"SQUARING"—I. W. DAWLER'S CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 305, 24 December 1891, Page 5

"SQUARING"—I. W. DAWLER'S CASE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—As I think undue prominence ha s bean given to my name in connection with this case, I trust you will allow me space to state the real facts. There was no attempt at forgery. Dawler on Friday last gave his cheque on a bank where he had no account. I gave one of my clerks instructions to see him, and if he could not give a good account of himself to hand him over to the police. This was • done on Monday. At that time I knew nothing of Dawler, but as soon as I knew that he was married to a respectable woman who felt his position keenly, I took steps to stay proceedings, if possible. In tho meantime payment of the cheque had been guaranteed by a well-known citizen. I cannot agree with the Magistrate's dictum that " sympathy with a man's wife and family" was no ground for withdrawing a, charge that had once been laid. When the chief punishment falls on these innocent ones, I feel that ib is an all sufficient reason for such action. Being "squared," if I understand the slang word, implies being paid for doing something wrong. Mr Bishop had no right whatever to make such an insinuation against me. Ii there was any wrong doing it is clear he was a party to it. I asked permission to withdraw the charge. Id was his duty to administer justice. If he thought this course was wrony he should have ordered the case to proceed.—lam, etc., Samuel Vaile. Auckland, December 23rd, 1891.