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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1130, 25 August 1882, Page 2

i Captain Tucker replies in the “ Herald ” . of yesterday, to Mr. Joyce’s letter in our I columns of the 23rd inst. Of course Capt. Tucker starts in his usual oily gammon style ; by premising that there is “a desire to be ' fair !” Well, so far as Mr. Joyce is concerned I there certainly is such a desire, but it is evi- , dently not reciprocated by Capt. Tucker, I who in his so-called reply shuffles and evades ! the direct questions put to him by Mr. Joyce, viz.: What document lias been forged ? When it was forged ? Whose name was forged ? And who committed the forgery ? The astute gentleman says : “ He (Mr. Joyce) “ will see on reflection that it is unnecessary “that I should reply to all his questions, and ‘ ‘ will forgive me for not doing so. ” Cunning Capt. Tucker ’ Nobody believes him ! And , nobody need, for he is not adhering to the ' truth. If Mr. Joyce saw that a reply to those questions was unnecessary he would not have asked them. The truth is that Capt. Tucker |is afraid to reply to them. We have hea.d him state in the Borough Council that .e i would not make use of names for fear of inflicting unnecessary pain. That statement

was false. He is <f. raid to mention names for fear of being made to pay for so doing by an action for libel. Capt. Tucker is played out; his cunning game has been exposed anil his vindictive plans frustrated. To make sure that this last attempt of his should fail we have forwarded a statement to Ministers showing the true facts of the case and warning them that the people of this district do not in least endorse Captain Tucker’s sentiments, recognising in them no ' true desire to obtain justice, or protect the weak and poor against the strong and rich, I but merely a selfish and vindictive desire to • ruin a man who treated him to a castigation for his previous attempts to the same end. Captain Tucker is too fond of working by “ways that arc dark and tricks that are “vain.” He has nearly come to the end of his tether. It would be well if he would drop that Pecksniff business and talk less about fairness, which appears to be the cloak , he assumes to hide his vindictive feeling. I So far as fair play between rich and poor l goes, we can only say we should pity any i poor man who came under Captain Tucker’s I thumb. Such canting humbug can never j impose upon people who know the gentlei man. They don’t believe it, we don't believe , it, and, what is more, he dues not believe if ■ himself! Throughout Captain Tucker’s letter in reply to Mr Joyce, he shuffles and evades answering the questions put to him, and merely gives a reiteration of his own wishes (we can’t call them opinions) in the matter of the ALLEGED forgery. Gisborne, August 22, 1882. Mr E. P. Joyce. Dear Sir, —In taking the course you did with the petition I presented to you to-day, I consider you have done a most ungentlemanly action ; and, in fact, taken the bread out of the mouths of myself and family. By your action to-day you have spoilt the paper I showed you, »’» all confidence, and : thereby prevented many people from , :gniilg who would otherwise have done so. I have to make my living in this way, and yon, gratuitously, interfere to prevent my doing so. lam sure, on consideration you will see I am right. Yours faithfully, Pelham E. Richardson. P.S. - I estimate your signature, assigned, us a loss to me of at least £3. We publish the above letter, received by Y 1 ’ e F* regarding the precious thing which ' Captain Tucker designates a “public peti- ‘ tion,” and call especial attention to the | phrase “ aZZ ro/j/lfrfoi<?<»/’ How is it that a • (so-called) Public Petition is only to be shewn to a favored few ? We will answer the que-s I tion. Because it is false, hypocritical, and : cowardly, and a shame and disgrace to its author.