SENTENCE OF MURDER
QVASHED BY APPEAL COURT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received '29, 10 p.m. Sydney, September 20. The Court, of Criminal Appeal quashed the sentence on Ellison for murdering his sweetheart on August 19 on the ground that the evidence of the principal witness required corroboration. This is the first ti.ne that a capital conviction has been set aside.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 85, 30 September 1911, Page 5
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59SENTENCE OF MURDER Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 85, 30 September 1911, Page 5
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