CAPTAIN JACKSON BARRY.

North Otago Times, 27 June 1906, Page 1

CAPTAIN JACKSON BARRY.

, (Lytlellon Times) ' „ v Captain William'JaCkson natty Uio e ,well,-toiown. old i'deritity,- turned <' up (jnoxpcctcdly in LyUdton 0 n Sator- ) flay, and we the close oUhe day ' found himself a u hiniale-of the Saj W6nlC;.:; Tic,ifrivctl " from ■J by : the's.s; v ."1 i is siiririisetl" tliat hisi pas- • Kago- tij l Ly tteltoii Nyas. paid" by some \ |W, c 4f'^ s - ho, himself was without • .went to .Uiu'istcliui'cTi,-. • ibtffc -yurncd later in thei day. to Port,' .ttotaimer again, I wlshedio. go ■ b a clt t J^W^nifigton, \ I?c iHad'.not the where- ' iTOhail .ito pay' his te, and; as l». \ Was- lii-a,condition of such helpless-. ' ps'ifroihJold.age and physical l fiestas• to-be' practically unable to . tako^careof himself, the police-were ,' communicated withj in'order that ho ■ might bo' provided tor, i'lie tfMAofr at. tlie WainaiitaJi Ho|me,Jn. : i'c- ; sionse to aa. application,-'agreed to " taktevtlie. old man, and he was accordingly sent to Uhristchurcfi byi the 4.30 pine train, -under the care ol Con- ; 'stable:?. Moore, 1 and conveyed to that ' institution.' '' •' : ' veteran's- .proceeding "in' Weir • lijgfoh, it' -appears, - caused some trouble to the benevolent trustees and "the police. The New Zealand Times states, that ' a few nights ago, he was } ;Sent: ; to; tho police stati6ii in a oab by a|citl?en. who'had, found : him sitting roif the kerbstone of one of the main | tljpuglifares.y Owing to the lateness ■oof the- iiiglitf - notJiing could be, done , ;yfo'|''hi& iOtiier':ttian to accomniodato . him 'for Hjhd at) the polito.'si at i.om ! Nsjct- : - day ; he was se&t to the Salvation Army Homo, the authorities of , which' 'consented % put him up; for that'night, but.stated that they couiu do" no-more than that, owing to Mr! 'home being unsuited for that class of caso.Oa Friday, moping 'the police i rectived trtaimatioa: that-Captain bit-. "ry Iwf cloaied out from me Acii'y Ilomci and they are now Sorely puzzled what to' do to make provision for

liirn when tliey,(liid lilin lie .had, it ...is.saitl, decl ned; to vnt>ir the 1 Oliiro. Home, which he had 'been given, the option: of doing.' The difficulties of tho Wellington police have been rc- ' moved, and it is hoped that tho Uap- . tain w. U ilntl tho present quarters so - much to his taste' that he .will not attempt,"to v acato them. I Captain .Barry is ■ said to be 88 years ;of age. He went to. sea, it is stated seventy years ago, and tliero . is no doubt that lie has had a troubled ' and adventurous life. He claims to have been a membei; of liatnwn's, party, which' laid the foundation o( [lie city of Melbourne, in the-thirties.' i He'has been a sailor, whaler, prospcctoi; anil itinerant lecturer. Ini the last capacity, lis idosyncrasics diverted audiences in various Pafts of the colony, during many yeafc.' He was •it is stated, tho liitst Mayor ofUromwll, and distinguished himself'by. the rough, and ready, if elective, methods oi enforcing his Mayoral authority.