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HAYSTACKS BURNED CHARGES AGAINST FARMER. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH. November 20 Occurrences which startled the neighbourhood of Mangorei some weeks ago had their sequel at the Supreme Court to-dav. when Harris Leonard Spence, a farmer, was charged on four counts with arson and theft On the dav in question, haystacks and a cowshed on neighbouring farms were sot afire in quick succession, and there was considerable stir in the disTlie hearing was not completed today and it is understood the defence will lie based on the mental condition of the accused.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12617, 30 November 1926, Page 3
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94ALLEGED ARSON New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12617, 30 November 1926, Page 3
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