WHO MURDERED BURKE?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 237, 30 September 1908, Page 2

WHO MURDERED BURKE?

THE WM'OilT mui'lli' CAbK. OCLXNKLLV K)Ui\D GUILTY OF ipKKJUItY, A aUvPUiriKD GO.VPKSSION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. iloikitik'a, Jvaat Night. Jm t'he Wi'.stporL perjury case against William iConneily, Justice Cooper occupied <5Vi houi\i .suniining up. The ipsue •wsaa practicably whether [Mailmen ajid Aiiiderson, c-onjvfcted >at. Nelson of manslaughter and Sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, had been wrongfully convicted, and the p-rcsent had >bet'iL brought to'lejst. tiiis. Ui.v Jlonor •.•yii.nuneil up 'most pronoirmcedly in <accu«ed's favor, holding tiluvt although Ounnelly con'Mvted 'from hi.s own admUaions, 710 corroljorative velial)le ovideiice, had b. eji adduced as required by Statute.

The' jury lia<l ! beeu locked up .nine days. After a retirement of f<our liours, tlio jury brought in a. verdict u/ guilty 011 eight coiirntrt 01 t:he iiml , ictment, s and n-it guilty on the last unimportant cou,ll^. Mr. ilianan. for the defence', asked leave l.n move |for a trial, ow t'le gUHiml.s tka.t the verdict, was against the weiglit of the- evideiKM*. His Donor. ♦ wlijiin ircs'i'iiviug jleaJve to move for a trial, .said he diid not think the appiiratio.n .would be granted, as he was Satisfied UlO jury had ;<-iven moit rarefill -ronsidenition to tin* wli'ole ),'aso. The pri:som j r was sonlenoed to sev i n yearh 1 ' hard tabor. H ' ; .s auth'entiva'lly rejiortcd that t'he pm'oner, afteii' Jjeing take,n iba.'-k to his veil, confessed tliat lie alone nnirder"d , 'Burke. r