POWELKA'S SENTENCE.
DEPUTATION TO WELLINGTON'S MAYOR. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Thursday. «A deputation of sympathisers- with .Powelka waited on the Mayor to-dav, primarily to ask for the use of the Town Hall for a public meeting. The deputation asserted that' 95 per cent, of the people considered the sentence unduly severe, and it was suggested that something should have ibeen done to ascertain if Powelka was in sound mental condition when sentenced. The Mayor said the use of the Town Hall could ivot be granted free of charge. Personally, he was at first astonished at the. sentence, but he knew Mr. Justice Cooper well, and he (Mr. Wilford) knew no one was more kind-hearted or more humane than his Honor, who must have had before him reports wihich were not known to the public. The Mayor also emphasised the fact that the Judiciary must be guarded against outside interference.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 64, 24 June 1910, Page 5
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149POWELKA'S SENTENCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 64, 24 June 1910, Page 5
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