SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3358, 12 November 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

[ Wairarapa Hack Racing Club- ' The mcel ing under, tbo auspices of | tho above Club was held at Feathors- , ton yesterday. j The following are the rosults of tlie , different events Maiden Plate, of lo sovs. ! Mr G, Frcotli's Rebellion ... '1 I Mr A. McKenzie's Deception ... 2 1 Sovon ran. Wairarapa Hack , J, J. Smith's Lock 1 - P. D, Polling's Mermaid ... 2 , A, Sinclair's Speculator 3 I Ladies' Purse Handicap, of £ls. j [J. J. Smith's Lock ~, M W. A. Donald's Arawa 1 ■' Flying Handicap, of L2O, v i G. Freeth's Rebellion 1 K. McKonzie's Waihora, 2 1 Hurry Scurry, for saddlo and bridle 1 value Lu ss. ' Jack tho Rippor 1 , Poppit ... . ... 2 s Forced Handicap, of LIS aovs. ' Deception 1 i Waihora 2 ■ A New Zealander's Peril. i A young Now Wander named I John Thomas Thompson, -who t recently came to England to claim 3 some money left him appears to havo i been all but murdered at Liverpool i on August 31. The porson charged : with the oflonce is James Chandler, i a snwll tradesman in Great George i street, who was brought before the. ; stipendiary magistrate, when the i following story transpired;— John Thomas Thompson said ho ■ was at present living at 13, OldAm i street, Liverpool. He was twi'yi oight years of age, and for tho fast ■ ten years had been living in Ney, I Zealand ; returned hero on July;/? Came to this country to receive some ' money on the death of a relative. • Part of the money was paid in a 1 cheque for £100; it was an order • cheque, which he had since cashed at ■ Cunliffe, Brooks and Go's, lie was ; intending shortly to return to New I Zealand, and thought of buying goods to take out to sell there, Desired to pick up some patent article or any other novelty lie could get. With that .object be came to Liverpool. Intonded to visit Birmingham and Wolverhampton, Decided to rent ian empty room in Liverpool in order to have his purchases stored there. While looking for such a room passed the shop 32a, Great George street. Went into the shop tomako inquiries; tho prisoner was there. With the exception of a few locks, and a small trunk, there. waß nothing in the shop. Explfjftd to prisoner that he wanted Prisoner said he could let him have a room, and some locks. Prisoner said these were patents of his own, but he had not yet got ono of tho locks manufactured. Prisoner said something about a patent motive wliioh ho was very anxious that prosecutor should take up. They ultimately resolved to go to Birmingham, but before doing so wont to the bank of C'unlifi'e, Brooks and Co.'s Manchester, where prosecutor presented a cheque for £IOO, drawn by William Garsden, payable to prosecutor's order,, The signature of the drawer was. not known in Manchester, and the bank declined to cash the cheque at sight. Prisoner waited in the vestibule, and wanted to know what prosecutor was doing in the bank. Witness told him that the cheque, which he showed, would have been cashed at sight at Blackburn, but they would not cash it at Manchester without referriM. At that time he Iml not endojfe&d the cheque, and they proceeded to Birmingham. They returned to Liverpool on Saturday, Sept. 31, On the way down from Manchester to Birmingham prisoner mentioned hit, patent, whioh he said was i'n the cellar at 32a, Great Georgestreet. Prisoner had talked throwing his invention on (he market, and asked prosecutor to help him to do so, as his wife was adverse to his disposing of it. On returning to Liverpool they separated, prisoner going to see his wife, it being arranged that they should meet at the Pict|j| Reading room, whiclj they did, f9-

soner said lug wife had followed him aßthey mast not leave together. Accordingly it wus decided tlmt witness should go to the Gaiety, wliero prosecutor joined him. Leaving there after n few minutes they wont into Limo-atreet, and while passing tho dorse Shoo prisoner said he was thirsty. Prosocutor asked liim to have a drink, and they wont in together, whsro prisoner had a bitter beer, and prosecutor had a lemon squash. Thoy then wont to Gfceat George street. Prisoner said tney mußt be very careful as his wife might be about watching thorn, Tho front door, he said, was bolted as well us locked, and therefore they would havo to go round to tho back, and this they did, it being very dark at tho time. They went down some stops into a cellar entrance. Prisoner opened tho door, and they both went in. Prosecutor struck a light and lighted his pipe; pi'jsonor produced a candle, and witness lighted it. Prosecutor then said, "Go on: the model is in the coal cellar,' 1 and prosecutor then went on, prisoner following; but not immediately, Prisoner stood close behind him, after came in, He made no remark, and witness expecting that he would say something, said, "Well," Prisoner at that time had his right hand down, as if therj was something in it, and he pointed to tlm collar underneath the pavement, Witness turned towards tho coal cellar, and felt immediately a heavy crushing blow on the top of the head, followed immediately heavy blow on tho hack of tho head, He fell, but was not stunned; ho felt the blood trickling dowii his face. He thought prisoner waß attempting to murder him, and lie crept away a little distance. It ivas then perfectly dark, tho candle having fallen to the ground. Witness felt at least a dozen blows afterwards on his shoulder. Prisoner appeared to bo striking heavy blows at him, in the place where he had been, and missing his aim, and striking liim on his shouldor with his arm instead of the weapon, Prosecutor crawled out into the passage about eight feet, and theu ran out. Could hear prisoner groping about for him. Recovered immediately on getting into the fresh .air. Was taken to the Eist Dispensary by a policoman, Prisoner yas afterwards apprehended, but immediately before he denied that lie had been with prosecutor that day, and said lio had given him the key of the cellar to store his goods in, find that he was with two other men. denied this. Tl)r Pearson stated that lie had attended to the prosecutor, and found serious injuries on the head. Tho hammer produced would doubtless cause such wouuds, hut if tho shaft of the instrument were concealed up the sleevo of the person giving the blow it would liavo to bo wielded with considerable force to cause tho injuries prosecutor had received. Had tho arm of the person been free the blow would most likely have caused death. Mr Eaflles said it was as narrow au escape from murder as over lie had heard of. Police constable 501 said he searched the cellar but found no modol; lie picked up n piece of candle, and saw drops of fresh blood in the cellar and in the passage, Prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes.

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