BEESON THE BOUNDER.

NZ Truth, Issue 105, 22 June 1907, Page 4

BEESON THE BOUNDER.

Apparently the last has not been heard of that unmentionable . and unmitigated bounder, A.- Beeson, who some time ago from the pulpit of the Wesley Church, Taranaki-street, wickedly and maliciously defamed a "friend" of his, under the guise of a sermon on morality. This paper has said all that can be said of 1 the bounder's methods to reform society, atod he has so far declined, if he felt aggrieved, to give a jury m New Zealand an opportunity of deciding whether there is a greater need of Boeson's reformation than that of Society m this colony. Moreover, Boeson would be left alone m all the *£ory of a Methody pulpit were it not

for the fact that he is again seeking notoriety and endeavoring, if it is at all possible, to still further damage and besmirch the character of the man whom amongst the sinners of Wellington he is claiming as his victim. We find this week that the secretary of the Civil Service Association has written to the "Times" and stating that, despite a challenge to come forward and prove hds charges against his victim, Beeson had side-stepped and bad maintained a stiff silence. The publication of this letter seems, to have drawn Beeson from his lair, as -m the "Times" on Thursday the following letter to the Editor appeared :— Sir, — Mr Avery's letter on behalf of the Civil Service 'Association, and published m to-day's issue of the "Times," was my first intimation that such a letter had been sent me. Up to the present I have not received the original , nor had I any knowledge of it. I called on the Secretary of th» Civil Service •Association to-day, and explained the circumsiiances of my silence. I desire to say that I have laid formal and specific charges against the person concerned with the head of the department m which he is employed.— l am, etc., A. BEESON : June 19th. To use tihe bounder's words he* r-as laid formal and specific charges against the person concerned. This is satisfactory, if true, because Beeson m having formulated his charges, whatever they are, now fig"ures iboth as, prosecutor and persecutor, and if he. fails, to prove them surely the victim will have his remedy. Unfortunately, however, the specific charges of Beeson have before been made to the police authorities, and the authorities, for reasons not hard to define, declined to touch the pulpiteer with a 40ft pole, and he was promptly advised to, make himself scarce. Having failed to hound his victim down to the depths of !e-> spair, finding him hitting back with effect, it is not surprising to note the readiness with which Beeson comes forward to have another and probably hopeless "cut" at the man he claims as a victim, and whom he hopes to crush by a Departmental enquiry. "Truth," of course, is not aware if any suchi enquiry is to be held. Beeson figures as prosecutor, prepared to stand or fall by his charges. If he falls he deserves to be kicked, and kicked damned hard. It looks as if Beeson has placed his neck m a noose. Now it is hoped he will get just that sort of mercy he has shown to h.s victim.