KEAST THE EVANGELIST.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 254, 2 November 1897, Page 5

KEAST THE EVANGELIST.

JEFORE ':'.'. TEE., POLICE COURT AGAIN.

"IHE BEVEREND HENRY."

RicWd'H'enry-Kesst, evangelist, appeared once--more at the Police Court to- <%, ij^ow'Mr H. W. Brabant. On this oceasibnHe'TO?-charged ' that he did by a certain falsfrpretenee-, to wit by pretending that a certain'letter- which he on June 17th produced to- -Edward- Waters as genuine, aid obtaio-froiu the same Ed. Waters board and lodging, from .about June 17th to July 17th, amounting, to £10. in .value. "W; X; Waters^, proprietor of the Auckland Coffee.Palace,.said.lie. knew the accasei. Became to.witness' place on 17th May 'with.a.lady whom he represented to be hiswfe, .It was not. till about eight weeks ago that witness found out the Wy'ttas Miss.ittc.y .-A-SPin-... After they Ma keen staying about a month he began to look to j;he accused for money, but the latter assured him that "it would be perfectly safe, for a few days.' The next uay he brought a letter to witness, signed by a Rev. Mx Reeves, which he said the icy. gentlemen' had written to satisfy witness that Keast" had" some" money coining to him. In consequence of this witness let Keast remain until the old gentleman turned up to claim his daughter on July 17th. Up to the present he had jot received any money from Keast. To his surprise, Mr Aspin informed him that we lady with Keast was not his wife. Witness also stated that when Keast came to the Coffee Palace he represented himself as the "Kev."H. Keast, and this name iras entered in the visitors' book. He was always talking about his reverend brethren too were engaged with him in missionary work. ° ° J

, Acting-detective Kennedy said lie made inquiries about town for the Rev. W. jwes,thegentleman mentioned in Keast's letter. He had no doubfc the reverend gentleman was a fictitious person. The accused afterwards admitted to witness 'Hat he wrote the letter himself. % Waters, daughter of the first wit,Mss,.also stated that the accused gave his J™»e at the Coffee Palace as "the Rev. tonryßeast." When asked whether he had anything Win answer to the charge, Keast re}m- "I say that I was an evangelist ™en I came to the Coffee Palace, and had "sen connected with evangelistic work." me accused was then committed for trial.

tli to r P urpovting to be signed by «c Key. Mr Reaves was addressed to Mr "apers,and after referring to Mr Waters Vl°g.asked Keast to settle up, it went %.. Dear Sir, —I can truly say that it •JJ» been no fault of his (Keast's) as far as ? e. is concerned. I promised to pay him *» morning the sum of £24, but as yet I »w have to detain him on account of his FPers not arriving from Hamilton." The » went on to say that "the Rev. R. «•.-. toast" came out from Canada, via Australia and after " the great and Ha.-v cc" he was t0 Proceed to l?~ ut?n and commence a mission. The i.w by asking a few days grace to a * ieasfc until the writer could come 10 a settlement. hvm n nU« mi3er of testimonials, original tint • \ "Poems" and other effusions were ThL Court by Constable Kennedy, fin? T e found afc the bouse in College Sot c-eV Keast was arrested. The ttPri S,?f a specimen of their literary thusT- 6d "The G°Spel Traln;' DIt dis?nmTer hear teU of tlie Gos Pel train ? Wgo&'^'ong the line; oe °«K° s^ op at station now. uon b °ard whUe there is Urn* GOe° npS ObSd getonboard ' • iGefr?\noVsSe,°t^e etim lei! 3 'short, vet on board that Gospel train. , , liT kre.^/ou hear the whisUe blow? Tc tho,, "n V s waiting. All tickets are free -Tl"- '■ncin Pn n"?°, aF d tftc Gospel train. llhSf^kuid and good, —and so of,