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SENSATIONAL ARREST

CASE OF JOHN CRISP.

HIS CAPTURE AT HOKITIKA

(By Ooi7Cßi)ondelsW

, _ ... Hokltlka. April 13. ' On. Thursday last a tall, dark, well;mn arrived ic Holtitika,, put »i' .iv/:]lot J s Hotel, and gave Sits numo us 4 wm, J, Dornmic." Ho sofrw WBflino associated with landing people in tlio town. Ho talked iiiborcsiingiy about uoeca, and discussed criraiimlogy and la w v-'ith tho eoiit'Kloiico <>:f Olio ',vf\o taIOWS, "J. l)'!tiiil!ii. : ' di.d iMtrtrouWo to nielii-ion !\jw-To. ho camp :t roii;i, iyvit ho vo'iubsniVd the information that h<'> tiioucht of taking a trap to Australia, lor health reasons., awl would, in ;•!! l'jrababilily,, make the passage by one of the Hii.'il] sailinjj. craft whicli i.ra.d.o be* tweeli Grcymoivth and Sydney. ■ Charmed the Glvic Magnates. . At tJjo invitation of one ci' two inoinhors sjf tiro Bokß-flsfc <UHt Oiifb, iit> visited bhe Mahuia.ptm links oil Good Friday, find everybody who met him Swjr© clrarmCd. Tlio links w<:m> also visited tin Saturday and Sunday, and "Mr. Dominie," although not an expeii golfer, Sot in soiiift iniriy effective slxts. Lnfe on Sunday heavy rain drove tlio gdifora hack to 'town, fitci ho wMled away j.iig tiuio -fin tito bcae!). Tiior® lie disMissed 'ho disastrous beach erosion with tii(> Msvyo.r and lending citizeire, pud Iris attractive personality ami fund of infGi ination. made him pleasant company. It was natieed, howwei. that ho mado scardiiiia inquiries about- t'to paMfto ofiiecjs, Mid evt-n went so far as to discuss criminology with olio of the con, stable's. His Undoing. The late afternoon oil . t'lw bearji or Sunday proved "J. Dominie's" undoing, •ludgn tlio surprise of his li:cw friends when tho liioruing paper announced that, shortly after midnight, a sensational arrest line) been offcotod iii Kove'fl Stmt, and that John Gi'isp. alias JJommie, was in custody.

'Alto arrest was <lvifect.od. by Sergeant Folk»y. niwl Co-iistiible liark, who had noticed accasoct on ilio beach during thsJ ii'ltoMtqau. W hv'ii accosted bv the treJiee., Crisp at first denied his iiiV-nt ity. and dedaVftd Uiaf, his name really was "<>•' Dominic," but, after a little' argument, he admitted that ho »s Crisp,, ■and all doubt was dispersed, when firm's Wongiugjs veeto inspected. It appears tii'if' fe' eahio mum 'froln Lytiefton as purser <m the Canterbury Steamship Company's Qjw.ri, signed >f ;is "Dominic" on April' 3, getting a tiist-clas:! disßhaf gfi. It been hh intention to got away to Australia on a small saftteg vessel, but, very b.ul weather hao! prewSjicil tho vessel sailing, and Crisp liad evidently joum-yed to Hokitiks. in order to keep out, () f the public. oyo,

Accused .appeared Isofaro tiro Cmirt■this Rioniiiiß, ®i-<V on tlio application • f tho police, was remanded to appear n.'fc Dunediii an April 2Q. 110 was chanted Kith forging tlu> names of Je.ssio IV.nier •Hid 0, 15. Xalder to a deed of mortgage from Iho 6 lie J-c tc l'llmor to Ja.iM.es CttMhitighaiii and oilier'-, ft'ivd, thei eby obtaining t:ho sum of £1500, Accused; who is a lawyer by profession, will lie taken over to Christ-church to-morrow* ■and thoneo on to Donodin,

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 5

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SENSATIONAL ARREST Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 5

SENSATIONAL ARREST Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 5

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