THE BERON MURDER
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 12. Stciner Morrison's death sentence has been commuted to imprisonment for life. Over 50,000 persons signed a petition for his reprieve. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. Received 14, 10 a.m. Londcn, April 13. The reasons for Morrison's reprieve are unknown. The newspapers recall the fact that Mr. Justice Darling, in pronouncing sentence, abstained from concurring with the verdict of the Lord Chief Justice in the Court of Appeal. He remarked that the function of the Court was not to say whether the verdict was right or wrong, but whether the trial was properly conducted. The newspapers comment on another feature, namely, the manner in which Morrison's past was revealed. The report of the Commission o'. Enquiry into the police conduct of the Clapham Common case declares that the proceedings consisted of an intension to arrest Morrison for breach of a license. Nothing was mentioned to suggest that he was suspected of murder. Constable Greaves' version of the circumstances was untrue. Signatures to the reprieve petition numbered 70,000.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 278, 15 April 1911, Page 5
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175THE BERON MURDER Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 278, 15 April 1911, Page 5
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