THE WAIMATE BAILIFF.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2789, 2 March 1882, Page 2

THE WAIMATE BAILIFF .

Edward Wilson, the bailiff, whose mysterious disappearance has been the cause of much anxiety, has been found. It will be remembered that the last that had been heard of him was on Thursday the 9th February, on which day he called at the BedclifE Hotel and stated that he was going on to Clarkeefield in search of some person, and, as it was raining, borrowed a mackintosh from Mrs Cameron. Two hours afterwards he returned, stating that he had ascertained that the man he was in quest of was not at Clarkesfield, and, remarking that he would have a long walk to Waimate, lighted his pipe and started, it being then dark. Nothing was heard of him until Saturday last, 25th Feb., when Fagan, the driver of the mail cart running between Waimate and the Upper Ferry, while on his way down to Waimate, met Wilson four miles above BedclifE, walking up-river, Wilson, who was in a very exhausted state, and gave very confused and incoherent re plies, was brought into town and taken to the hospital, where he is now under medical treatment. How he subsisted during the sixteen days he has been missing it is impossible to say, as Wilson himself has no recollection of anything since his visit to the BedclifE Hotel.—“ Waimate Times.”