Spoiled the Trip.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 28, 2 May 1890, Page 3

Spoiled the Trip.

Better to Tell the Truth

The registrar of the Bankruptcy Court at Sydney has just spoiled a nice little trip to England, projected by a youno- gentleman named Walter Barrington Everest. ; He had been adjudicated bankrupt some 12 months ago, and an order had been made for.the summary sequestration uf the estate; but Everest, who seems to be a jaunty young man, ignored the law, and, having booked his passage to England by that fine steamer the Ormus, forgo* all about the dry bankruptcy proceedings, and looked forward with all the confidence of youth and insolvency to the voyage home. However, the most carefully laid plans of the uncertificated often come to grief, and so it was with Everest’s. Two or three, days ago he received a peremptory note, and a subpoena commanding him to attend before the registrar. Here was a fix. The Ormuz was about to sail,; and Everest wanted to be in England in time to see the Derby run ; but he dared not diregard the registrar’s invitation. So he adopted a course which he fondly hoped would extricate him from his pressing difficulties. He got a certificate signed by a Dr Rprke stating that he (Everest) would be unable to attend without great danger as he suffered from nervous excitement. This was pretty thin, but Everest thought it good enough. Ihe next thing was to find a bearer of - this message, Living at the same house with himjyas one Richardson, a bosom friend, of hja, and this guileless person, Everest- asked to deliver his note to the-judge. Richardson rashly agreed, little dreaming of ‘ the trouble in store for him. I He walked gaily up to the Law Court, and, said he wanted to deliver a note.; He was referred to the registrar, who,; after reading it, invited Mm Richardson to attend, and, as an intimate Triend of the bankrupt throw, some light on the fijgbty youth’s malady. In, the witness box Mr Richardson made .rather a messof it. He began by swearing, that be had left Everest at North Shore.that morning, hut being pressed, not fo say bullied, he admitted that he had been with him that morning in Riley Street. . .Many more questions were put to the - reluctant Richardson, and-he came some awful croppers in attempting: to Negotiate that' terribly steep -fence—the sacred cause of truth. When counsel . had finished with, Richardson be was committed to-prison for contempt of Court. His place, in The wit ness- 'box' was filled by a friend,.of, his, nanfed Robert Shillings, who gave shpffii'ng answers, and proved himself capable of giving a bit of weight away to Ananias. He was adjudged as guilty of humbugging the Court, and he, also, was committed to the cells. Just as he was leaving there was aljuzz.in Cpurfc, hnd the bankrupt himself was marched in.. A short conversation ensued, and a final' stopper was* put on the trip to Europe,, at any rate.iqr the present,_as. the gay young fellow, who took things very cooliy, .was, sent to durance vile for contempt also. . The registrar, who,, by this time,, was probably tired of committing people to prison, orderedthe bankrupt ,to, be examined by the. Judge in .’Bankruptcy, and an evehtfuL dayin the Registrar’s Court .was brought \ to a close. , ;' ; 5