LECTURE BY A CRIMINAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4206, 31 August 1892, Page 2

LECTURE BY A CRIMINAL.

The Late Fred Plmmr,

About three months ago Fred Plummar, ills notorious burglar, whose tragic death at Auckland a fow days ago has been telegraphed all over the colony, adrertieed a sen-

Bational looture upon "Crimo and Criminals," lo take place in the Helensvillo Public Hall on Friday evening, June 3rd. The night, however, was pouring wet and the lecturer

did not turn up, Tho following ia culled from a handbill distributed by Plummer:—" Lock up the house, bring tho baby, and come with everybody to hear Mr F. Pluramor deliver the best lecture you havo listened to. Mr F. P. has been one of Now

Zealand's greatest criminals, and very nearly won the Victoria Croaa of Hell or whatever other name they give it there. Come and hear how a mother's prayers for twenty years wero more than a match devil and all his hosts. Come aST hear a lecture, the like of which no one has ever attempted to deliver in this world before, and why ? Because iliey li»d not had the experience. The lecturer has been through the fire seven times heated, and will give you every word in burning red-hot English, My career, amongst other

thiijgs, includes three escapes the principal gaols of th'p' cojody j onpe shot cjorct} wlie|i totally unarmed, bv a party of Government heroes, etq„ etc,, etc., ctp, Ifbosj who do conje will carry away wjtlj them that which they will be glad to remember to lb day of their death, Those who dou'£ come will live to repent of it (o the day of their death also,"