THE GLEBE MURDER.
MOIR SENTENCED TO DEATH. By Cable—Press Association—Copyriglt. Received 30, 9.35 p.m. Sydney, January 30. At the trial of Moir for the murder of Trevascus, the medical evidence showed that was a mental weakling. Counsel for the defence a-gned that such a weakling would be unable to conceive the clever circumstances surrounding the tragedy. He declared that Trevascus was a "fence," who got Moir into his clutches and used him for his own evil purposes. Moir, afraid that the nature of his dealings with Trevascus would be discovered, went to Melbourne under an assumed name. ' The jury found him guilty, with a strong recommendation to.mercy on the grounds of his extreme youth and the probability that deceased exercised a strong evil influence on the prisoner's mind. Moir, in reply, to the usual question, proclaimed his innocence, and the sentence of death was passed.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 182, 31 January 1912, Page 5
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145THE GLEBE MURDER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 182, 31 January 1912, Page 5
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