"(JAGGED AND BOUND-" . <> LON<! SENTENCE ON LONG. Blumikhu, August 24.
Tjij; case of ar.son against John Long, alia^ Hcmy Long, alia?* Alexandei 8. Smith, was concluded at the Supieme Court this afternoon. The prisoner made a statement lasting forty-five minutes, in which he gave hi.- account of how the hie happened, "and why he came over heie. The juiy retired at ten minutes pa«t hvc, and at five minutes past ?ix returned with a ye: diet of guilty, adding that they wished to maik their strong; sense of disapprobation with the Victoria Insurance Company for the care less manner in which a policy of C4OO was allowed to be taken out, that amount beingfar in excess of the value of the effects in the house. The Court-house was densely packed when the verdict was bi ought in, and the ladies' gallery was crowded. Hi.s Honor said the evidence against the accused was quite convincing and overwhelming. He sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 294, 29 August 1888, Page 6
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164"(JAGGED AND BOUND-" . <> LON<! SENTENCE ON LONG. Blumikhu, August 24. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 294, 29 August 1888, Page 6
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