The trial of the Breelong aboriginal murderer, Jimmy Governor, who was wounded' and captured Northern NAS.A. a fortnight ago, was commenced in Sydney on the 2ist November. His brother Joe was shot dead in the same district some few days after the outlawry notification was issued. Mr. F. S. Boyce, assigned by the Crown to defend the er. entered a plea for acquittal on the ground that the prisoner had already on the 2Jth October been formally convicted and attainted as an outlaw. A formal verdict was returned that the plows raised were not established, the jury was disch"rved and x fresh jury empannelled. The prisoner was then formally charged and eraded not guilty, Counsel for the own concluded his ease and the jury were locked up for the night, © On resuming the next day the prisoner's counsel appealed for a verdict of man. slaughter, the jury after 10 minutes' "b-sence returned with a verdict of guilty, and the death sentence was pronounced, the prisoner rec-iving it without emotion.
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