OBSTRUCTING THE RAILWAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2322, 7 January 1890, Page 2

OBSTRUCTING THE RAILWAY.

(PIE PBMS AMOOIAriO*.) ' In vbmab<ullv: January 6. On Saturday morning wheb the Olintcn train, &v* at Inve?o»rglH at 10 53 a.m., reached Mills' road station,-jut 'as the engine wai abont to pall ap before going on to the tiding it passed over a large fang bolt. Meanwhile the guard had. gone op to more tbe points to let the train loto the siding, when he found tw» iron bolts known as " dogs," and several stone*, of considerable siza, plaoedonthe rails at both ends of; the sldjag. JDatectlve Maddern went out by; * the 415 pjm tra'n, and when going to exasttne ttie> place where ib.3 obstructions were fonnd in tbe morning, dlsoovftred three stones planted in the oheek rail, two Iron dogs* a pleca of an Iren bait aod a large stOD* on the main lino*: A Her removing these, and when the trains bad gone past, the detective kept watob until 9 p,m,, bat nothing oooorred. He again went by the 6.40 am. train to-day, and had not waited long before he notified a boy named Brogan, living near by, placing the stones on the Hoe, The boy was promptly secured. An Investigation as to whether he had any aooompllees will be Bade.