THE PETONE MURDERS.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 111, 25 March 1897, Page 2

THE PETONE MURDERS.

BOSHER FOUND GUILTY

SENTENCED TO DEATH

Wkllingtox, Tuestl.iy. AiTKii a trial extending over some days, Boshcr lias been found guilty of the murders of Mr and Mrs Jones. Mr Wilfu.'d, Counsel for the defence, addressed the Court for three hours, and Mr Justice Edwards took four hours to sum up. Sentence of death was passed in the usual form.

Bosiier received the soutence very calmly, and when asked if he had anything to say he stated that before he was arrested several witnesses had come to him and told him that if the police arrested him they would see him through, hut they had betrayed him, and he left them to their consciences. (BY TELEGRAPH —OWN OOEKESrOM)ENT). Wellington, Last Night. It will be remembered that on the bodies of Mr and Mis Jones, the victims of the Petone tragedy, a large quantity of pepper was found. In connection with this, Mr Bell, the Crown Prosecutor, after the jury had delivered their verdict and before they left the box, said he would like to tell the jury of one fact winch would lighten their minds. A tin of pepper had been bought from Jones by the man who had just been sentenced, as an entry in old Jones' book proved, and that was evidently the tin which had been found on the table, as it could not be found in Bosher's house.