ANOTHER "PACIFIC SLOPER"

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2288, 27 November 1889, Page 2

ANOTHER "PACIFIC SLOPER"

If ever there wai *a man who proved himself a thorough sooundrol that man was the tainted W. Wtedake, of Ormond* villo. Wo understand his croditora intend to bring him back if possible, and ho certainly should be The hoaviert penalty of the law would ba hut little toward the punishment he so justly morited. It eaema tb»t jast before he lef ' he raised money m every unscrupulous way. Amongat other iostano'S he professed to sell the property of a widow lady m Nupier, and got from her £250 on tho promise to offest a transfer, which he failed to do, and it now tarns cut the property is heavily mortgaged. FJtid- ' irq /his credit atipped m certain quarters ? 01 j "apier he went to Welllagtoo aad j?aVe ! immense ordera for goodd to several. firms He got working men, and man iv a small way atl overOrmondyillo and Makotuku, to endorse oillß or give him accommodation bills, and on .these he raised as mach mon.-y as.', possible, and now these untoitanaU. people will be tnrped cut cf their house, home, and their littlo ah, ia order to make up' ttieie bills, f >r whtah they have received no value whatever, Taia la tbe m<m who, uador the veil of religion and '•gobdneia," swindled evavybody ho could In the most villainous manner, got eff to San Frano! cp with £1000, rained (n bird caih on the, nimeu of the people he bai defrauded, o»bl 9 d to hia wlfu who fo.Hoyed itlet adding a little nurd to the Us 1 , and left thong wlio trnated m hla honor to be dep ivad of their m;aaa of livelihood. We d > not know wheiher the extradition treaty ooveca Buoh a omo, bat if not It should.— <f Woodvlllo Bxsrtlner,"