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beftt. i; ■ .attoptsiiTt«Y.A.. J. Gillis of Hoifvaia is charged with eifinir ttre to his ooo SrorcAnd arrested by Ih'teciilt;rFoster.I 0» Monday tnoruing last. the t«»*u of ] BoKsevain was thrown into a atate of excitement over the discovery that one of the stores in t he place had mt ro* \y escaped at the hands of an incendiary. The Deto* raine Times says that, u*t one i/clock ia the morning an empty sugar barrel, was touiul burnt through from the inside in the store of Mr. A. J. Gid s, aid very soon the who!* bud ;:eg would have Wen burnt down,1 but a tew pails of v\aur put it out.! Every evi-dencv * ■» cl. » * 1 the partid aOllie C . P*«* 1*** OUlUl *»• jff, aUlt;l HOlUevac that mww t’tv pi uw w«-d, !»»•* there w ere t w* :s - men vh cpiug *-*» thc tl dr above and the i-par*** f r fittiu.* tno barrel must ha** **•■' •*» nm U* very i|i*ieiIv not to an akeu die sleepers, fhe cmxen* \»i Boiaae-vain acted with uoxxl judgment and spiiit; they at once held a meeting and determined to dud out ami putut\ the offender it poss ible, and offered u ic« trii ot §200 for his capture and conviction*\ «Detective E'oster of this city went out last w eek, and took the matter in hand, and it was not long before Mr. Gill is. the , proprietor, was arrested, charged with setting tire to his atoie on the morning of J uly S. He w a* brought into Brand on on Saturday. The building and stock were heavily insured, although at the time Gtllis claimed to have iio insurance.
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Brandon Sun Weekly
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jul 25, 1889
Page 1
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Kenneth J.
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