INCENDIARY REVELLERS.
♦ CONFESSION AS TO 16 WAERNAMBOOL FIKEB. [.rasas association. | (Received Angust 6, 1 p.m.) Melbourne, This Dat. The Warrnambool incendiarists have confessed to having started lti firea, one of which oaußod a loss of .£BOO. In several cases where the fires did not burn pioperly the men returned to the promisee and relighted them. In order to prevent the possibility of the flamea being extinguished, they in one case locked the doors of the fire brigade station and threw the koya away. They mod to hide until a crowd gathered, and then mix among it. Campbell, one of those arrested, was enrolled as a member of the Vigilance Committee formed to capture the incondiariats. He said they had no object in burning down the buildings, but they had been drinking, and were imbued with a spirit of devilment.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18950806.2.33
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 32, 6 August 1895, Page 2
Word Count
139INCENDIARY REVELLERS. Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 32, 6 August 1895, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in