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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 21 April 1880, Page 2

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_ — _- ♦ [BY ELECTUIC TELEGRAPH.] [PEB PRESS ASSoCIATrOJf.] DtjnbdiNj April 17. Tbe trial of Butler for murder was concluded tosflay. The prisoner who did not call any witnesses, at once entered upoft his defence and spoke for six hours in a clear calm voice, occasionally pausing to consult his notes. He criticised the evidence closely and conlended that nothing bad brought forward by the Crown to connect him with the murder. He exp'ained his attempt at escape from Duuedin by tbe fact that he believed the police were go3n ; g to';fe rarest lira for burglary and that lie was under police sur* veillance on the night of the murder. He Rfßrmed that he was more than half drunk and awsiy from the scene of it. The Judge's summing up was in favor of she frisoner. The jury retired shortly after 6 p.m. . , . v. ). At five minu'es past nine, the jury in Butler's case returned a verdict of 'not euiliy.' The prisoner displayed no emotion, and said nothing. The Court was prtcked, and the immense cr'md.outfide hooted on heating the verdict, and' also hooted prisoner. No mention was made of a nolh fvoseqni in Mir other cases, and the prisoner will be pr.ici-efled against jn »he charge of muWefng .D" war's wife. NeL'ON, April 17. At the public meeting las? night there \vhs a crowded uttend*incrj and Messrs Bunny nni J?iit were present. The lifcifr tend some eori-csaonJance between Ad»ras anJ himself, and the forlri'er'g.'ive evidence < f his coinluofc re ;) > ncep(iiue'auainsfc Ac'on Alams. AiTJ^nest; t''e resolutions passed wns one tlmt the cvi dence in thocisebp liil ho'bra the Minis* ter of Jostles, a ij d ( ,t Ti a t Aelon Adnms Up requested to rvn^n hi* nhn*. iril the' ffoase.