BUNNYTHORPE SENSATION

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1820, 28 July 1906, Page 3

BUNNYTHORPE SENSATION

I’KKSS ASSOCIATION Palmerston Norkh, last night. A sensational development of the recent bomb outrage at Joseph Nathan and Company's dried milk factory, Bunnythorpe took place late last night, when a middleaged man named John Jarvis Gillies was arrested on the charge of being the perpetrator. The arrest was made soon after nine o’clock, accused being then at his house *t Bunnythorpe, only a quarter of a mile from the dried milk factory. Gillies is a widower, and has relatives living at Bunnythorpe. He is proprietor of a dairy factory in the township. At one time he had charge of the Dairy Union creamery there, lie is a well-known and highly respected resident, and has lived there for many years. The arrest created quite a sensation among residents in the locality. Gillies manufactured butter for export, and had been very successful at I exhibitions in the butter classes at the Palmerston North winter show. Accused was charged at the Police Court this morning with causing an explosion at the factory whereby .£'2so worth of machinery was destroyed. Ho was remanded on the application of the police for eight days. I Despite strenuous opposition of the police, who alleged that the course of justice would be seriously hampered, bail was allowed himself, in £2OO and two approved suroties of 200 each. I