmstchurch, Sunday. Mr Justice Johnston's summing up occupied an hour and a half. It was somewhat favorable to the Godfreys At 6.20 the jury retired, and after an hour and a half returned, wliec the foreman announced that they acquitted the Godfreys. After a further consultation the jury found all the prisoners not guilty on the first count, that of conspiracy, and Howard alone guilty on the second count, attempt to defraud. His Honor sentenced Howard to two years' impri sonment without hard labor. In passing the sentence he remarked that he quite agreed with the verdict with regard to the Godfreys. He regretted that the law did not allow hitn to give a more severe punishment, and to sentence the prisoner to hard labour.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1682, 12 April 1886, Page 4
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