Inquest on Dunedin Fire.
Ail Open Venlict
By Telegraph.—Pross Association. Dunkdin, this day. An inquest has been hold regarding the two autbronks ot firo in Wain's Hotel Inst month, Both occurred in vacant rooms. Amongst tho boarders at the hotol were John Anderson and E, McKonzie, sheep fnrmors at Ponwhaka. Tho first lire wos discovered by tho night watchman, and was put out with but little damago, About 5 a.m. MeKcnzio callod tho nightwatchman and conducted him to his room, whore tho bedding was on fko. iMi'Konzie forced somo matches, cigarette P'tppi's, nnd tobacco into the, watchman's iinnds, saying '• For God's sako take tlieso things away. Tlioy niako ino norvous.' [i was slated in evidonco thai McKonzio, who had beon in South Africa, whero he contracted an illnoss, was in tho habit o( t'ikiii!! morphia or morphine. McKonzio W's called by tho police, but on tho advice of iiij solicitor he declined to reply to questions, as ho might incriminate himself. Tho jury returned a verdict that tho hotel was set 011 liro by somo person or porsons, but that tho ovidcuoo \m not sufficient to allow by., whom,
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1138, 5 November 1904, Page 2
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189Inquest on Dunedin Fire. Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1138, 5 November 1904, Page 2
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