BARNARD WE "LEVANTER."

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4564, 23 August 1893, Page 2

BARNARD WE "LEVANTER."

In Check at Auckland, Hfrßuys His^ty, A Tow Bound the Woi Id, (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) Wellington, Wednesday. After the romautio and cleverly .written little tiotion,. whioh appeared in your Saturday's issue regarding our departed friend Mr Josenhrf|arnard, a few that gentleman's Ust.Fmqni^Jr'in; our Coiony may almost fail.to interest you. Still, 1 will give tfieni, and yon enn then learn sjat actually did tako place at Auckland before Mr Baronrd • got safely away. Our hero reached Onehunga at ten o'clock on the Saturday morning. The myrmidons of the iaw, instigated and, stimulated by an Anokland firm of lawyers, instructed in turn by a Wellington solicitor, who was acting for one of the creditors, were speedily on the trail, and well to the front was ulso Mr 61. Oa'selberg, who had the interests of the Wairarapa Farmers' Cooperative Association to look after. Now it happened that Barnard's debt to the first-named creditor was covered by two promissory notes, only one of which- by far the smaller—had matured. It followed then that if he was arrested, release would immediately ensue upon payment of the more trifling sum, and the debtor could not be detained to respond for the iutther and larger amomoot yet due. Here art Btepped in, and although the dashing Mr Barnard was carefully "shadowed" from the moment he stepped aohure at Onehunga, no warrant was taken out at Auckland until twelve o'clock, midday. This manreuvre was calculated to seoure the oulprit'a detention until Monday morning, by which time the 'Frisco mail boat would have left, as no magisterial business oan be conducted on Saturday afternoon, nor can it, of course, be gone into on Sunday. Sharp to the tick of noonday, therefore,' the officers of the law» warrant in hand, pounced down upon ; the lamb to be shorn, and Barnard had to oapitulate. At first he was nonchalant and was inolined to hold the arrest cheap]/, when he had ascertained at whose instance it was: " Why, you can only hold me for that small bill, and I'll pay it," was his 1 opening remark. " Not quite," -re-. [ joined the officer, "the warrant , specifies both items, and you'll have , to satisfy it in full or go ts quod until , Monday morning, and then you'll be < able to make your little explanation 1 to the Bench, and they'll no doubt duly consider it. Now, are you going | to pay up, or not ?" Barnard waß staggered for the moment, but he quickly saw the point, and turning to his captors ejaculated, not without a sense of admiration, "D— you; you've euohrei me. How much is it I"

There was little left to be done: £65, with all expenseßf4»aij».banded over to the bailiff, and then there being no further legal power to detain the valiant Barnard lie was set at liberty.

It was at this stage the consummate audacity and coolness of the man asserted itself, Turning to the solicitor present whose prompt aotion had led to such a Biiccoaaful dmmmnt, he remarked; " Well, now I've paid your crowd, perhaps you won't mind giving me the benofit of your professional advice I Suppose I am arrested on another warrant before the boat sails, is there any way of getting out of it ?" It is almost unnecessary to Bay that counsel did not feel called upon to express any opinion on the subject whatever, But nothing further of an untoward character occurred, and at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon Joseph Barnard sailed safely away for 'Frisco's golden shore in the s.i. Alameda, good and truo, It must have been with wistful eyes that he saw the rim of New Zealand sink with the setting sun. Let him but think of all he had left behind him-thero was thht £65 and that £Bo—and then let him console himself with all that be bad got with him. This latter is an unknown quantity. It was said that ~he left Grey town with £BOO, but t&is is mere surmise, Tbero is one thing 1 can tell you, though, and this, like tbo facts of the foregoing, from an authentic source: Barnard beforo starting for 'Frisco spent £lB5 with Thomas Cook and Sons upon a first-class all* ruund-the-world-tour. This Would circle the globe and bring him baok to New Zealand. But it is hardly likely tbat he will eeo things through as far as that ticket is concerned, and probably sooner or later it will be transferred to someone else—of oourse, for a due consideration. '

There is one purpose the rojind-the-world-ticket could, Lave,.'served ita j holder. Had Barnard taiwrrested and detained on a he could have said, Why*" not leaving the ; ! fylony .for good; It's only a pleasure trip I'm taking, and here's my ticket to prove it 1" Dr Hoskiog, of Maaterton, was a fellow passenger with Barnard from Now Plymouth to Onehunga oa the " Takapuna." and Las probably gene on to 'Frisco in the samo choice society. This is one of disadvantages ofa first saloon passage, If there's a celebrity on board he's bound to be in your part of the ship. Nobody can deny Barnard's claim to 'rank under this category for he now possesses more tban passing fame, . ' Barnard went by train from Wellington to Taranaki, and then, as I liiivG mentioned by Those of the Wairarapa creditors who got '' left" must have bungled things a bit, for with ordinary, smartness thero was plenty of time to check the bold bad man ere he made his flight across the Paoific, This is proved by the aucoess which' attended the efforts of the two editors I hav3 instanced.

But it waß not much good issuing warrants at this end. The people I have referred to acted through Wellington solicitors, who, in turn employed their agents in Auckland. The latter spurred on flagging efforts and Jhejr action was...taken on warrpptp Wed in oq atithqrity telegraphed by the principals here, Barnard cannot bo arrested at 'Frisco. _ The extradition, treaty with the United States of America only applies to a liiaitednumber of offences and they are all criminal aots of a yery §eriooi oharaoter,