An Attempt to Intimidate.
Mr Jaineß King attempted to intimidale our reporter at the conclusion of tlie annual meeting of the Mauawntu Racing Club, held at the Commercial Hotel last evening. Mr King threateiMMl our reporter that if ho published certain mat tcrs, tli{\t he (Mr Kiug),'woiild assault him (the reporter) and would only Da too plwaaed to --get ...satisfaction by payment of a £5 fine for a common assault. Verily, a nice stato of things is prevail iiig when threats of A lhis kind can be : iiiade with impunity. Fortuuately.perßOus guilty of assaults of the kind threatoned to be committed by. Mr King, do not al-. ways get off by payment of a fine, as m the case heard at th« Police "Court , this morning when the accused was sentenced to a month m gaol with ' hard labour. The proceedings at the meeting will of course be reported ag'they took place, notwithstanding the threat of personal violence used by way ot iritiniidatioh. Our reporter 'can derive comfort from thy reflection that r threatened lines are : proverbially long ones, With regard to the matters, the publicationof which' .Mr King seeks to prevent, we may have a few remarks to make concerning them m an early issue.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 46, 22 July 1885, Page 3
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206An Attempt to Intimidate. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 46, 22 July 1885, Page 3
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