The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4293, 4 October 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1882.

Detbotivk DooiAK found Filzgibbon, the defaulting tailor, rather a troublesome prisoner. He was arrested at Waikawau on Friday, arid brought to Tapu on Saturday, traversing the nine miles intervening only occupying seven hoars. The tailor, was in a half drunken condition, and it would not hare required much more dissipation to induce delirium fremens. The detective had a horse, ;but was necessitated to lead it nearly all the way, as his com ;anion was decidedly refrao-toi-y, Js»ery few hundred yards thia ninth part of a man would.stop short and "show fight," danuo* about in the most approved Donnybro.ok style, utter a series of farsplitting " hurroos," and invite his burly Hibernian custodian to " come on.", He frequently boasted of his former connection with the 18th Royal Irish, a subject on which a sane man would probably maintain a discreet silence. Another time he saw a boat with fome men come ashore, and he shrank back in terror, exclaiming " I know them, the blue-jackets are after me." He developed a penchant for sitting down Tory frequently, and was loth to rise—indeed sometimes no amount of persuasion would induce him to do so. There he would sit, and with the utmost nonchalance defy the detective. On one of these- occasions the officer was put to his wits' end, and at last he hit upon an expedient. He put the handcuffs on Fitzgibbon's wrists, arid attaching one end of a rope thereto, passed the other round a tree, an 3 tried to lever him up ; but Btill he would not rise. However, the pile driving process proved mngre successful; he resorted to' lifting Mr Fitzgibboa a little and then bumping him suddenly on the ground. I That gentleman found. the earth was much harder-than that portion of his person thus ' Ytjdely brought into contact with if, and- was constrained to exclaim, "By the Powers, that : hurts! hold ov' t I'll.walk," and walk he did —for a little distaace. Always whenever mastered he surrendered as graciously as a conquered emperor. At one time there was a very narrow escape fiom loss of life. On passing a narrow ledge the detective said "Look ' out John." , Thereupon John gave an exultant hurro, and was next in the act of sliding down tbo declivity, to rfach.tho bottom of which would have meant instantaneous death. At fir* t, and fortunately, the slope was very gent le. The detective, with lightning-like speed, naught hold of,bis coat collar, and called upon him to geS some footing, if;possible. The position at. this-juncture was much more critical than comfortable. . The prisouer was dragging down the constable, whohad but very, slight footing; and he again was mainly held j up by the horse whose bridle he hfid in his ' hand. Eternity stared them in the face: ' the defective did- not know the moment that his foot might Blip, the rope break, or the ' 1 hone roll down on them ; then—in the twink-1

Jing of an eye they would havebepn ifMinohed upon the ocean of the great unknown, whence none return, and JTitzgibbon would have been beyond the reach of mortal judgp. It wasonlj by the exercise of the utmost caution that Fitzgibbon (was once more landed on the track. The .detective left the horse behind, imd led him about a mile on to tbe keach, where *he left, him picking oysters, and returned, for. the horse. Upon reaching tlip spot again he found Fitzgibbon girding up his loins for a ett>rt. He informed the detective that he thought he had left him, to return to Waikawau } bnt Mr Doolan disabused liis mind of that idea by telling him that he had only gone for the borae, whose life" wss much more valaable than (the prisoner's). The incidents, if "described by a facilo pen, such for instance as JTitzgibbon's -scheme to Bham madnessj would form n. very; interesting volume. • •

The anniversary soiree in connection with the G-rahamstown Wesleyau Sunday School, was held last evening. After tea, a public meeting wes held in the church, when addresses were delivered by Iho Chairman (Rev. J. Bull), Rev. J. Barley, and other friends. During the evening the scholars sang a selection ,o( bj>mn«, under the leadership of Mr Vowles. -' - '■ -'

An accident occurred yesterday' afternoon to n lad uamed William Beckmann, etep-son of Mr Palmer, confectioner, of Pollen etrest, employed at Mennie and Dey's bakery, Queen strfut. He was engaged »t one of the sto.m rolling-machines, flattening out a large cake of dough, when his left arm wsb drawn between tho rollers up to the elbow. When lie was relieved from thi, machine it was found that the skin had burst near the elbow, and a large gash about three inches in length caused, from which blood flowed copiously. He was taken to the hospital, where he wus attended by Dr Payne.

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The monthly meetingof tbe Orphanage Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present • Mr McOpwan (in the chair) j Mesdames Wilkinson, Neill, Ptiyne, Ehrenfried, Calder, and McDonald. An apology for absence was received fromMrs'Kilgour. Ten* ders for provisions were aepept'ed as follows : Meat, J. Tqwnsehd j groceries, R. N. Smith. Tttrs Neill referred to the necessity of providing a good water supply to the institution during the approaching summer, which promised to be a very dpyione. In accordance with her resolution the Secretary waa instructed to prepare specifications for laying on the water from the County main, and call for teuders for the work, returnable at next monthly meeting.