CRIMINAL SITTING

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5411, 18 June 1879, Page 3

CRIMINAL SITTING

TmESDAY, JUNB 17. (Berore hia Honor Gltfofv.Ju9tiq&. P^nabi^it.) 'i)'-' ABSOK. Patrick Whelan was charged with setting fire to the house of William Hawker, at Meanee, on 25th February, (j ff /, ] ( Mr Cotterill prosecuted for the Crown ; Mr Lascelles derendecf the pisoner. T TJiei evidence was published in full, Jay,. ns the charge was investigatelTiri the«Jg^denA^Jjj^ti:ate)s^QQurJ; >r^iie.^ caseTfor the prosecution was "that for some time previous to the date of the fire there was ilLblood between^thejpar ties,^and the.; Kesident Magistrate'sjOourt with forcibly entering on his (prosecutor's) premises. ihe hearing 25 bh. On that morning the prosecutor got up <early and went out to borrowj-^^a^fon which to ride to town. He returned home about 8 o'cjgqkjiiandj: passed the prisoner riding a grey horse m the direction of Napifcfcs % Pi^bJeißJtor had his breakfast and started for town about 9 o'clock. WhenßH6SKßthe Waverley Hotel, on the Taradale road, prisoner again passed him, goingS^^p^lMicllrection. The prisoner was seen, when he got to the house of a settler^fiaifieUßS^ylQG r Qurn up a bye-road which led to hia own and prosecutor's houses. ""Shortly afterwards ne returned, but he was pbseryed by. several wSWeMes* &•' W contintia'll^ *ltfeMn'|back, as if he expected something to occur. The flames tJrbke" out soon after Vt^fifflM! 0 nesses at considerable length,, and at the, conclusion of the caW fdr'thef prosecution was about to open the case for the defence when the jury intimated that they had already heard" sufficient evidence, andthey wer^preplir'«d4B'acqfaitQn'e'prls'dneV. fciUU A verdict of not guiltywas accordingly entered, andQpie<pr'isqrietf O?hlP ©flttr&^tHen'i'adiJournM 'niiffl^ajO; o'clfl®i'Miiii ( in6rii&g? Jit> »' x yxioiLuaist)...> 1.