PLEA FOR MURDERER.
PETITION FOR MATTHEWS’ REPRIEVE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, Last Night. A petition for the reprieve of Matthews, the Timaru murderer, who is a native of Invercargill, is being circulated by the local branch of the W.C.T.U., based on the conditions of his early home life and heredity, which were brought out at the trial. The Mayor has been advised by the Minister of Justice that Cabinet Will consider the petition before dealing with the sentence.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1921, Page 5
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78PLEA FOR MURDERER. Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1921, Page 5
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