TITLES & POISON.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1972, 31 January 1914, Page 6

TITLES & POISON.

'AN ARREST ON S.S. AORANGI. 'An arrest tinder very unusual circumstances was made by Wellington detectives yesterday. When the Aornngi arrived from San Francisco, Potectiveß Andrews and Dempsey went on board to approhend one Evelyn Vino Kitson, whose aliasee include "Dr. InnesKorr" and "Lord Alastir Robert InneeKerr." The ownor of these titles was not visible ..when' , the detectives called for him, and it seems that he disappeared while tho vessel was coming up the harbour. The detectives searched about the sTiip for an hour and a half, and tnen found him among a lot of paint tins, etc. Tho front of his ehirt was saturated with wnat appeared to he a certain poison. Tiie man wa-t attended to by Dr. Hanrr, and later on removed to. tho Public Hospital. When ho is well enough he will appoar in tho Magistrate's Court charppd with having ob(tninod £8 10s. from Mr. Schneideman. a tailor at Hamilton, on September 22, by of a valueless dieqiio for £10. Kitson is'a'man who was at largo on probationary license, and in September last it was ascertained that ho had left for America. Somo time tnck he went from San Francisco to Tahiti, and this week the Wellington police had reason tx) holieve that ho would he found on board the Aorana.