THE ‘BRUCE HERALD’ AND REVENUE OFFICER LUMB.
There appeared in the «Bruce Herald’ lately, a “ local,” in which reference was mkde to the action of Revenue Officer Lumb in not prosecuting some persohs ■who had assaulted him in the execution of his duty at WaiHola. On the 26th inst., Mr Branson, Lumb’s solicitor, wrote to the proprietor of the paper, informing him that the rumor referred to was entirely without foundation, and requesting that “the-damaging and unfounded statement so publicly made, should be given a denial equally public,” Mv Lumb tendered an apology for its. insertion, to which the Editor replied on,March,3oth
We Will publish Mr Lumb’s statement that you have -furnished ua with, but must decline to apologise for what no apology is leqmrcd; failing to see bow that we have inMrLuinb m the smallest degree. Hia own payings and doings are the only things that-have injured him in public estimation, pf syhich we have abundant evidence.’ What Mr W * K^^nue
Officer, arrived at Waih6l». called at an unlicensed house, obtained two separate nobblers of spirits, one before dinner and the other after. On obtaining and paying for the last nobbier, he seized the bottk from which be was supplied, and pat it into his carpet ba*, and proceeded on in the coach towards Tokomsiriro. On the road, the coach slopped, and the landlord of the house, which Lumb had late y left, took a passage. On the coach again stopping at a store upon the roadside, the man got out for a few minutes, went into '.he store, and returned again to the couch. As soon as the coach started again, the same man (the landlord) dashed a handful of pepper into Lumb’a face, and a struggle ensued. Tie cf-tach stopped, the man jumped out taking Lamb's carpet-bag wii.h him, obtained the bottle that had been seized, and destroyed it. All this happened m the presence of seveia' witnesses, Lumb laid an 'information against the man in question for selling spirituous liquors without a license, during the hearing of which the foregoing facts were brought out. The d fendant’s counsel took the objection that 'he sale of the nobblers were two distinct sales, and should not be joined in the one information, which view the Magistrate sustaining, the information was dismissed, Mr Lumb explaining that he would take out a fresh information, and the. Magistrate arranging that he would hear it on the following Wednesday, After the Court adjourned, Mr Lumb and the man met ; a fraternising took place amongst a number of P^i?, B who were present in the Court, in an hotel adjoining, aud words were freely bandied about. Half an hour afterwards, vre were iniormed by parties who had been present in the hotel that “it had been squared, and wo would hear no more of it.” We asked no questions as to what was meant by the expression, contenting ourselves to delay attaching any particular meaning to it until we raw whether , a hew information would be laid, as arranged in open Court. That information has not been laid. !n open Court Mr Lumb explained the action he intended to take in regard to the assault, and what he terrmd “ highway robbery.” As far •vs we are aware, no further action has been taken to bring'the offender toitnal, and therefore we now understand''the term “squared” to mean that it had been arranged that the course resolved upon and intimated in open. Court would'pot be pur sued by Mr Lumb. Although we have been told what passed between the parties, we have not given any currency to it: that in good time. Any sting thatimay be supposed to be in our “local” lies in the fact hat vir 1 Lamb has done exactly as rumor said was I arranged to, be the case—viz , that Mr Lumb ■ would hot day the information as arranged’ before the Magistrate, and that we would ;hear no more of it. Instead of this rumor i Mm Las happened only goes to verify the rumor.
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Evening Star, Issue 3465, 31 March 1874, Page 3
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674THE ‘BRUCE HERALD’ AND REVENUE OFFICER LUMB. Evening Star, Issue 3465, 31 March 1874, Page 3
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