J. K. EMMET.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3155, 8 August 1881, Page 4

J. K. EMMET.

A correspondent in the Otago Witness says :—J. _. Emmet has broken out again. On May 9th, at Liverpool, in Mr Saker's fine theatre, he was cordially greeted by a large audience, and the performance went off gaily. The new Frit 2 received a most flattering welcome, and in his chipf scenes was applauded to the echo. The next evening Mr Saker had to announce "no performance," but the " severe indisposition " excuse would not answer more than once, and Mr Saker had to admit the facts and cancel the engagement on the third night The New York Herald of May 12th had this account by telegraph of "the actor's •scapade :—" Mr Emmett was released today. When he was conveyed to the workhouse hospital yesterday afternoon in a semi delirious state, he mistook its gloomy corridors for the luxurious splendour of a hotel, and kept crying for drink. He was placed in a room by himself in the lunatic ward, an apartment devoted to the better class of patients being selected. An experienced attendant was told off to see to his requirements. About two hours after his admission he became conscious of his whereabouts and was greatly moved and shamestricken. Dr Eiellet Smith, his chief medical attendant at tho Washington Hotel, signed the certificate for his removal to the hospital. This morning Mr Emmet was much better, and demanded to be released. Although Dr Forbes the senior house surgeon, cpunselled J*iin to remain until to-morrow, i

he did not feel justified in retaining him, in view of the improvement in Mr Emmet's condition. Mr Emmet was therefore liberated. He leaves here to-morrow morning to recuperate his health at Llandudno, a delightful and popular watering-place ia the north of Wales.'' A latter telegram, dated the 16th, says : —" A largo crowd beseiged the entrance of the Alexandra Theatre tonight ; but at half-past 1 officials posted the announcement that Mr Emmet would be unable to appear. ' r he news was received with disgust. Mr Emmet had started on another drunken orgie. He refused to stay at Llandudno, and insisted on returning the night of his arrival. Somewhere on the -journey he managed to give his companions the slip. To-day information reached the theatre that he was at Chester. Treasurer Wilkinson and one or two others at once went to capture him, and after a short time they found him at the Green Dragon Hotel, mad drunk. With great difficulty he was brought here. lie now lies in Ms old quarters at the Washington Inn in a raging, maniacal condition, with two stout men to hold him down while the delirioiiß fits are upon him. Notice of a claim for damages has been served on Mi* Emmet by Mr Saker, lessee of the Alexandra Theatre, the sum being a very heavy one. It is to include the actual loss of receipts as'well as compensation for injury to the theatre's reputation."