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New Zealand Herald - Thursday, May 2, 1895
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Taylor swore that he was absolutely innocent of the charge brought against him. Edward Clarke, counsel for the accused, made an eloquent address to the jury, in which he claimed an acquittal, on the ground that the chief witness for the prosecution was of questionable reputation. The Judge sums up to-morrow.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., counsel for the accused, made an eloquent address to the jury, in which he claimed an acquittal on the ground that the chief witness for the prosecution was a man of questionable reputation.