The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1867.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume ii, Issue 28, 4 February 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1867.

The notorious Sullivan came from IlnIdtika by the Airedale, yesterday after- j noon, in charge of Constable Stokes. His/ presence on board had been kept a secrtti by the few who knew of it. When the! vessel reached the wharf; the captain sent' the steward to order a cub, to vdi h iliei constable tmi! Sullivan ntti with the-! greatest expedition, the former being con -I sidenibly in iv;tr of his nrisnm'r. The' now arrive Is had newly elraivd the wluuf; when they were ive<'gnise<i by sonio by-;' slanders, who r-'iiscd a hue ;uul cry after SulliVun. Just as (he la tier b;iti seated himself in front of the cab, :i number of jv :*oi<s cunie up. but ihev were 1 ! held in checL: by the constable v/1.-o £ot ;i|v~ birhiud nr.d ordered the driver to nvA:e: ha.-ty forwards. The people cc.iUv:\\vd / tIK-mse-lves with giving a few loud ye! ls as (lv- cab ch'ovc array. Sii::ii;ir ?eei>-ry w;is observed in <;<>!! iu<>; S u H i \ a;i on lioj;nl the Airv.'Ssle, oariy in ;!:e ii»>niino; of l,er departure from Hckiiika. Only ihe captain and hisoiiictis wein euitin-fed with the secret nm] kepi, it w.' : ll. Tiie prisoner and Iris jriuiriiiau came in the sh-oniyc, where there were only four passengers who had not the least id<-a they wi-re holding a tHe-a.-<eff, with lire notoriunr. crimiiiHl. One of the.-c ha.s cxr-iv^ed in'e dismast to us, that he \v; ; s so cMinpleioh'sold. lie? paid hv conversed with Sii!!iv«n the most. <»i ti:t Hii'O on :>-l soils fo' topics, and was delighted wilh the hin lii^i'iice displayed by his truvellinir companion. On seeing hir.i in ch.se confab with tin; constable once or twice, our infociiiant regarded the two as commercial men. When the vessei was moored, and the officer of nnoih(.T steamer said to the mate of the Airedale. " I uvc you l!;i\\i got Sullivan on board," on; 1 informant says he felt an amount of vJrfnou.s iiuiiirnation lie could scan ely conceal, at: havii-jj been forced to sit. at ihe ssiim; t;il-!e and keep tlie S'me ccnijc.ny with the infamous criminal. Il appeals that Sullivan h;.s rendered himself equally cd.ems to two parties on the West. oWr, v.ho iv»uv<] him from two totally diilerent points of view. One pnrty, Ihe niiii;:::s of il.o place, haie him l-.i-cansi- he has exposed ihe doings and made the police arqii;;in(:-d with the character of their friends and ;s---sofiates. Another' party, thy lover? of order, denounce him lor Liv ing proourt-d the release of "Burgess hy an act of perjiny. and thus Jillowitisj him to or" anise a '••••i-i---- --,. , r ,:, •, . "~" ' o oi muruerers. ihe reason tlu' jury at iiokiiika would not convict TVilsuii was, they refused to attach any civdit to ihe evidence of a man who admitu-d that he had pc-ijnrcd himself to procure the cpcaie of Burgess. We undt-rsiand that Sullivan hus let. the- poll::e of Hokitika and eurrour.ding disiric;.< into the secrets of the antecedents of numerous unprincipled persons -who figure there under various diguises. There will be a general raid made on these persons so soon as the police have completed (heir arrangements. "What is to Le done with Sullivan, is she i.ext problem, about wl.i-h we shall have s«,m^thing to «ay at a future time. In ihe Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning, Edward Stauton, Vv T m. Walker, and Wni. Arnold were each fined iOs. aud costs for flrunkfMiness. Alary Buckler, who was discharged from prison on Friday last, where she had been confined for vagrancy, was charged wilh the same offence to-day. She was found siftiu" in the street, at the end of Bridge-street^, at half-past 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. The Magistrate let her off; but told her if she was brought up again oo that charge he should semi her to prison. Harry Quinton was brought up vn remand from Saturday, and charged with stealing money from James Sioiili. Evidence in proof of the charge was taken on Saturday ; but this moruiug, the prosecutor not appearing, the prisoner was discharged; his Worship observing that it. was a case of suspicion, but the evidence was not suilioioutly strong to warrant a conviction. Charles Brown was charged by Coustable Beallie with stealing peaches from the garden of Mr. Harper in Hardy-street. The constable produced a handkerchief full of various kinds of fruit he found in the possession of the prisoner, and a portion of which he saw him take. The owner of the garden did not appear to prosecute. The prisoner said he bought the fruit, and

lliat lie cinie by the Egmont yesterday. The charge of (heft having been dismissed, the prisoner was charged with drunkenness, for which he was fined 10s. and costs. f~~~~We regret to hare to mention a circum- ? stance which discloses a large amount of I carelessness on the part of the officers of i the Nelson gaol, it will be remembered I that at the sitting of the Supreme Court, in May last, a Mrs. Spemllove was sentenced to IS months imprisonment for infanticide. A few days ago this woman was, we are informed on good authority, confined in the gaol, v.nd the child has since died. It is generally understood that persons under sentence of imprisonment, arc not allowed to communicate with any person except in the presence of some of the officers of the gaol. Various reports are alioat us to who is the father of the child, wiiu-h we refrain from publishing now. The afl'air will no doubt be the subject of a strict investigation. -"—^"SV i)fii!i;iiit mctccr was Sft j n this morning, a link. 1 i-efure- 2 u'cim-k, by the iiuliccmati on fluty in H.ir'ly-sii'Ci-'t. If. came from snuili-i Jist am! apiicarcd to fail in thu (iirection of die-; Croi?,'c!!( j s.