THE MOUNT RENNIE CASE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 251, 31 March 1888, Page 3

THE MOUNT RENNIE CASE.

Tin. Mini&tei ot Justice tor Xow South Wale-, Mr William Clatkc, •seems to be giwngvtvj careful and commendable consideration to the ca»e of tlu' Mount Rennie con\irt-. The fm ther de\elopment oi the "nse has now a^umed a \ery \ohiminous foim, and Mr Clarke ha« spared neither time nor trouble in obtaining everything that tended to throw further light on the ca^c, and has had numerous inter \ie\v.s with ladies and gentlemen who were frequently with the boys while they Mere lying under sentence of death. Mr Clarke now considers he has obtained nil the information that it is po^iblc to obtain on the subject, and has arranged to have a consultation with Mr Justice Windeyer, the judge who presided at the trial, some day next week, when the whole of the fresh matter and the chcumstances attending the tiial will bo thoroughly into. Speaking to u representative oi the (< Australian Star," the Minister of .Justice said the e\idenee before him left no doubt in his mind that the girl Hicks was ot a previously bad character, and that she had gone with the cabman to the place where she had made the acquaintam c of the boys w ltli the view of allowing him to commit an offence. The further particulars of this distressing case (says the paper named) allow of no other conclusion as to the previous character of the girl than that which the Minister of Justice lias arrived at. Should Mr Clarke go into the case in the .'-.am.c careful spirit, With the view ol doing justice to oil parties, that he has approached the case in regard to the girl, there is no doubt that two of the boys, Newman and Keegan, will be released. Hill's case also demands very careful investigation. Within a few weeks the decision of the Minister may be looked for.