TIMARU.
August 26. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, Abraham Moses and Lewis Moses were charged with wilfully, feloniously, and maliciously setting fire to their premises, the Cash Palace drapery stores. The witnesses had their evidence, which was taken at the inquest, read over to them. The other fresh evidence adduced was that of James Main, in the employ of Wittaker, a shoemaker, whose yard adjoins that of the Palace. Mair said that they had missed a case very much like the one produced (where it was found by the counter in the shop, and supposed by a witness at the inquest to have shielded by the blaze.) He could not positively swear to it, but said that he missed such a box as was in the yard on Saturbay evening at 5 o'clock, and on the Monday morning after tbe fire it was missed. Accused were committed for trial at tbe next sessions of the Supreme Court at Timaru, the same bail as before being allowed, amounting in all to £1200. John Sullivan an old offender, was sentenced to three months for stealing an overcoat !belonging to a barman at the Shamrock Hotel.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3170, 26 August 1881, Page 3
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194TIMARU. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3170, 26 August 1881, Page 3
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