TY - BOOK AU - Young,Sherwood TI - Guilty on the gallows: famous capital crimes of New Zealand SN - 186934068X (pbk.) : U1 - 364.15230993 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Grantham House KW - Murder KW - New Zealand KW - Case studies KW - Capital punishment KW - Murderers N1 - On cover: Stranglers, poisoners, a traitor, knife, gun & axe murderers; Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index N2 - This history of capital crime in New Zealand includes the careful examination of twenty cases. These end with the case of Walter Bolton who was the last person hanged in 1957. Changes in methods of execution are explored along with other detail ER -