A TALKATIVE PRISONER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 4

A TALKATIVE PRISONER.

« WAS "COMPLETELY ASTOUNDED." (Br Telesmph.—Praw AasoolatlonJ Gisborne. June 38. "I was oompletely astounded when tho detective approached mo on the ship," said a young man, small of stature, who 6© head did not appear much above tho dock rail at the Police Court this morning. "Very likely," observed Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M. The accused, whose name was Robert Taggart, was arrested by Dotectivo M'Leod on the s.s. Mokoia this morning on a charge that at Dunedin on Juno 13 he did leave his wifo and three children without providing them with adequate means of maintenance. . Continuing, the. that he left Dunedin 'last" Thur&ay '"to come to Gisborne, partly on business and partly for pleasure. When ho reached Christchurch he sent a telegrani-r-r,.. His Worship: Oh, 1 cannot go into all this now. ' . . . The accused: But the point is this: I am here, and I cannot understand what I am here for. His Worship: You hayo been arrested on a warrant on a. charge of not providing adequate maintenance foT your wifo and family. „ , , • i. The occused: But tho charge is not proved. , , His Worship: Well, I am going .to send jom to a placo where it may or may not °tEo accused: And I am to be locked up like a common criminal, ivhen nothing has been proved against mo? His Worship: You are remanded to appear at Dunedin on Juno 23. Accused: Just another word. His Worship: Well—what is it? The accused: It is to the press-I hopo this will not appear in tho pai»rs. His Worship: Oh, I have nothing to do The senioT-sergeant remarked that it was a matter of there being another woman in the case. His Worship: Oh! I see! "Stand down," said the constable on duty to tho accused. Accused': Bo civil! lam a respectable 1 man.' "