THUMB-PRINT CASE.—The discovery of a thumb print on a bloodstained piece of cardboard led to an event unprecedented in English criminal law. George Fraterson was. sentenced to death last year for the murder of a shopkeeper in Manchester. He unsuccessfully appealed, but was later reprieved by the Home Secretary. He has now been allowed a second appeal, in consequence of ths claim that the print is not from Fraterson’s thumb.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 881, 27 January 1930, Page 9
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70Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 881, 27 January 1930, Page 9
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