A Chequered Career.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 113, 8 April 1884, Page 2

A Chequered Career.

< The'Gfiristchur'oh c<Wris pendent : df ft southern paper writes : — The ups and downs of ife were sadly illustrated m the case, of ( a delinquent who was charged with 1 forgery a few davx ago. This man, whose name is Ogilvie (a Perthshire nativA),~ ia Kn accomplished linguist, r heirrg-h 1)1 c spent and^cor— respond with proficiency m six or seven European -antlj Asiatic languages. For " many.' lye^t* 3'P w^l f^J^^P- correspondent at Smyrna, Asia Minor, for a London firm, having a housij m 'that' part of ' tne world; : : O\£ the br^akiug. oyt of the Russo-Turkish war he joined the staff of Baker Pasha as interpreted 1 and.followed.:tb,at- da/r^ng qhief m; some- of the most dangerous -and exciting events of the conflict, receiving; as. his, pha re of glory th? compliments of a gentle Cossack m the shape i of a lance cut m the head. After the war he lived for some time m Scothind; and eventually came out to New Zealand for his health m one of the new steamers a few months ago. Having no friends and no money ,and beinc; nn-able-to get employment, he was soon reduced to a condition of want . Some time ago he called on Mr Joyn-, solicitor, ; who took; pj^y. on him to ths extent of a, cheque, of two pounds. 1 This assistance, unfortunately, Ogilvie, afterwards supplemented by another cheque for a, like sum, to which Mr Joynt's name was appended without that gentleman's sanction,and he now awaits trial,