A sad Case.
,J {.Wiingknui^Pfper.^ j. The prisoner -Jackson, who was sen-j tenced t¥Jixin6iDttnß'- :? bard' labour on Tuesday last for- passing a valueless; ord^i^ffisTtobd^'a 1 .very remarkable personage. We have been, given to "unt^relsrd'fß'aTthe friends of Jacbon; are well-to-do j^pme, his father being a large mil^owner% m Manchester.) Jackson was eSga^ed'at Messrs Thomp^ , pon , Shannon, ' aria 1 Go.'s , merchants, ofWellington, after/ he arrived m the. colony someiew y|arß|mce, at a salaryj of £400 per unable toj remain on ac^uct of his drinking pro-] pensities. Since hewas dismissed fromj tha|Bitaßtjon' Jle had' fillediyartoasposi.': tions— suchas perEons,of jiis class do — ; teaching (wlfefl ie 1 couid keep sober),! kithen-man at Jiotels, waiter, billiard-' inafc/etc., l^* other v times; "at.the! same time receiving money from Home.; The order he cashed the; secoad time! was from Home. W^under.s,t»nd that! he is a married man, ana that he got N:2&lO;'OoG*Jwithtoiß wife* afPa , dowrj, but] it has allj>een sjiuan/Jlgred m drink and!; gambling." jj
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 149, 1 June 1883, Page 3
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157A sad Case. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 149, 1 June 1883, Page 3
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