THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1544, 25 January 1887, Page 3

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER CASE.

The trial of Oaffrev and Penn for the murder of Robert Taylor concluded at Auckland on Saturday. On Friday Mr Meagher made a stirring appeal on behalf of Caffrey, endeavoring to show that it was Penii who committed the murder, and on Saturday morning Mr Napier addressed the jury on behalf of Penn, attempting to throw the guilt on Caffrey. His Honor Judge Ward's summing up lasted an hour. He thought no fouler crime than this ever stained the annals of the colony. Grace Graham's evidence was unreliable ; in fact there was not a single mitigating circumstance in the whole case. There w»s no doubt that Taylor was alive when Penn had his arms round his neck, and that he was killed by the fourth shot. That disposed of Peno's defence. Commenting on Caffrey's exclamation on the beach, " I have done it," and also that he had not done yet, but intended to finish the whole lot. His Honor characterised this as a confession of twb. Concluding, His Honor said thtt while they must give the prisoners the benefit of any doubt, it mu3t be a reasonable doubts The jury retired at 4.30, and returned into Court after an hour's absence with a verdict of " Guilty against both prisoners, but with a recommendatioa to mercy." On the prisoners being challenged why sentence of death should not be passed tipon them, Caffrey seid he never committed the, murder; he was incapable of such a cowardly act. Penn also declared his innocence. He was led away by Caff ey to join him in' getting away Mrs Seymour, believing she was willing to go with Caffrey. He had no intention or design to harm Taylor's family. His Honor then assumed the black cap, and delivered the following; impressive address, and pronounced the death sentence :—Prisoners at the Bar, —After a lengthened trial and a notable defence you have been found guilty, on evidence which carried conviction to the minds of all who heard it, of ihe fearful crime wherewith you stand charged. The jury have recommended you to mercy, and that recommendation shall be duly forwarded to the Governor; but I can hold out no hopes to you now th'it it will be acted upon, for since the day when the words were spoken, "whoso sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood b? shed." no more cold or more deliberate murder has ever been planned, or perpetrated. From the earth, where it was spilt, the voice of th'<t old man's blood cries aloud unto Heaven. You deemed your escape secure, for tbe keel of your vessel left no trace that humanity could follow, but you forgot that tbe way of God is on the seas, and H<s hath in the great waters. At His word the stormy wind arose which drove you westward to the shores of Australia, from whence you have been brought hither to face your doom. Yet to you the law will be more merciful than you were to your victim. Youjsent him to his last account without one moment's respite or repentance, to you time will be given to prepare to meet your God. With man's tribunal you have now well nigh done, but hereafter we must, all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, and, if you would there find pardon, I entreat you to spend in penitence and prayer the few days left to you on earth. It only now remains for me to pass upon you the last awful sentence of the law—that you and each of you be severally hung by the neck until you are dead, and may the Lord, in His infinite mercy, have compassion on your souls. Penn gave a cynical sickly smile, and. bowed to the audience; Caffrey watc equally unmoved, further than showing a hectic flush on his cheek. The crowd then dispersed. &o manifestation of any kind took place.

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BOMOSOPATHY IN THE UNITED STATES It is said that in the United States t.t'io are more than 10,000 homoeopati io practitioners, and that there are fourteen colleges for educating Btudenta in homceoopathy. The homoeopaths set forth theii views in 143 societies and twenty journals, and give their valuable services to the public at fifty-one hospitals and ,fortyeiphfc dispensaries. Our usually well informed contemporary, the New York Medical Record, appears to accept these figures as at least approximately correct, though at the same time it expresses the belief that Americana are outgrowing their curious love for this worn out theory.— British Medical Journal. THB COOLIN MOTH. —i C«l for,nian paper to band bj tbe mail gives a brief account of some important experiments made with the objeot of combating the ravages of the codliu moth. For two years the Hint* Entomologist at Uliooiß (Professor Forbes) has been conducting experiments in apple orchards with arsenical poisons, and shows that an average of at least 70 per cent of apples now destroyed or injured by the oodlin moth and all othsr insects may be sated to ripening by one or two sprayings with Fans green made in early spring while the fruit it not larger than a bszel DUt. Observations and analyses bate shown that there is not the slightest danger to the consumer of the fruit from poisoning the trees thus early in the seasoD, when tbe apples are yery small. Experiments show, however, that late poisoning is dangerous, and, furthermore, that it has no effect on the codlin moth. Paris green was found most effective. Experiments were made under widely varying oircumstanoes during two years and on several varieties of fruit. It is estimated that the general use of the spraying method will effect a saving to the State of Illinois, in the increased value of the apple crop, of £300,000 a year. Tbe paper from which we have quoted asserts that the orohardists about Los Gatos (California) have, during tba past tweive or eighteen months, experimented with solutions of Paris green and London purple, and both have been found very effective in putting a stop to the ravages of the moth. . The plebiscite taken at Dunedin as to where the statue of Bums is to be placed has resulted in favor of tbe Oct«gon site as against the Triangle, in front of tbe railway station, bat a member of the City Council has announced that lie intends to oppose it in tbe Council. The Brisbane Observer tells a story about a bank manager who otuck a white rose in a red "ink bottle instead of the water jug, and in a nhcir time the white petals became beautilully tinted with a salmon color.