When ft jury retires to consider its verdict it is not expected that there will be absolute equanimity, but it i>< seldom that there are "words" between the twelve good men and true, states the Auckland "Star." On Wednesday, however, when the jury had been considering their verdict for some time, a loud voice, that penetrated the building, was heard to shout: "I'm not a sheep's head. Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, and I will stay here all night i'2 'necessary." A policeman was dispatched post haste to act as a steadying influence on the men who were deciding the fate of a fellow citizen.
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Shannon News, 15 February 1927, Page 3
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