A DEPLORABLE CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1637, 2 January 1883, Page 2

A DEPLORABLE CASE.

A BUUGiiAK of a somewhat original turn of mind fell iuto the bands of the Hamilton police on Sunday morning. It appears that a man, a Dane, calling himself James Kay, arrived in Hamilton last week and obtained lodgings at the Royal Hotel. On Saturday morning Mr Bach informed the police that someone had broken into his cellar the previous night, and abstracted a bottle of whisky, a bottle of gin and a few flasks of brandy, and that his suspicions pointed to the man Kay, who could not be found, although diligent search was made. On Saturday night late, Kay, was seen by two or three people going in the direction of Mr Cum ming's brewery, armed with a long ti-tree stick and q. strong piece of iron. 'J?h e y accosted him. and enquired his business, whereupon he cjeparted, and, although they followed., he managed to elude them, About 5 o'clock on Sunday morning, Mr Gaudin, of the Waikato Hotel, was informed by one of his servants that some person had entered the collar during the night and had stolen a bottlo of brandy, about six small bottles of stout and- a quantity of other liquors, besides wrenching off the tap of a beer barrel, the conteuts of which had been spilled. Mr Gaudin at once informed Sergt. McGovern, who, in company with Constables Murray and Wild, .instituted a thorough search throughout Hamilton East, with the result that at about 11 a.m. they discovered Kay lying in the ti-tree off the Peach Grove road ,in a state, of utter prostration from drink, and with the remains of several spirit and porter bottles strewed about. The police roused him,and succeeded in getting him to the lock-iin. H§rp,'^ortty, afterwards, he discovered signs p,f J?ejng seriously ill, no doubt through,' the effects of the immense quantity of liquor he had uonsumed, and the services of Dr, Beale were procured. Binee v then the unfortunate wretch has been under strict medical treatment. He complains of pains and cramps in the 'stomach, and "suffers from insomnia. ' At present he is in a very , precarious state, and strong doubts of his recovery are entertained.

MrCr. A. Laidjaw, of Te Awamufcu J? offers a reward of £1 for the recovery of certain cattle. , , • . Messrs. Wells and Soutter, Cambridge, announce that the enlargement of their business premises was commenced, and 'that the whole of their extensive stock will be disposed of at job prices to effect a clearance.! , r ■S , fttu parcel system in sewing machines. — Singer (hand), £5 Is * Singer's'"frapro\*Bd with cover arid all MtrtWjJft '&?'^dttpbYSMfl 1 •/. Home Shuttle, £$ ; • Ivnifting £1, Howe. White,_ Davjs, &c, always in stock at D. S, Chambers, 70, Queen-street, Auckland, Wholesale and Retail Sdwing Ma'cHinc l Depot/ ; '• , w I, jThr emigration' from Europe to the, United States for. the last current I year ending June 30th, amounts to no less than 780,000 persons. It is estimated that the immigration for the present .year will be larger still', and may crowd hard on; to a million. This immigration is equal to the- population <of one, large State annually,' -, ' ; i/( , j*f y - , r r, ;-The postal 'busing' of ithe world gre- , Great •Britian. im TBSQisthere 4 were more lettierji •sent^ih'pfofiortionf fe^the number ,