THE ARSON CASE.

Shannon News, 21 November 1924, Page 3

THE ARSON CASE.

- Alter having pleaded guilty in tiie lower Court 10 a charge of arson, in having set hre, to 'Mrs vaughan's snap in Shannon in order to secure the i. - surance money, W.aiter Clifford Fiogdeii, a bootmaker, appeared bet ire Mr: Justice Mciiregor at the Palmer.-}-tpii north Supreme Court on Saturday for sentence. in response to His Honour's que v, the prisoner said lie liad a wife arid two youayr children who uuidd Lo left penniless. «e bad set h:«: to tit: place on the .-pur of tiie moment, having a. mU realisation of Us iiauncial liabilities, and unw.illingiy. Jt ne was admitted to probation, tut would endeavour :q Repair the damage. His Ho'i.jur said he regD.t'd the poverty of the prisoner's wife ana children, but probation wa.s quite out of the question. He impeded upon Fiogdell the seriousness of his (Time, and said he might have dom- a a. ."it more damage in his attempt to st-cure £75 from an insurance company. It was unfortunate that his wife should be left penniless but this matter would, have to be taken up by tiie proper authorities.

Fiogdell w;as sentenced ' to three years' imprisonment witih hard labour.