Charges of Incendiarism: Police Court Proceedings: Statements b the Prisoner: Austin Committed to the Assizes: At the Gloucester Police Court on Wednesday, John William Austin, (17) who had been in the employ of Messrs. Price, Walker, and Company, Limited, timber merchants, as an assistant sawyer, and residing at No. 38 Lyson’s avenue, Bristol Road, Gloucester was brought up in custody, charged with incendiarism. Prisoner, who was remanded last Thursday by Mr. J. Ward, had been arrested on the previous day by Inspector Weaver and Detective Whyton, charged on suspicion of having caused the three fires in Gloucester timber yards … … Mr. Frank Eden Smith (of the firm of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Birmingham) appeared on behalf of the prosecution; and Mr. H. Allen Armitage (Messrs. Armitage and Hole, solicitors, Gloucester) represented the accused. …
[see similar Gloucester Citizen: Wednesday 13th March 1907 & Western Daily Press: Thursday 14th March 1907]
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