CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 352

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it was in the course

of a quarrel that

upon

he inflisted the fatal blows

the deceased woman.

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Chief

Ki's Honour M. Acting -

Justice Snowden who is in

attendance by special summons is called in at this point. and

takes his seat at the Table.

(His Excellency the Major- General Commanding here retires_ stating that he is compelled to ~

leave

on

account of an engagement.)

reply to His Excellency

the Governor, His Honour adheres to

the statement which he had made

case, that

in his report of the case,

premeditation, and he draws special. attention to the fact that the prisoner

who was

a

fisherman had left his

house in pursuit of the women,

- having first concealed a chopper

about his

person,

with which he

afterwards Killed the woman when

he had overtaken her:

His Honour took the

opportunity of amending his

report by adding the Coroner's depositions, which contained the

prisoner's statement as just.

the trial.

that the

prisoner

murder showed signs of very great

in at

As to the question of the

not having had the assistance of a solicitor to prepare

.

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