People v. Pichette

The defendant was convicted of the burning of a sawmill under the provisions of 2 How. Stat. § 9125, which punishes the willful and malicious burning of such buildings. The following is a copy of the material portion of the warrant:

“On the 15th day of April, A. D. 1895, at the hour of 10 o’clock in the night-time of said day, with force and arms, at the township aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, did set fire to and burn a certain mill, to wit, a sawmill there situate, the property of David Nadeau and Louis Nadeau, copartners under the firm name of Nadeau Brothers, said sawmill being, with…