DESERTED TO THE ENEMY.
MR. HORNSBY'S EXPLANATION. [by telegraph—special COBBESPONDENT.]
WELLINGTON, Wednesday. A protest against the references in the House of Representatives to the man Nimot, who is stated to have deserted to the enemy, was made by Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby (Wairarapa) this afternoon. While reprobating Nimot's action, he said he knew Nimot was not responsible for his action. The man was mentally deficient, and he felt sure that if ever Nimot appeared before a court-martial this would be proved beyond doubt. Men who were with him at the time he deserted would state that he had been subjected to a great deal of mental torture by remarks addressed to him concerning his German origin. The man's parents were old and respectable settlers, and they had suffered great pain at the disgrace brought on their name.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16595, 19 July 1917, Page 4
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