MURDER TRIALS.

Nelson Evening Mail, 25 November 1905, Page 2

MURDER TRIALS.

THE TAPANUT AND IiOTOKU V CASEB. ' (United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, N o v. 2t At tho Supreme Court the trial of Alexander Campbell on a chaise •f murdering Robert Hislop at Ko- | torua was concluded to-day. i ( Evidence \v-as called corroborating the accused's statement. that the deceased had persistently p^s--terod and insulted Mrs Campbell The jury returned a verdict of mantolauii-hter, with a strong- rcco^hmnndation to morcy. «

I The Judge, in view of all the jCTCumstances. and the findings and ! recommendations of the hu-y, said he was justiiied in passing a light serstcrro, mid he sentenced the .-o evsed to 21 hours' imprisonment, beginning with the commencement of the Court acting. His time homg up, the accused was allowed The jury presented a resolution entirely clearing Mrs Campbell's character.

. DUNEDIN, Nov. 24. The hearing of the charge against Stott and Bromley, of having murdered Horn Ting Tong at Tapanui, was concluded. No evidence was was called for the defence. Mr Hanlon. m his address to the jurv said there were too many pre^ sumptions in the oasei- for \h 0 f°* wn# . Be made a strong point £L> e c . ircun >stanc.es in the evidence pointing to accused being as onf!s' l"^ stroh^ aglinst ™»,w *l he Crown witll osses as against the accused. After over an hour's retirement J< U !?lJ et " rncd to ask whether a verdict otf not proven was eq-uivalent to not guilty. His Honor said it was exactly the same. The jury retired and returned again with a verdict of not guilty.