WELLINGTON FIRE ENQUIRY.
(PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION ) Wellington, August 5, A coroner's jury sa", til! a lats liour to-nigbt hearing evidencw i.'i lega-d to outbreaks if fire in a houße occudud by a man named Kiiingay, at Khandallah, and insured for £3OO The ev den.e isdica'ed that at le>sr o&ei of tbe fireslud been started fiom inside the house. A feature of tb> aftiir is that Rumgay bad tried ti fasten suspicion on a young woman, and liter on a man. In the evidence it was statod that the suspicions as to the former were groundless. The jury re'arced a verdict that both fires were wilfully ciused by som j p:rson or portions unknown, and added a rider expressing sympathy with the woman whose name had been mentioned, and stated that sha lefo the Court; without a stain on her character.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19010806.2.20
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 174, 6 August 1901, Page 3
Word Count
140WELLINGTON FIRE ENQUIRY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 174, 6 August 1901, Page 3
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