TEMUKA FIRES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14329, 20 October 1910, Page 6

TEMUKA FIRES.

A PROSECUTION. i As a. sequel to the recent lire enquiry at 'lemuka, three you in: men appeared before Mr V. .:>>. Day, rs..U., at rue Magistrate's Cours jii 'li'ianka on Tuesday when Aleck LSiyth was setting lire to Dr iiugg's lone .-', Accused pleaded guilty, ami v. as Uei'eiid- j eu by Mr W. U. Asputa.li. r rank ice- i liratuey and bkiwarci i'iynn, who were j defended by Ail' Itofieston, also appear- i eJ to answer a. similar charge. J.-ciU | pleaded not gmily. j tub-inspector urocu prosjemed and j evidence similar to that ekeded at the ; recent lire enquiry was gii-en oy a A. lily til. H. E. U upper, and Deicct.ve t< alley. -Mr Aspinall said that since the enquiry the cost of tiie damage to the fence had been assessed at £2 lUs, and compensation had been paid. Jjlyth was taking out a prohibition order against himself, and was leaving the district, having obtained work elsewhere. Ho suggested that a smaii line would meet the case. Jilyth said ho remembered the night of the lire he was in company mill Alciiratney and l-'lyviu. Tuey talked about lires. and someone suggested that they should light a i'enc■'-. lie had admitted lighting the lire, but could not remember how it fell to him. to do it. 'The whole thing was the result of drink To oir "I'oHesLon: It was not his suggestion that the lire should be lit. Did not know whose suggestion it was. To the Magistrate: Did not remember saying at the enquiry that it was arranged that he should light the iiiv j and that the other two were to ring the bed. Could not say which of the other two suggested lighting the /ire. H. E. Capper repeated the evidence he gave at the enquiry, about hearing some persons talking near iho fence. Detective Fahev said ho interviewed both .McHratnev'and Fiver: with regard to the lire at Ur llneo's. Hoih stated that on the ninht of August L'tith they were going ~h„, 1:i . ';„ ,'.„„,. pany with Jilyth. Tiiev icii! as far as .Mel!ratncv''s corner ' While standin- there li'htii said "If vou wait here awhile you v. ill see a lire."" I'lvih got on his bicycle, and alter he had been none a luiuiH.- or so they saw the ! fire at the brickworks, and 'both i-.n to the firebell and rang h. At the same time Dr I"im:g':. rcic-e was burning. B-.-ith wtid 'to the brickworks fire, and Blvtb also uetii To Mr ltoile.st.ii! : i'oth made the same staienieni. The Jlagistraie said the evidence civ-en by Tiiyfb ai lie inquest was not the same evidence ns he had oiven i.bai day. and Fivnu would be discharged, and' Blvth would be lined 40s.