A ROTO-ROA RELEASE.

NZ Truth, Issue 392, 28 December 1912, Page 4

A ROTO-ROA RELEASE.

"Micky" the Miracle, > How He Worked the Oracle. I Story Authenticated by Authorities. "Truth" readers will remember that ' recently "Micky" Da.lt.on, Walrarapa's ! errand old worshipper oC Bacchus, when charged before Mt L». O. Reid, S.M., at Carterton. with his "third" offence against the laws of sobriety within the 1 last few weeks, and probably his two- ! hundredth appearance within the last ■ i two decades, was questioned as to what • I manner of means ho employed m sue- ' ! cessfu-Hy inducing the authorities at -'Roto-roa to remit seven or eight ' ; months of a 12-months' sentence im- ■ ! posed by the above-mentioned magis--1 i trjUe some time ago. "Micky" maln--1 tamed that his release was '. "ORDERED BY THE 'DOCHTERS,' " I | on account of his suffering from vari- ' ' cose veins, but the court viewed the r - reply with scepticism, and remanded > the son of tho Emerald Isle for eight • ' days m order to give the poljce an op- . 'portimity to ascertain the veracity or • otherwise of Michael's statement*, i When "Micky" was "docked" again •' last week, at Carterton, looking much 5 i cleaner and certainly sober as a Tesult ■ lof his enforced holiday at the Ohiv'--1 jmlnt boarding-house at Wellington for ■ the period mentioned, -the police haml- • ed his Worship Reid a report which ' unmistakeably affirmed and substan- • tiated the prisoner's statement of tho i reason of his release from Roto-ron, | and completely vindicated accused's character as regards his alleged association and companionship with Ananias. "Micky" : Now. sorr, ijive mo a last chanst, an' I'll nlvcr come here again J Court Orderly: Silence ! ! "Micky" scowled, and heaved a sljrh (the only weapon within his reach) at ■ tho olllcer. ) His Worship observed that the rca- » son given for prisoner^ discharge from • Rpto-roa was a peculiar one, »nd, although at first ho was inclined to dlsboUovo Michael's assertion, iho Crutb

of the statement had been conclusively established; Whether the authoritiesAT THE DRUNKARD'S SANATORIUM! possessed the power to so deal with an inmate, he was not prepared to say or dispute, but it appeared, nevertheless, a very peculiar explanation to assign for the discharge ' of an inmtae from tha£ inglorious institution. A sentence of seven days' . imprisonment ' was >. then handed out to the penitent "Micky," who, after acknowledging the presentation with his customary courtesy, was ordered to "sthand down." So "Micky" will be "out" m time to indulge m. the Christmas festivities.