THE MURDER CASE AT INVERCARGILL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 287, 24 March 1877, Page 3

THE MURDER CASE AT INVERCARGILL.

~ Th* correspondent of h!n-> M E. tk •j.'.f,.' supplies that journal wihli *th i.!i" following :—''The in;]U/st tin.-iv Cussarly commenced yts**v fil.ay afternoon bjforo a well-selec!:ed -fd-vy of leading tuvUSUICU, .'Hill Continued till ullt' o'clock fchirt mornin;.,'. £f. was then adjourn'- il. anil concluded, as far as the evidriiej was concerned, lit a quarter to t2 to-d.:y. There was a ereat deal of diiHctlfy in evtractin;,' eviiLiKU! from soum of tin.: witnesses. 'Fiiw room km cleared at aoout a quartet to t:J. At about lialf-"'«fc'J, the Jmy prepared with, their vi edict, the Court rc-opened. tn answer to tho usual question, the foreman read thy following verdict : % That the deceased Thomas Cassatly came by lib death through wilful violence-* and tkj evidence implicates John Mouayhan an tin.: tim."" of such violt'uc •.' To this they appended the following rid.a - :—' The Jury a!.*' desite to express th-ir st-oru 1 dmapprobatioa of tho'behaviour of Silky and lus wife in hastily which have- materially assisted this inquiry, thereby tending t'> defeat the cud.; of justic'.' 'tlii! Coroner thereupon committed John iVCoaa-'hau to tak" ids trial at tlio uc-Kt sittings of the Supreme t'mrt at on a ehar.:e o£ ; wilful umrder.' The prisoner .v,-s removed. On tho witnesses ooming to bo bound over to appear at the trial of the t'oroinn* Lt'oruunl tho witness Sdke of t:ie rider passed by the Jury. Witness asked if hi; would losu his license. The: Coronet informed tlm witness chat it would be tin-: duty of the Police- to brine; t'.e m-..tvet he foru tin; Ueneh. Tue proceedthen terminated.