A Mysterious DocuMENT.
A very curious document was pijoduced by tbe police at 'the 1 iiicjuest ton. the Newtown fire at Wellington, jit •was addressed to '• Mr Bordman^ Secretary South British, Wellington," the agpjampanying envelope) bearing the Wellington postmark of tbe 2nd instant, : and was as follows : — " Private.— l think X can give you an idear how the fire at Newton was ( <^UBed if you make" it wbrtn wile. Put' a notis m the Pqst^ wjust-Sbyinjr/ all right ii^bidt will ''give ihe; : 2OJg if .tbe party bnrned it down I" There was no signature to the dociiment. Mrs, Peoones, ( a,. witness exam-/--licfedißit^e'inquest, was asked by Chief Deceptive vßrownefif she )fcad seen lit before, as also was Mr Blandford, the • owner of the property. " 'Each, h~6 wevftr, replied m the negative. —^low that j a jury, after an investigation, extending I over three hours and ..a. half, has returned a verdict" that the fire was not accidental, ,i the detectives will lpro¥aVly>mhke : fur- ! " ther enquiries into the matter. i
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 173, 27 June 1883, Page 3
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168A Mysterious Docu-MENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 173, 27 June 1883, Page 3
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