AN AUSTRALIAN BOMB EPISODE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8718, 18 January 1907, Page 2

AN AUSTRALIAN BOMB EPISODE.

A Man Bewitched

Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, January 17.

A man named Bingham has been committed for trial on a charge of maliciously placing a bomb under the house of Ernest Rich, his late employer, at Mosmans. Tho police deposed to finding a quantity of explosives and fuse in accused’s room. Rich, in his evidence, said he discharged Bingham because he was insolent to Mrs Rich.

Another witness stated that accused had told"him that Mrs Rich had bewitched him and showed witness a parcel which he declared would blow the woman to pieces. Ho was advised not to do such a thing and declared ho would then commit suicide,

Another witness deposed that Bingham was seeking information from him as to how to use dynamite,!