WANGANUI.
This day. George Worgan's trial lasted all de * and at midnight the jury hrought in a verdict of guilty of forgery, and guilty if uttering without intent to defraud. 'L'he prisoner said he could not understand the verdict, but admitted he had hac: an impartial trial. Had he been at liberty since he was committed he would have been able to procure exonerating evidence. Jle i:nsted to public opinion arriving at i-. clr.Terent result than that of the Jury, and threw himself on the mercy of the Court. Judge Richmond, in passing sentence, said he would take into account that in all probability prisoner did not' intend to defraud to the full amount, but! had merely dabbled in crime. He would be sentenced to two yean' hard labor.
A fatal accident happened to a >%wyer named Thomas Mitchell, recently from Hokitika. While cross-cutting a log in the bash a few mi lei from town, the log rolled over and crushed him to death, i
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Thames Star, Volume x, Issue 3182, 1 May 1879, Page 2
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165WANGANUI. Thames Star, Volume x, Issue 3182, 1 May 1879, Page 2
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