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Tar and Shavings.

The ire of the people in the little seaside town of Opunake was roused, and it was decided, says the “ Taranaki Herald,” that a man who was alleged to have committed some social indiscretion, should be punished and hunted out of the district. Accordingly, a crowd of about sixty or seventy marched to the house where he was living. The man was pulled Out, and the crowd dragged him along the road to a watertable. Here he was given a gocd sousing. He was then placed on his feet and covered in tar and shavings. He was pulled along the road a little further, and then rolled off a small bridge into the creek. After the refresher in the waters the victim was taken and compelled to go on his knees and humbly apologise to the man whose home he was charged with having desecrated. In the meantime screams of “ murder!” had reached the town, and Constable Hickman ran of to the scene of the proceedings. He stopped the operations of the crowd and took the man away. He 'was a sight pitiable to behold. The coating of tar, shavings and mud took considerable shifting. On Sunday the crowd took a trap to the house to drive the men away. This was prevented, however, and on Monday Constable Kelly, of Rahotu, escorted him out of the town. A large crowd followed the constable and the refugee, humming the “ Dead March ” to concertina music. The constable was cheered and the man hooted. The man who was tarred and feathered was brought to New Plymouth.

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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43216, 17 August 1907, Page 4

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Tar and Shavings. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43216, 17 August 1907, Page 4

Tar and Shavings. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43216, 17 August 1907, Page 4

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