Threatening the Life of the Acting-Premier.

Manawatu Herald, 16 August 1902, Page 2

Threatening the Life of the Acting-Premier.

Frank T. Moore was charged at the Police Court, Wellington, on Thursday with threatening the life- of Sir J; G. Ward, and after evidence had l?een tendered, and having pleaded guilty to the charge, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. The letter, the basis ot.the charge, was as follows :

“ 153, Tinakori Road, 13th August, 1902. Sir Joseph Ward,I really believe that if I carry out my threat of yesterday and remove you from the head of the State as McKinley was removed, I shall be rendering a servjce to New .Zealand. You are the head and front of monopolies that I am fighting, and you stop my progress. Why should ! lot you stop me, when a ballet or a dagger will put yoa out of

the way ? lam willing to sacrifice mjrd|i life tor the good of ray causes anar* - chistsdo. With you put Successor like Roosevelt may - cBBSe forward, and perform the work you stop. You have muzzled Field and O'Meara, and will not place ray final report on the frozen meat industry, dated 31st : $ July, on the table of the House in the 1 form I have compiled it. You propose . mixing my papers with others. I won’t have this. I will have fair play—at* " thing else. f , '% You are treating me foully. I shall , r deal foully with you. As you are j warned, you cannot tegard mo - aß{ cowardly. lam,eto., F, T. Moons.”