Charge of Incendistrism Against a Runholder.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 10, 10 June 1885, Page 2

Charge of Incendistrism Against a Runholder.

("UNITBD AggOOIAWOIT.) ; ' ■■'■■' 'iNVESCARgILL,; M^d«y. Mr James 1 Moben,.. rohholdef, Ses> ,n^ore ti was charged .at tho Polio© Oonrl to-day with attempting to sefc fir« to fc eSaek belonging to '• a deferred-pftvinent settler named O'Bpnnoll, vhos© hosw. stead is about four miles from BsnmoM. j 'jSi9 prdsecuior'a statement- wr,a 7 8 ™ oircumjßtaiitial. Ho raid aboitf £m 4b5 morning: of to? SJ.ct K»y, ho and lili wife w.eVe aroused by the brwb'cg of doga, aad on looking oat of tha rindowibha* ?aw a glimmer of . a matoh cea? tha st&cks. Without dressing, he ran onl and got within four pases of a man whom he was positive \?as acccssd, aad vlio made a run to a hora* trhioh Vss Htohed to the feDoe. He thea mounted nad rode away. Prosecutor e*f«d, "7oa may as 7/0U stand, Jjbbsn ; I baqw yon." Ho then rußjbftck to hia honaa. loownad his dogs and, opt them after tbo fcoraemon. He rode into a atoep svJly, -wheraiiha dogs bailed him np, sng O'Uoa&aJLwani np tavfibhm two pscas of 4ba B3aa, end satisfied bimssif i* -cca Mcbrn. Ma told •him h9 would rneke tdjn mfip- for iS» The horsemas replied " AS rjight," acJ rode awayi On tha afiercepn ofihi previous d&y, Ilabexi rpdo *hrongi O'Donnell'B fhsm, disceonjitin^ atua stacks, and T?han O f Sonnsll <?hall«ngvss him for trespass, ke threatcnod him ifftb t the Ga fho morning aftc» seeing the man a * ih& atasia, Ue foand 1 two aheavrc pislM c?t of fllre middle of one, ETidpsria ofthroa bornft inatehtj. O'Donnefi said bs hsd . no ill will to Mabsn^bist hnd '' been tHincsi aga&tiibim m a trsspririi oaso brought by a neighbpn 1 For tho dc-fanr^, M?<Maben'« housekeeper deposed that ho ewne honjt on the 20tk abent dusk, took the saddl* off his horse and tnrnpd it on*. Bh» &t not think he could hWo got- oat of ih/§ house apain that nifyhi .ritaont her knowiedge. Tho rrindoT? ofhia room Ttef nailed down. Eer/^og wonld giVd an alarm if anjona moTed m the bongo night. A neighboring asatlcr dopossd that O'Bonnsll 'aoro » bad eharaetw araong the teiitlers. Ho rronld aot baHeyghis stftteroent en oath. Ho had reason to have iii-feeiing to O'Donnell, bqt had boon oubpo9n«d. At fcbia stag* counsel fcr .ejcotitnd eispliod for aa ad* jonrnment to proetira "farther jsridtne* against O'Donnell's 3redibility, and tha hearing waa adjoarned till iha 18th in*. stant. •