Had a Suspicion.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 52

Had a Suspicion.

I One of the prisoners brought before, a ! North Country bench recently was a pitiable | object. While in the dock he supported him- ! self on crutches. Moreover, it was stated that jhe was deai and dumb. On learning that the \ police knew nothing against the man prior to .' these proceedings, the chairman was inclined .' to be lenient. "You may go," he said. "You are discharged or condition that you leave the town within 24 hours." To the astonishment and no small amusement of a portion at least of his hearers tho " deaf | and dumb " prisoner replied : " Thank yer, guvnor. > Ye're atorf !" ) Referring to this individual next day a memj ber of the police force remarked : ! "He was a dead wrong 'un ! .In fact, I have a suspicion that the fellow wasn't even a cripple." a Why?" asked a sergeant who had overheard the remark. " Because he sold his crutches in the publicj house across the way, and left the town this | morning at 12 miles an hour." [ " Twelve miles an hour I Come, come 'f- \ "He took the landlord's bicycle along wife. ' him," explained the constable. ■■ Then the sergeant understood.

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