AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
1 ■ ■' I (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. An inquest was held here to-day, before Mr. Bond, coroner, and a jury of six, to inquire into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred at Sunnyside, near Hamilton, on April 15th, by which portion of a building in process of removal, and about which there was some dispute regarding ownership, was burned down. No one benefited by the tire, and the only reason that can be given was that it was a spiteful act on the part of some person or persons unknown. The outbreak was discovered by two women who lived in the vicinity, apd when they arrived at the spot they found the place saturated wih kerosene. Evidence showed that Mr. Brewer was 12 miles away from the place at the time, and his wife was a mile away. The jury returned a verdict that the building was wilfully "set on f]re by some person or persons unknown. -
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 180, 30 July 1909, Page 5
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162AN INCENDIARY FIRE. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 180, 30 July 1909, Page 5
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