Wellington Supreme Court.
(Per Press Association.) ] Wklcington, June 10. ] In the Supremo Court, W. Chappie « was charged with putting the woman I Jessie Hay ou a fire at Kereru and severely burning her feet. After the case t had gone od for some time the Crown 1 Prosecutor said the evidence wss so con 1 tradictory it was useless to proceed, and, t the Judge concurring, the jury found a verdict of " not guilty." t George McCoombe, fin old offender, I pleaded " guilty to falee pretences, o He got two years hard 'abor. A David Douglas, charged with setting t flro to his dwelling at Palmerston North p was acquitted. £
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 288, 11 June 1897, Page 2
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110Wellington Supreme Court. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 288, 11 June 1897, Page 2
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