ARSON CHARGE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1930, Page 3

ARSON CHARGE

ji CARPENTER, GOES TO GAOL. (By Telegraph—Per Presß Association.) ' ,0 NELSON, July 28. ■o ames Giles, a carpenter, aged 52, was*,arrested by Detective Sinclair this morning, and appeared before Mr T. Maunsell, S.M. charged with inciting JiisMson, Arnold James Giles, to commit arson. At first the accused pleaded''“not guilty.” l .Defective Sinclair explained that accused had a house at Auckland, insured for £9OO, with a mortgage on it fl^ B £6£|or ;-E> : handed the Magistrate the’.following letter, which accused had sehiAto bis son. • The letter came into the • posession of the .accused’s wife who, gave it*to the police. The letter was'as follows:—“Dear Arnie: This is a. private letter. Do not let anyone see .it, and burn it as soon as you have redd 0 it. Now, be very careful with iCr 1 I have been annoyed at you not doing what I asked you. Now get bus®iiThere: is work for you down hgre, ;f and y ypu will .be a gpod, help in You ge't' your job when you down here. t I will look ; after you and.'get 'h'l|L |*6u need. ig. ; ng chance t of 'sellinglithe house [pst now, and we would not get much Kinjf off New Zealand will mean nothing Forf«s.¥CSoi read- this \carefully and then

burn this letter, and squash the ashes. Kwant burn the'.house, and it|f Set it going *5nT-'the 'Workroom. Get a couple of sacks >'of ; •’sfeavingst'ff.orii Uncle Tom’s shop. Tell .him you want a fire in the dining room. You could lay them Toun? the walls in the workroom, and see that it gets a t good start; Leave a ‘Window onen in the back upstairs room, jf.auditn; the workroom. That will help 'lf; along. About 12 o’clock or-two in the morning is the best time. If Mum is home, get her out just when you think it’s time. Do not tell her anything about, it, or she will spoil the show. ' Ifj. s^i.^'-jisout late., or away all better- You could get 'sha-vings in,,Jahd keep them for a few days, and pifk a fMurn stays out late. that you jlidfhot.-knbw, how it started. I will sehd, fydjtf jfare up strhi^hjt destroy ; tps: straight ; aw?yi y«?pi■ ;You 'if 1 s| a:$ne;'pjipc|.; fWie.ifpji H (get any;rain heW'i '*l want you to lie down b.en'c for Week’ in .Aufsnstj ;If you get down in a icbnple 'of weeks’ time, you will have tirrie.tp get-so.mp practise in.—Yours forever", 1 Dad/’ When the Magistrate had finished v,reading, -lie said to : the prisoner: |“Weih what do you say to that?” tile accused : “Tt sounds a hit guilty, it!” il l'll# accused -peaded guilty. c/ -The-Magistrate said that tlie accused had taken the wisest course. ~'i!?ifes , '*was then convicted, and he was sentenced to two months’ impri:s<Ynfrient. ~ ..a ■