STAR AND GARTER FIRE.
THE MAGISTERIAL DECISION. . NOT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. ! (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) OAMARU, this day. Tlhe local stipendiary, Mr. Bartholomew, gave a lengthy judgment this morning concerari-ng the Star and Gartor fire inquiry. He concluded' bits ranmtrks as follows: —-"After giving the fullest considlexatkm ho -the whole, evidence, 1 must Bay that Okirk's story still persists as a weighty indictment. Iv endeavouring to icome to a definite finding, 1 must proceed on the principlwi of proof applicable Ito a criminal trial, and a person cannot 'be condemned for a serious crime on a cbafcHKang of pwAabilities; guilt must be I proved beyond (reasonable doubt. 1 am lunabfe to make any express (Hiding. My formal verdict is: "The Star and Garter I Hotel was parity destroyed on 14th 'February, 1915, by a fixe which originated in the vicinity of rooms 'in, 36, and 37, in what is known as the old building, but there ie not sufficient evidence to show bow the said fire wae caused.' "
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 71, 24 March 1915, Page 6
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166STAR AND GARTER FIRE. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 71, 24 March 1915, Page 6
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