THE MAN IS DOWN-HIT HIM.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1829, 1 May 1888, Page 3

THE MAN IS DOWN-HIT HIM.

Hlo Honor Mr Justice OilHes administered something lika a well-merited anub to the Law Society at the Supreme Court la banco Blltlngs on Wednesday. Mr Button appeared for the Law Society, and explained that it waa intonded to strike from tha rollo the name of Mr William l<lgby, a aollcitor formerly praotlaing m Auckland, but sb Mr Kigby left the colony, there waa acme diffioalty m respect to the serving of notice upon him, there being no provision In the Act for a rnlo nisi. The oaae of Mr Rigb7, ot Mr Bram«rell, la freeh la tha minda of oar readers, and I need not repeat the aaaertiona made m this olty that he had ab~ kcondod from Home with large auma of money, and waa practising under an | BB3uaaed name. Mr Button now npp'led for iaatruotlona aa to the eervloe of tho notice upon Mr Rlgby, when His Honor said: — " I fvel it if vary undesirable to prcoeed against a man behind his baok, and without giving him an opportunity to meet the chorgea made against him, especially as they might h«va been brought when he waa here. There la thia, further, that Mr Rtgby did not come here and trade upon his previous raputatlon. He cime aa a freah nvin ; and ia a man to bo for ever hunted round the world for a sin once committed? If he weut through the regular form.i prescribed here, examinations aad no on, and had the viva! affidavit from persons who knew him rs a fit, and prop-r person, ia ie right that his past eina should be oharged agaloßt him ? Mr Button replied that he Wi.« with Ma honor iv a gre»t muiy reapeo.te. The Judge promised to bring the matter before the Court of Appeal.— " Catholic Tlmeß,"