"WILFULLY SET ON FIRE."
By TflleEWh—Frees ABBociitioß—Oosyrigb) Sydney, January 12. . Tho coroner at Murrumburrah, returning a verdict of incendiarism at the inquest on the firo which occurred on January 2, by which six shops were destroyed, declared that ho could not make a committal. Ho could only say trWilfully Bet on fire." Many snch cases in tho past year were tho • result of overinsuringj Another reason for making it difficult to cope with such cases was tho sympathy shown by tho juries with criminals.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1336, 13 January 1912, Page 5
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