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A MOCKERY OP JUSTICE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. St. Petersburg, May 20. At Warsaw last September Count Roniker was convicted of the murder of his youthful brother-in-law, who stood between him and a fortune, and was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. The Appeal Court has now Teduced the sentence to fifteen months, on the ground that the crime was one of manslaughter, and Roniker has been allowed bail pending an appeal to the Senate. The newspapers contrast the leniency in this case with the sentence on Miss Malecka, who remains in custody pending an appeal. MESS MALECKA'S FATE. Received 21, 9.5 p.m. London, May 21. In the House of Commons Mr. F. S. Asland, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Miss Malecka had been given a fortnight in which to decide whether she would appeal. It is understood that her counsel is preparing a petition to the Czar. The Russian authorities state that they have incontrovertible proof of Miss Malecka's nationality. The Court made a mistake in describing her as British. The Chronicle's Warsaw correspondent states that three Polish judges favored Miss Malecka's acquittal, and four Russian judges voted her guilty.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 279, 22 May 1912, Page 5
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192RED RUSSIA Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 279, 22 May 1912, Page 5
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