THE PRISONER SULLIVAN.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 528, 10 July 1869, Page 3

THE PRISONER SULLIVAN.

Another " bird of a feather" has been " annoying" the notorious prisoner Sullivan, now located in Dunedin Gaol. \\ r e find in a tecent Dunedin paper that at the Resident Magistrate's Court Peter Sherry was charged by Warder Ferguson, of the gaol, with behaving in a disorderly manner, calculated to cause a breach of the peace. The warder stated that he had charge of Sullivan, who was outside doing some work, and that the accused came out on the footpath, and used such abusive language as to excite the prisoner to such an extent as to render it necessary to take him inside the gaol. A crowd was gathering round, and another warder Avas called to take the accused into custody. Mr Ward endeavored to excuse the prisoner, on account of the character of Sullivan. The Magistrate, addressing the prisoner, said : Sullivan is bad enough —we all know that ; but instead of your having a determined " down " upon him, you ought to sympathise with him, for your character is as black as it can be. " Peter Sherry " is a household word in this Court, and even in Tasmania, before you came here. You are a pretty fellow to call out to Sullivan. You are the last man who should upbraid him. You know that. I consider this a very serious offence, endeavoring to excite a man in custody to such an extent that the constable could hardly hold him. I have had so many complaints of a similar character that I must put a stop to it,—The prisoner was lined £5, or, in default, to he imprisoned.