THE TIMARU CASE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1323, 24 August 1886, Page 3

THE TIMARU CASE

Dunedin, August 24

The Time s suggests that Professor Ogston, who frequently acted as an expert In important Crown Cases in Scotland, and is an eminent toxologist, should assist the Crown Prosecutor at Tim?ru.

A MODERN BRAVO.

An interesting member of Parisian society—one Giles —has j tst fallen into the hands of the police tiis method of earnk g a bring was a rather carioas one. This nice young man, aged 23, is giftel by nature with a greater strength of ILnb and firmer muscle than the on-j >rlty of his fellow countrymen, and for several years past he bas enjoyed (ho reputation of a modern species of bravo. He had a tarff and a fixed price for his «erv : c«. For five francs, ha would belabor a faithless lover ; for twice that sum he would beat the fickle one to within an inch of his life ; bri; fly, he made money out of his strength and muscles iu a way that the law cannot tolerate. A recent transaction of this kind has brought the excel lent Giles into trouble. He was applied to by an individual with a grievance against a young person of the weaker sex who had disappointed hia confidence in her affection for him. The applicant offered liberal terms on the understanding that the young person was to be severely punished, and M. Giles acquitted himself ot bis task conscientiously. Ha laid in wait for the lady as she was leaving a place of entertainment, and used hia fists to such good purpose on her face that she will never recover h>r good looks JTrppily tho girl was able to give a sufficiently accurate description of the ruffim who assaulted her to permit of the police capturing him; and thus for a period society will be deprived ot hia services.