Attempted Incendiarism at Cambridge.
(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COBRESPOSD' iS; CAMBRIDGE, this day. * A malicious attempt to burn down*! premises of George Dickiosm, bookseller,. Duke-sfrect, was made early this nioraisjj I It appeals that some person had g«tW*| , a quantity of straw and other inflanuMS^l I matter against lbs fide of the prearseMli having put a match to i', went-i-wj I leaving it burning Fortunatelyi S fire appears to have died out •"Jjj charring the boards. MrDickinsonba™ discovered the circumstance comniusio'^s | with Constable Brennan. A vagrant n«J»™| James Murphy was subsequently ar^?-,.| lon suspicion. As the wind had beeu bBJ | ing during the morning, there is doubt tPe ' if thn lire had caught hold tcver.d tv^;. pounds worth of damage would bui ■ - - 'lone, n't the place is in' the very centra,'J} ihe town.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 3865, 4 January 1883, Page 2
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