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THE BURROW A NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 16. 18*6.THEALLKUKD ARSON BINALONC.ATAt the Yu. Ami *e*. on Tueedsy, (bofere his Hon.* Sir William Mauning). Anthony Iwycr, committed hy the Bins-long Bench, on the previous Friday, surrendered to his bail to answer the charge, of haring, at Rhecpatatiou Creek, near Hinaloo”, on the night of the 23rd of March last, maliciously act fire to a stack of hay, the property of Phillipt.. pleaded not guilty, and waadefended b^ Mr. Colouiia-Cluac. instructed bv challenged iWilkinson. The prisoner uryinm.Thu Crown Prosecutor stated the case to the jury, and calledSenior cnstablo Madden, who deposed : 1 aui stationed at Binalong, and ruinum-l*er going to Rheepstatiun Crock, which is three niilce from Biualong, on tho 24th March but ; Phillip Dwyer Urns near the crook ; I saw the smouldering remains of straw stacks ami shod about a mile from Dwyers place ; two boys—Dan Dwyer and Rowdy (Iraliatu slept near tho place ; Philip Dwyer was waiting for mo at tho stack, where 1 arrived at abnat 10 o'clock ; tho two boys worn also there, but no one i Iso ; there was no bush fito—no grass to hum ; upon searching the stack yard J found tracks at the edge of the fire, where soum di brii was burning ; the Irscks wore coining from the direction of tlm shed.To his Honor : 1 cannot any whether the stack uud shed were close together, hut one would burn tho other ; the tracks were G-iuing in the opposite direction from prisoner's residence.To the Crown l’rmeoutor : The tracks were of stocking feet ; I am cxiieriuiiced in hacking ; tho soil was dusty ; 1 fo|lo»,il il„. tracks Serosa tho Hat to a log. «Ai yards from the slack ; I noticed that tin log was sllgh'iy hollow; there was a twig U|Hmi llm lo . which had the applt; .iiancx »f liumg weighed down ; the tracks were recently made ; at the log there wore trucks like a person would make with socks when sitting , there were also track* of boots ; the heel* of the boots were dug deep into the ground, as might l»e made hy a person putting on his boot* ; the place where the luurks were was alt old tiack ; at the back of the log i picked up two matches ; I left the log -ml followed tile tracks ; it wan difficult tracking at this particular i«rt ; I followed the (lacka along the ban* o| ihn creek where they joined an o|n catlh* track, which ernsai-d I Ini cm k ; fin* I racks fiotu tlie log were those of a person wearing hoofs , the tracks cross.*! the ereek. avoiding thu usual |*th ; it would have been easier In go by tho |*th i aft»r 1 found the same tracks on the opposite fidu of the creek I followed them to an ■ •Id sheepvard soiiih distance from the Imuk ; tho tracks thou turned up to the left, and did not enter tlm shorpyard : I came fo an extinct lire, and the tracks touched upon the ashes, then torueil abruptly up the lull, keeping outside lt;d the ashes ; I follow,m| lhrn s( nig a hardfoad. and they till I offt.ithc right ; thetrack* led to a single bush, on the western .aide of which appeared marks as 11 a person had stood for wine time ; from that bush Philip Dwyer's place and whore the boys had slept would l*e .n full view ; this was 700 yards from the stackyard ; I uid not follow tho tracks in a straight line, hut had gone in a kind of eiroli ; I followed the tracks across a flat and Sandy Crwuk, where I found very idain boot marka; I covered one of these boot tracks with a ptocv *f bark ; I followed up tlm tracks to where they crossed n log fence, three or four yards from the slip-panel ; it would have been easier to go through the slip-jam 1 tluvn to gut over tho fetiCW ; I picked the trucks up again oti tho unposito aide of the fence, and followed them along the rusd tu a yellow box tree ; on the western side of this tree wore tho marks ss if somebody had stayed thiro for a considerable tiuiu ; tho tracks than went through a wire fonoe, and screws a cultivated paddock, as if running ; tho paddock belonged to the accused ; the tracks led to the back of pri-aoner’a house, where they ended ; they led to tho back door of the dwelling house ; tho yard might have been swept , Philip Dwyer was with me during part of tho lima; I did not go into tho house, but saw prisoner's wife ; I got the |oiir of boots produced from her ; when going through the paddock I noticed on n Hat rock marks that might have been made hy hraas rivets ; the hoot* produced have brass rivets ; prisoner snid the boots were his, but ho suldotn wore them ; I took tliu boot* to Phillip Dwyer and he went with me and wc triud tho boots in the tracks, and they titled exactly ; i arrested tlm prisoner on the 24tIt March, at about tl o'clock in the evening, and charged with sotting fire to a atack, the property of his brother ; ho said he know nothing ulaiut It ; ho Mill ho had been fulling aaplmga for Ins sheep, had omno home, bud liia tea, and wont t bed at f» o'clock ; ho snid he saw Phil's stock on fir**, ami when ho went to catch hi* horse lio could suo tho l*wt* of tho ahed buttii.•* ; I took him to lliunloug ; prisoner and las brother are on bad terms ; their differences arose through litigation, iiiijHHiiiding stock, Ac ; oil olio occasion he hnd naked witness if ho Could bring a certain cate lt;ni again, and on being advised to leave it almu, he said, I suppose iio’s got tho beat of mo this time, but I'll Ik* oven with him Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Colonns-Clnst) at soino length.Philip Dwyur deposed ; Prisoner is my brother ; wc have not been on friendly terms for the Inst Ilf or 14 yrsrs ; 1 left the Id rnaidctico d or 4 mouths ago, and moved to a new selection a mile and a half sway ; my own »m ami a boy employed slept at the old place ; my brother lives .'UK! or 400 yards from the old place ; on the 24th Maich the sliwl and its contents, and stacks lt;f slraw outside were destroyed the whole worth £200 j it whs uninsured ; I saw it all right on the 2drd March : there were lio bush lires al-ml to my knowledge ; on tho 24th I got information that the atackysnl was burnt ; I went down and found the piano in ashes — nothing left bill I lie |*ists of the shell ; I then sent for the police (witness' further evidence was corroborative of that given by Heniur-oonaUble Madden.)Witness was cross examined hy Mr. Clone without anything material being •licited. excepting that 10 years ag » ho had resided away fioiu his farm, aiid that hi* bndher continued to reside nearlhurc-p. without injuring his property. •In answer t-i.» juror wituuaa said them was more pro|urty in the abed when burnt I halt during his absence.Dallied Dwyer (son of previous witness also gave evidence).Rod«ru* (jraliam deposed : 1 am 1*5 years lt;.J age: I know Philip Dwyer; 1 was hi his employ . my dmy w** to fell L- X saplings f r the sheep i I and Dsuiol lwy. » lived in tho old house ; I reimm-bwl 'i 2'lnl Mwoli . | went to Pliilip |ay..i * at half-[ojt 7. and CsUVc back at 10 o’clock ; then went to tno hay-shed, raked some hay and fed the horse* ; itwas moonlight ; 1 had no occasion to strike a match ; saw no smoko or »ign of firu ; I do ant amoko ; Daniel duos not amoks to my know ledge ; after giving hay to tlia horns we wont to bod ; saw no oso about; it was about half-paat 10 whun w# wont to bed ; Daniel and I got op aboutO o'clock ; Daniel went to tho creak fur water, and I stayed at the house ; in ooo-aequeuce of what he told me when he came back we went to the shed and found it all burnt; about half an hour afterwards I told Dwyer.To Mr. Oloee : The rising ground prevented our seeing the fire from the house ; we hare good watoh dogs about; we have foui ; it will be impossible for anyone to come to the house without giving warning ; I was in prisoner's employ a little while ago ; Daniel once had a draw out of Crues's pipe ; f never smoke roots ; I r»-mem'ier making a fire onoo, and Anthony Dwyer (the priaonor) telling me to pul it out.To the Crown Prosecutor : The moon was up very woll whon we tied up the dogs ; two dogs were shut up iuaide, one was looeu outside ; they were generally all louse ; I can't tuy if tho dogs know Anthony Dwyor or imtThat was the case fur the Crown.Mr. Colonna Close asked his Honor if, from the evidence, there waa any case to go to iho jury.His llouor said there waa, as nearly all cases of arsuu were committed at night time.Mr. C'oolnna-Cloee then handed in two certificate* of charoter, one from Mr. L J. Dargiu, of Biiialoug, who hud known the prisouvr for 15 years to be au honest, upright man ; and tho other was from Mr. A. B. Paterson, J.P., A Illalodf, B'naloug. who had known tb« prisoner, from his childhood, to have an unimpeachable character.His Honor summed up the evideuoe, and the jury at 24 minutes past five ro-tired to con. let their verdict, and after au absence oi ton minutes, they returned int» court with a verdict of not guilty, ami the prisoner naa diacliargud.FRODMOIUE 1*0LICE COURT.Monday, 12th A nut,(Baflt;re Mr. W. J. E. Wutton, P.M.)ARSn.VOoortfc Pciiyuo «m charged with wilfully and maliciously setting lire to a fence tlm property nf Duii ml Evans, of near Knigninm, After the evidence of Senior-constable toHnlhcw, D.uiird Evan*. •bhn Shva, itudmrd Tuckwcll, Mary Tuckwull, ami William Murphy had been t.ikvii, the prisoner was committed to lake lu» trial ut the licit Court of (,ua.-ter St-snions to b. ludd at Voting ii Fridny, the U:h day of May, lddtk Bail ru fused.M.SMALL DEBTS COURT.Neville v. J. McSorjcy. — I'M. lloriM SM ami dulivervd. No appearance of luther [larlics t'os** struck lt;mc.J. Fruit v. W. Kdmunda —£10 Trc»|aM lt;f ahcep. Settled nut of Court C Ah Ton* v M. Cantwell.—1*1* 12*. •VI. Cash lent, segwUblcs Ac , sold aiid •leiivurud. Adjoann-d till JOth May.Holt Cahk. — Edward Brown Holt, thedef.lulling twiik manager, urnved in Sydney troiu Brisbane on Sunday, in i*'large lt;d (wo detectives. A third was wailing to reaeivo him when ho lauded. At :i o'clock on Monday afternoon the charge against 11 dt for emla-xxliug £1400,tho moiiev of I lie Bank of Now Zualsnd. ‘ Wiwas called «n at the Water Police Court. Accused was cluirifi-d with bsvini; in No-vciulmr last n isaupropriatid a certain »i-curity coinniitt.*d to his care, vi*., a favour of Mills and Pile. W, T. lt;iibliu, i'litle. and Mills were examined Thu accuasd, who rvaurvud hi* defunoo, was committed for trial at the lt;|iisi tersest ions in May ; bail allowed. A further charge was brought against the accused of having as naid agent of tho Now Zealand I—an and Mercantile Agency C'o,. in April ImH-I, stolen a security, for tho payment of money, vix., a cheque for I’lhUU, tho pMjwrty of the firm. On this charge he was remanded till Thursday.At the recent race-meeting at Coota-inundra the senior sergeant of pidioe detectand confiscated ach*r swindling apuratus. Among others of the kiud over to h«r found on a racecourse, one man had a roulette tablo which waa discovered to he an ingenious swindle. Around the riui were tixwd at about two inchea apart short steel jmrtitions, between which were the various colours and ambloma cor res j-aiding with others on a table on which tho wagers worn stakod. After the machine was spun round, if tho ball stopped on tho corresponding colour to that «»n which the wager wss placed, the wagerer won acordmg to tlio odds given on that colour. The sergeant's suspicion was aroused that everything waa n«t fair, and Im took poasension of the machine, and mi examining it found that to each |*rtitilt;m was attached a spring, and that hy catching hold of the iiiu iiuitwad of the handlca iu order t» spiu the ap|Muatus, and by placing a finger on any f tho i«rtitioii« they could Ik* made t« rite and fall at will, and the ball o.ullt;l be made lodge wherever the manipulator wished. Tlm table is now iu the |HKwosaion of the I-dicu ; it i» said to have cost a good deal of money in construction ; and probably it has enabled the owner to pilfur plt;*uuds out of tho pocketa of his du(ea oil tho race-clt;unm.pAVMt\T or Mkmhxils. — The fluudngai Timet says : Our moinber (Mr Want) has very decidnl views on the subject of payment of nionibcrs, and does not hesitate to any that hon. niembers should be wttisliiKl with the honored being in tho House and nut make themselves mere hirelings by accepting a salary. AVu cannot accept that theory ; mid seeing that Mr. Want since being in the House his ix-vii mo»t of his time in receipt of a very handsome salary, which wo are glad to say lias never interfered aith hi* inde-iK'iideiicu -A thought or action, ww wondor liow ho rec •ricilea the staiumcnt Tim far Iwttar for uieiubera to receive a fair day a joiy for a fair day’s work than to h*v their indepoodonce by acovpting brtlma and preacuU from those who have an sxo to grind. With regard to tho island of IU;*, which lias formed so prominent a fuwturw in connection with the recent uvg*tiations between England and France with re-■l-oct to tlu* New Iltbndia Islands, the following ]lt;articulara will be off interest Rapa, or. as it was originally termed. • |iara, is a small island situate about 2lt;RI0 miles from the nearest inainlaud in tbu Pacific Derail, in Dt 27 .‘W South, and long. 147 17 Waai. It is 18 milea in circumference, and is of a wild, mountainous olusra* ter. Thu highest peak reaches2127 feet from the sea level- Kurmerly it was usimI as a clt;«ltiig and a calling station by vessels voyaging between Panama and Australis. It ia from four to five mile* long, aud about tile aaiuc lungtlu
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