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NZ Truth, Issue 141, 29 February 1908, Page 5

A person connected' with the production of "Brewster^s Millions'* was arrested under the vag. at Kalbirnie this week. Edward Nicholson, ;is a painter by honorable profession, tout was temporarily engaged m Wellington. Opera' House shifting scenes and shovelling wealth off ; the stage, thrown about recklessly by young Brewster. None of it stuck to Nicholson's fingers, and it was pioibably the demoralising influence t)f the play which impelled him to dodge •■• work subsequently. He was discovered lying m the scrub on the other side of the tunnel at 3 m the morning "toy Constable Larkin, who, notwithstanding his name, can't stand a joke oi that, description. -Nicholson explained to Magistrate Riddel'l that his tools were, m Masterton, and he couldn't workmen that account, but Ms Woiv ship told him severely that lie needn't confine himself to his trade m seeking, for toil. He got another chance. The. 1 Brewstea: millionaire had a mate m [ the scrub, named Charles Clarke, .". peripatetic sly-grogger, recently fine:! a fiver for disbursing beer to the thirsty. He explained to the -Court that he expected arrest hourly f^r failing to pay the spinnaker, and i t would be a waste of energy to Inni for work m the circumstances. Hi* Worship thought a while and let hi: i go free. Clarke will liavp to ygpfc'**' or undertake Ino cximnstiuj^kf dodging the police. J &****'^'