AN EX-MISSIONER'S LAPSE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 480, 13 April 1909, Page 7

AN EX-MISSIONER'S LAPSE.

AFFILIATION! ORDER. (bi telegram—speciau correspondent.) Auckland, April 12. The first act of a remarkable, case wa hoard before. Messrs. A. Btuc.c, H. W. Bra bar.t, and R. J. Briggs, J.P.'s, in th Police Court this morning, when Percy ] Tapp and John P. Bathgafo, formerly Presbyterian homo missionor at Helensvillr were charged with having usod tlircatenin; behaviour in Iteamera lload on Snturda, night. (t appeared from the evidence that Hatl , , gate had caused the doirnfa.ll of Tnpp' sister, nnd Tapp, meeting him in (he street had seized holtl of him and trouble- had fol lowed. ' Balhgate said he would admit that Tap; had had great provocation. • The Bench convicted both accused and or tiered them to be bound over (o keen tlv peace for sis months in one surety of £10. i Duthgatc was then brought before Jlr. C C. Kettle, S.M., and charged with havinj failed to make provision for the niaintciiana of his illegitimate child. Mr. Kettle: What have you sot to say t< that? —The defendant: 1 admit I am'tin father of tho child. Defendant agietvl to an order being madi against him for the support of the child He was a married man with a wife ant three children.

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