DUNEDIN NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5463, 15 January 1896, Page 1

DUNEDIN NEWS.

[Pbb Peess Association,],, 7) ■ ! . DTTSEDIN, Jan. W. At the police Conrfv to-day, Jamea "'.' Spence, a young man arrested in Souths „. land, was' charged with, borse-steanng. rlt V is Alleged'that, taking a horse from South ■ ; . '* Boiiedln, he rode the animal' to Taieri; . ■■■ V where he left it arid took another animal. ';';.-'.' He 'rode'thfe\B6i^a'.tb:OjEa^^wi^feJi(&; left" ■■'•'•■ it arid took yet another. This latter he Tpde to near i*ortrbsei where he exchanged hiprses with a surf ape-man,; getting 30s to boot, and afterwarils sold the snrf ace-man's horse. On the charge of stealing a saddle SJpence w&s sentenced'to two months,' and cominitted'for trial for. stealing, a horse. Spence some time ago was convicted; of horse-stealing and admitted to probation, He then attempted,fitdcide, and the term of . probation y^^g exjnnde<L and has: not yet ;. ■;' ' Bertie^' Jones^ ■•a''ybtin"^;inaiE/ i -IMKf;b l een'; *' arrested hereon a charge of the larceny of, ''' a sum of money from his employer at Corpmandel, Auckland. ■ ■" ' B^s Excellency the Governor was enter-, tained at dinner to-night by members, of /tbe'Pern^iQ-'^in'b. His Excellency will not leave for tlig north until Eeb. 8. At Kaitangata to-day, before Mr Hawkins, Janlea Qxay.'.Tßras charged with setting fire to the Bridg"e~H6tel, Eaitangata, Mr Hagget, Grown Prosecutor, conducted the" case for the. police, and Mr Solomon defended. Gray is the owner of the hotel; property, and had for some time conducted; it himself. It is now leased to David ■■ Gorsori. Three days before the .fife Gray went to live in the hotel as a boarder. On the morning of Dec. 22, a son of the licensee and Mr Gow, inspector of mines, ;■■'• weire aroused by tte crackling of fire. After rousuig the other occupants, it was found that the fire was in a cupboard in billiard-room, where, among other' things, oil and rags were kept. After-; the fire was got out it was found that apparently an attempt had been made to start a fire in the bar parlour, a * lighted candle having evidently been put against' .the "wall.. Corson, the licensee, when he went to call Gray when the alarm was given, found him fully dressed behind 1 ■ the door in his room. Evidence was given that Corson, the licensee, would, be a heavy . -loser by the fire, and it was attempted to be shown that Gray would.be a.gainer, as the hotel was insured : for-^gld76, fiiough it cost him seven years before less than JJIOQO. After, lengthy evidence the; accused was ' „. • ••acquitted. : : / • " ■', ,':': [„.■. -, -,! ; :- ■ ■'■■-■■'■■