ANOTHER "TRAVELLER."

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2110, 16 January 1886, Page 2

ANOTHER "TRAVELLER."

Wk have had a goodly number of the fraternity of "travellers" amount us during the past year or so, but it was rasened for a young 1 Swiss gentleman culling himself Louis Meyer to bear the palm. Being blessed by nature with considerable genius and no money, and desiring to inspect this fine distiictof ours, with a view probably to establishing a special settlement of his countrymen, he hit upon the expedient of representing himself as a detective. Leaving Auckland on foot, he worked his way up to Huntly at the public expense. Nothing certain is known of his proceedings up to tins point, but, judging by what followed, we may assume that he lived on the fat of the land and " parted "' not. He walked into HairiVs Ho' el on Fiiday last, got tea, bed and breakfast on the cheap, and left in high spirits for Tiiupiii, where, by a judicious iH3 of tin " cljMJSive sfc ip," he so won the esteem of Mr Lovell th.it that geutlcmiu was induced to lend him some money. Meyer's story was to the effect that he was in pursuit of a fellow-countryman, who wa,s "wanted "' on some chaige or other by tho German Consul, and the money borrowed was for t'.ie purp >s>j of paying for a telegram to the Consul at Auckland and another to a publican at Pukekohe, asking him to send on ht.i " mate," another detective, by the iir->t train. Having ostensibly tiansacted this important business, MiMeyer came on to Hamilton, where the detective story was again bi ought into requisition with piyable lesult*. He asked where the Sergt- Major of Police was to be found, and his feitile imagination enabled him to relate an interesting conversation with Mr MeGovern, though, as may be supposed, he did not go near that discerning ot&cer. Tea, bed, breakfast, dinner, and tea, bad, breakfast again, wore acquiied and the genial "traveller" on Monday bent his stops towards Ohanpo, where ho vegetated for a couplo of days amongst the honest German number* of that peaceful community. On Thursday ho onca more took the road, in the direction of To Awamutu, doubtless enjoying in anticipation many a hearty meal and downy couch provided by a generous mv\ ingenuous race of publicans a-> yet unspoiled by the wicked world. But his rapturous visions werenotdestined toba realised. In the interval that had elapsed since Monday the police had bepn actively making enquiries concerning Mr Meyer's whereabouts, and a full description of the promising young gentleiuw was pigeon-holed at every station. When, therefore he set bis foot in Te Awamutu lie was at once accosted by a wi etched minion of the law, and provided with a cell and coarse fare in place of the feather bed and juicy rump .steak he had so fondly pictured in his mind's eye. Truly this is a hard world ! Meyer was brought down to Hamilton by yesteiday's train in charge of Constable Ryan, and will bo ehaiged at the Police. Couit this moiuinsr under sub-section 4, Section 28 of the Police Offences' Act, with " imposing upon private individuals by false representation with a view to obtain money and other benefit, &c. "