A MURDER TRIAL.
SINGULAR INSANITY PLEA? REPRIEVE NOT GRANTED By Telecrafch—Frea« Assn.—Copyright Received April 11. 5.5 p.m. m , „ London, April fl. The Home Secretary has refused to reprieve Holt. Sir E. Marshall Hall, K.C., who defended him, took the unusual action of writing a letter expressing the belief that Ilolt was insane, pointing out that the English law does not hang madmen. The Home Secretary states the final decision was reached only after a special medical enquiry into Holt's mental condition. The execution has been fixed for the 13th. inst.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asgn. [A cahle received from London on March !oth said: A singular apptleft* tion was made in the Criminal Appeal Court on behalf of a man named Holt, who is awaiting execution for murder. Counsel sought permission for a surgical operation to ascertain if Holt was suffering from a disease of the brain, rendering him irresponsible. The Court demanded further evidence to prove that the disease, if present, produced irresponsibility]
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1920, Page 5
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161A MURDER TRIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1920, Page 5
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