THE ZEALANDIA CARPET FACTORY FIRE.
MITCHELL COMMITTED FOB TRIAL. (By Telegbaph.) Cheibtohuhoh, April 22. N. Mitchell, formerly proprietor of the Zealandia Carpet Factory, was committed for trial thia evening on a charge of having set fire to the factory with intent to defraud the South British Insurance Co. A witness named Richardson sworo that shortly before the fire Mitchell had offered him £40 to burn the factory down. Richardson informed the agent of the insurance company of the fact, without, however, mentioning any names. Other witnesses stated that before the fire Mitchell had removed two pattern machines and the looms from the fact >ry, and that it was impossible to tell his financial position from his books as they showed only what went out and not what came m.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3608, 24 April 1886, Page 3
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129THE ZEALANDIA CARPET FACTORY FIRE. Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3608, 24 April 1886, Page 3
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