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Show HOLDS SUICIDE PACT AMOUNTS TO MURDER (N. EL A. sturr Bpectal.) LONDON, Jan. 1. 'Justice Shear-man Shear-man nt the Swansea assizes denounced la lury which returned a verdict of not jcuilty of murder In the caso, of Griffith Grif-fith John Thomas, who entered Into a 'suicide pact with Elizabeth May IDavies, both 20. The girl died from poison, but Thomas recovered "When two persons agree to commit suicide, and one survives, ho Is guilty of tho murder of tho other," said Shearman. Thomas got nine months for attempted suicide. |