INTERPROVINCIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2952, 16 June 1891, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

. l-.v Tl'.i.i.'; i; \ ril — I*lil. .s association. ) I'IfAMKS, f-i.it Xi.uht. Mu- Ki.i.kn wife nf Mr llugl |> ivix, ulo ii -i'irH in 1) ivi y-street. I I wVe ill cooking It] ■ ■,"! k f;lst ' I j'i it !l fit'!- ill; y'll-i iin V "'Orniii'.'. 1 i!: .if.| .e l il.iwu An iri(,ui-st \v;i." i. . i ■■ i i: ■■ . i.: mi, tli" e u;se ol death \|:i- ; I 'a ' of I In.' T w., f ,:|.| I :■ el iliju.lt '.I n'eloe!; •i •••.!> -ny ( vi-i mi!, in Seak-y Stieet, I > -tva-i-ii, who was subject to tits, wuh H .-li. '11 :;>| Ilolir b I.ti l' 111: Wis found ii ' I, and api it: .red t!cu to In: quit:: Well. \■ i ■'i .>'<-I.j.tlin morning ii iSi.t; Im'lm: a; I .'! two shop-, in I' 011 es to i S: "ri, tli." propcii y "f Mr \V. h .lie. i'.Mt- totally ii: -tioyed by I iff. A f"W stoles aid a little furniture wan saved T;:'". i' if, in.' ch;e t'J tile origin of tlii! li:'", but it i■■ supposed to hive i.'DlllllK'nei ') 111 I'll'' 'it the siL-'.|l>s e .i'il ill a grocery p. Tin- Victoria. Ottice lias II policv ot t.'."i"o Ml the: stuck and buildings, illll the 10-s is estimated at CI/jOO. I'iie I'd-.I Olliee Hotel, which adjoins the buildings destroyed, was slightly damaged. N'APIKR, Last Night. An impe sfc \v;n h.• I■ I at I'ohui en Saturday on tile body of .lames Ciiadwick, the murderer of Roderick Matheson, who was fuiiii'l hanging from a tree strangled. The body was iilentifi"'! by ■i v. r..l wi!ne-srs who knew Chadwiek well. The jury returned a verdict that deeea.-ed committed suicide by hanging while in a state of insanity. li. St. Clair, on remand from Hamilton on a charge of stealing a dog and hor.se, was convicted on the former charge. A line of one shilling and costs (tin Gs) wan imposed, or in default a month's imprisonment. <!IiftYMOUTH, Last Night, .fames Young, a baker who was burnt out on Friday night, is missing. He has in t lie* ii S"(*n since twelve last night after putting :i batch of bread in the oven, which had been rebuilt, Search parties are out all over the neighbourhood. CHRISTCIIURCIJ, Last Night. An important ease arising out of the transaction of the late .1. 1!. (iressmi, was Inard at the .Supreme Court before Judge Denniston and a special jury of twelve to day. It was brought by the Bank of An.-train to lecover .(.'.">000 from Cook Keyucll (in account of a guarantee of (iresson's overdraft signed by him, and on which the Hank advanced X'oOOO. Defendant pleaded that Grcssoii had obtained his signature fraudulently. < I reason read the guarantee stating the amount as £50. which was the sum defendant agreed !o become responsible for but the document was lilled in for i'sooo either then or afterwards. Keynell did not notice when he .signed how it was tilled in ns he had implicit confidence in (iii's-oti, v. ho had managed his all'airs for many year-', and always acted honour ably, lb ynell abo jigned a certificate I. j - lie elle-'t that the guarantee had been r. a■ t'j him, and he a :knowledge.l him* s : 'f i. - |j,-1 >, iIj 1 e f-ir the amount mentioned liei'iin. i l-.e 11 ink contended in: hid ii"fii cuilty of negligence, but the jury by tw"-! lib"d-i brand lie had not-. Judge I > .n ' -inn g. Ve ju lg'll"llt foi' defoiltlallt, • 'ii' It.tM! iire. legal points to be ai'giu d !..• i»v- >. Messrs WiMuijf and String".' *■ j'p.'iii'eii fur the plaintiff, and Messrs !l ■: ,1 "- and M-.: t ill f'.r t in: defend mt.