FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2993, 18 September 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

JACKSON RE-APPEARS. BY TKLEGBAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION • WELLINGTON, September 17. ~ One of the. original members of the Anglo-Welsh Rugby team which recently touted the Dominion and Australian was F. iJackson, a big Cornish forward. His stay in N«w Zealand, however,. was a short one, aV when the t?am wag. in Wrllingtoiv tho second test after the tour6f the' South Island a cable was sent by the committee of the English Union recalling Jacl<s:n, against whom allegations of professionalism ha# been laid. The was received on Thursday, July 25th, and the next day Jackson sailed for Sydney by the Maitai on his way home, Nothing more was heard of hiftl until he made a rather noteworthy return to Wellington yesterday, having come back from Sydney again on the! Maitai. At present there is considerable doubt as to the real facts of the case, but it has been gathered that on the trip over from Sydney trouble arose amongst the passengers. A man named William Lewis is alleged to have obtained from a fellow passenger the sum of £ls by means of some card game, and the young man being under the opinion that he had been swindled complained to his fellow passengers. When the vessel reached Wellington the sum of £5 wap returned to the young man by Lewis, who it is said, had an idea that he was likely to get into trouble over the affair. Atfer the passengers had come ashore Jackson met Lewiß.in front of the Post Office, and, it is alleged, withfa view to seeing justice done to the young man, grabbed Lewis by the vest and demanded that he should refund the remaining £lO. Sergeant Dale and Constable Fleming, who were in the vicinity, came up and asked the two men to go along to the police station.* They did so, and here Lewis Had a warrant issued for Jackson's arrest on a charge of assault., The warrant was executed, and Jacicson was immediately brought. before Dr. A. McArthur, S.M., and charged with the offence alleged against him. He was remanded until the morning, and in the meantime has been allowed his freedom, having laid down a cash deposit of £5 as a bond for his appearance before the Magistrate Momorrow.