A REMINISCEN CE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2381, 24 August 1886, Page 2

A REMINISCEN CE.

The appearance of Mr Bolton In the Supreme Court yesterday as defendant in the action Dowsett v, Bolten has revived an arauairig incident in the early "life of that gentleman, which'led to his being a principle in a Supreme Court case for the first and only other time some'twentytwo years ago. Tho facts leading up to this tknowmnt were briefly as follow : Mr Boiton, with Mr 0. Borlaoe, now 6! 1 tho legal firm of Borlace and Barnicoat, Wanganui, Mr Nat Valentine, the wellknown host at the present time of the Marine Eetreat, Petone,' and others, were on a orioketlng tour as the representative team of Wellington, and were coasting along to their destination in the B.s. Wonga Wonga* The Hon 0. Tolleraache was also a paseepger on the boat, and,whether overcome by ami or' ml de m r is immaterial to the story, had retired to his hunk and the arms of Morpheus,! The scanty coverings had become dia-1

Arranged, Slid, left exposed to v'wWrfj'of ."Cl the honorable, gentleman's feet, - -^trighfcand. irresutibleiM struck wiiif; of the yppgbli|o4s ; BWODgthe prioketen, It was tp lasjjo th« Tollemiiche p«saleitrem- ' itji h'(idTOr'petrat9;a.practica.i joke. -Mfcjv. GJeo'rgeftilton was/we belieMJLin tW< : . exilberan**; .of' health;; over/ with'fun aiid^evilujent,one, <>(..ss!■■ moving spirits in the" a|ajr, Atall however, it was matiag'ed;' a string'/#u made fast to the hoh.j' gentleman's' foe,- —<■ and run over a beam of apmethihg wer- ■•,' head, and at the given signal ''Hoist : awny" up went the TpHemaahe toe,, foot, • and leg to the upper amid roars of laughter Once awake,! to graßp tho'sifcuntion wai'; : on the part of the victim, a matter of a raoraen&jmt to grasp his teand extricate that|eiember. from ita exalted position took 'somewhat • longer, and was not accomplished without 4 certain amount of reckless disregard, of the properties, 'and a lavish expenditure of diction, which would not - have been allowed '.in Parliament. Finally, hpwover, the-victim got loose and bounded from his bunk ih.-pursuifc of hi| . tormentorsi -The conspirators-M like chaff before the wind, but Mr'Bolton was . unfortunately not "sufflciontly smart to< escape recognition, thedjusequeneebeing •' that he was connected with the affair, and '. y I subsequently ohargodat.thoß,M. Court by the Hon Mr Tolleinacho with'assault, found guilty, and rather heavily fined, Mr Bolton appealed against tlu&mount of the penalty, SuptewOourt "' wonhiocas^.thepferidiip^nteiTcebeing > quashed as the Magistrate had inrtioted ft . larger fine than was within his jurisdiction ~ to order. This was in 1864, and jester* - ; day Mr Bolton made his next appearance in the Supreme Court, again winning : hu: case. No wonder the'memory of'th* former occasion recurred;.to his mind, and tho freak which lead up to it-Eyening .- Press. fP