NEWS BY CABLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3288, 21 August 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE

The BouJangist Trial-

Paris, August 13, Tlio members of tho Eight lmvo withdrawn from tho Senatorial High Court,

The Council of Stato has decided that Boulanger is ineligible as Consul-General, anil declared his seal vacated,

August 14, Tlm High Court, by a majority ol 206, found Boulanger guilty of conspiracy, and by 198 to 10 convicted him of treason, Count Dillon and If. ltoehefort were found guilty of complicity,

August 15, General Boulanger, Count Dillon, and Henri Kochefort were sentenced to imprisoninont for lite in a fortress, _ Tho French Government are considering the advisability of demanding the extradition of Boulanger, Dillon, and llochefort.

There ig no excitement over tho verdict, The European press regard tho matter as a purely political trial

August 18, Boulanger denies that he ever embezzeled 125,000 francs, The money was expended by his son-in-law, Captain Briant, on disabled soldiers,

London, August 18. Boulanger asserts that his conviction is the result of a corrupt compact between the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, for tho purpose of preserving the latter's existence. He is confident the result of the general election will reverse the verdict, THE IAYBRiCKCASE.

IONLON, AngUSt 16, s Mr Matthews, Homo Secretary, will consider the petitions in favour of Mrs Maybrick before the sentence is carried out. These petitions have been signed by a quarter of a million of people. Tlit Lancet considers the verdict was justified by the evidence, As usual in these cases, Mrs Maybrick has received plenty of offers of marriage, at least seven being known of; but, besides these, one infatuated admirer lias carried his folly so far as .to offer himself as a substitute on the scaffold.

August 17.' ' The English Press Association states that Mrs Maybrick's sentence has been commuted to penal servitude for life, but the announcement is regarded as prematura, as Mr Matthews is still considering the case. Mr Matthews refused to receive a deputation of the Houso of Commons on the Maybrick case. An excited meeting lias been held in London in favour of a reprieve. Judge Stepheu has had a conference with the Home Secretary on the Maybrick case. The Judge approves the verdict.

August 18, Dr Baird, in a letter to the Medical Journal,opposes the Maybrick verdict

An American Murder

Nev Yobk, August 15,

Mr Terry, barrister, of California, struck Chief Justice Field at the railway station, Lathrap, and DeputyMarshal Nagle shot him dead, Terry was angry at the Judge for committing him for contempt in the Sharon case m 1887.

August 10. Terry's purpose was suspected, and Nagle was authorised to defend Judge l'ield.

Ai the inquest the latter was found Guilty of shooting, but will probably be acquitted. Terry's wife was Alfcbea Hill, who claimed to have been married to Senate Sharon, and brought a suit against him, which lasted for a considerable time, and excited great interest in California. She threatens revenge for the death of her husband, and lias since issued a warrant against Judge Field, whom she I accuses of complicity.