FIRE-RAISING.
MAN CAUGHT IN THE ACT
GORE, July 28. A rather extraordinary occurrence was reported from Riversdale this morning. A number of fires were observed over the plain. A settler, on making investigation, saw a man deliberately setting fire to several straw stacks." The settler obtained assistance, but meantime the man reached the next farm and set fire to three oatsheaf stacks, also several straw stacks. The two victims met and secured him. In all he burned fifteen stacks, valued at over £400. The man was brought to Gore to-night for medical examination, as he was apparently mentally, deranged. -■ He arrived in the district several days ago. He is about fifty voars of age, and gives his name asGeorge Murray. He states that he has a wife and three children in Dunedin " GORE, July 29. George Munro (not Murray) was charged with burning fifteen stacks yesterday. He was brought before the justices this morning, and remanded until Friday.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxix, Issue 7241, 29 July 1907, Page 3
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