A Dunedin Sensation.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10457, 4 November 1904, Page 2

A Dunedin Sensation.

A PECULIAR, CASE.

fFAjRMiEIp STRANGE ; CONDFC"It

(Per United Press Association-)

DUNEDIN, iVovemiber 1

At the inquest regarding 1 the two fouitilJktoakU *# |fi;itei in Wlain's Hotel laist month, both occurred in vacant bedrooms^ Amongst the boarders at the hotel wore John Anderson and Cr. MoKenzio, sheep Winers at Pomahaka- The first lire was* discovered by the night watchman and was put out with but) little damiaigo.

About 5 a.nx- MciKenzio called Lo the ilight watchman and conducted him to a room, where the •bedding' was on lire. IMloKonzio forced ,»om<e mat'cli.es, eig;a(reit|ta papers a;ud| tobacco into the wiaitolinian'K hands, saying : "For God's Kaiko tukei these things a way; they make me nervouis>-" It was stated in evidence that MvKenzie "who hiad ibeen in South. Africa whew hiei contracted an illness, was in the habit o£! talking morpliia, or morphineMcKcnzio was called oni iby the ])olicei to igii.vo evidence, Ijmt. on the ■jujvioe O'£ ih.ls. isoli'oStoi" /hei db-ilined t;o reply to the questions, as hie miight iucriminato Mniself-

The j'Uty returned a verdicb.toi the effect that the hotel was sot on fire ■by soniio iper&on or ponsons, bub tho evidence was not suffioipnt to ebow' by^ wLo'Hj,