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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1612, 19 January 1886, Page 2

When; a man: (says - a:Me%urn« gor-. t , respondent) Hves^to-.the age of 72' year» ' to end his career at the hand^pf the"** (hangmanf We should say &l|^^ had scored One,. At Sftndhnrafcjfe^ffliyffl .... .Huntier, yfapl began/BisTcStonial career; '„-<, ," by, being sent; to TaSmaniS m £886, under 'sentence of seven years- penal qecyitudo* i -■ for robbery iri England, was executed.for Stabbing iJamU Power, ralf'years of age» at ■ Charltoa on September, 16. <,Frcn*vA ism to 1862 Htinfegerrecl m Pentridge ,f or. stabbing anpt lTer^inah at Sandhurst and he; served" other sentences -at7~^ different titpep for simUarmjaJ^teahonrs,.; •-'' one' being for 'biting'^VlnamTe^rt^For^- ~ the crime (dr: which he suffered the full 'penalty of the law, there appdars-to hivja . been little or no provocation. His victim wasjjdr/infcinjgoin an jhptel bar,-, when_ ■ Hunter, changed )him^wjto^ing|a^a»k': : and with stealing' his money, rower' threatened .to pitch into Hunter if hit repeated -the accusation, (buMhfe wair^pe/"-* T<■ suaded not to do so by the spectator* x •saving he should not strike such.au. old man. Shortly afterwards Hunter re[turned to the bar,' sand f, .without .ajjy!,; t . plunged ;/ a knife iuto<Power'» ; abdomen until the blade reached ; tht liver, death ensuing' iri 10 minutes. :. : i;, ;It was a drjdaji »nd: the *p,tjijt ;} .^«»y proceeding. Suddenly a brilliant idea occurred to one of iho two m slavery — you kuow how auditors toil — over the aniidaP investigations. " Please show rae your..ppU'v-C«BilpQo?. TH^T i cash. bo»k wal p 4 rbrfoce&. J &m, LdE^eJLl said the sagacious and i tor, as he rail over the columns — " Broom, 5s ;^ ( brooui, 5s ; broom, os. Seems to cOBf a lotf lo keep this, hall clean, eh?" " Yes, iir," said the secretary, *' we do have" to' Ut» a good many , breqins, J must . say.'*" " WeJi," said the auditor;; iayitiff :'&£&/■■ his pen as he Bpqke,/^.JteHr ! o« ifhttit " is-^-J^db.n't^rocefldipneibit,, Ji^j^rlwjtUp ' ' this audit uutil you buy another broom, The secretary realised the situation instantly, went out, and almost immediately returned with a übroom*inu broom* in caSh pocket-r-one labelled .'SDunTilb; 1 thft, other " Hennegsy^" „,,[ ■. , -„ The Wasp, w ' Amertcan publioAtkoi ' m speaking of Mr Steady tbe editor © - tht. Pail Mall Gazette, says ;— "The man who performed m a day- sueh i a 'notablii^ service -fprj rightediisness :' f as -j^ljSph X pveachers inthewarldTs^ulphs Kwnt.Ttrr" . matched sin,ce time Uegs^'tb^Vm^fciSjif 4 off by Sundays, they have downed. Th»^ fuan whow^th « touch of ifis^pen set » ; ! nation ablaze, aud compelled its Parlif« to e^e'eota his will , is grasped by R.-iechnioality ofjthe l*w in^ throwing^ , r bis protecting arm about young womfko^ ' ' hood, he was guilty.' ot.auttalcL T^^ j isaviouf of vouug-j-maidi ,i« / -ctacifie4. by "* old r ones. r jSurjely thWe -wu > ntUx $$[ f monslarotis a spectacle as tljis,, man's pro- ~ secution upon a'faUe 'issue by the GUi-' ; ' vernment which 'hastened Ito ihftoa :'itsj - , Legislation |to.hir4emandsfc& rigfet and 'reasonable laws.i-Of 'the* thoaund^ujD^ ththkaole^criminals frouAi^fjMise!%^!|jk|, orkies his hand broke %w.ay thejewea onramuoltyj^^e^bTOUfbt^o jw . tree, but tie,, ia psosacujtwh 'jnciediblfc ■.*■* n •villauy ;!-4^chlißßs ti& h m^asule}^)^ raicalUy X A ci^iliaation m, wfoObr tuchi ;tUwsia;ca;n !be a aohB v: % uo4 t '#i«thi«^r«k; s <*. ',»«' j;v % ing % " • . I >•<■» i . ; . ; o-i. A,ri Officer,, pithfe .return to, fiwlandl from.ludia; telaljeil T iKe; ,"f otiowi^ WeUi - fL dote :— H Mos>i !ii bid >l ße*'n' ''4ofr ' ? shootiog^ iand' ! hl»)ii';dls6KA'rged > a» bi»> j - guiisi-w. lien an, elephant nkade-* ch»rg» At'him froi^th^llsiyt^o^i.junglei TBewfci uj wa> nlb:'h^lp.f<irit except tq ran, tnd"for '4^yar^ithen»ajoi^kepUjußt.a^Jb|^d j|fc (feeling! afe' every. step jtlietjaniißja?*' 1 " trunk was tQritfe 'ttf^wis'Pitde^ifioQOXi his ldinsi A turn rotund Mice, gave hiia a momentary zdvintfi<>*&£c\tt*tmdm> H irthv inost^ bL J)y BwiagißOFffßp ,«& itm •brano .es4htW&mr^ft!J^; .and; as ntfoxig »s ,» ;li«u. cl^.W M higher* *n.d he would have been oak rf the elephantVrearch^but before- W, jia#> 7 (lime'to'draw upVis legs the elepoPJf* v •bad 'goMiim firmly rfenched m-tb« .♦ o |] i against hin^ thinking it Setter, his legJwrenched fto&'Wi^^m^^f \# fall to hodili SftHeSn^S j power/^estrugglt Wreve'r,^iaSl last long, for to the delight of 'th»~^jrl j wed and the ohagrid of the pfarafcthtf i Wellington boot w>,' Ic h the former wori * dipped off, releayad ihsJjjr/^i'li&O? '^ the life of -poor RogersT The^ile'mma^ ' •however, did not end < here? fo.r, (h* elephant, fi'.iding himself balked of h{« pteyj aftOr destroying 'tht biot/tbolf Wp[H i his quarters beneath the branches, and kept his anticipated victim m ; the iriß*' J * foe twenty -four hours, when the country i postman, happened l^ pass 'by. iHf' gave him! notice of his position, and. soon ;bjelp; came, and -the l elepnaijt^^atJ -'- frightened away by tomtoma..and yelling.*!, Had this occurred m. a deserted; part of the jußgl^he^ffifcer bds^^aV^ been starved to death iv the tree . ". A bralveston widow is about to marry ijjf r > f f{^ husband. Her pastor "robukedl her forjcouteipplSalmjjrinjitrittjpoyi-aftten sboniagaijo. • Well I just want you to . understand, if the Lord keeps on* taking : 4hem- 1 wiHitpo,'j^a»thpißpiritad)i»plj^i/i«J ■< ..(; -mm . s»Jj»fta.** No one csm be sick if the stomach, blood, liver - and kidneys are well. American Co.'s Hod Bittera. *"•' keep them weU. 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