And He Didn't
1 A ofvQonvicfcs., we«^ wording- in .ja, .-.quarry,' ynd,/ ;fche' ■ warder i being- some, >dia- \ tanee-off, it -was -suggested-.-that efich . should -say -what .he -was- "in for." .There'j upon -one' said that -had killed a. xian j. in- self-defence ; . a : -eeopnd ihad put . ri:ants signature to 'a -cheques while -a third had ?max-ciecf .another woman, "thinking" his .fiv3t -,wif&. dead. . ' '. " The only convici-.who djd. riofc :make any disclosures y,'as- i v jna-h vwho was' called "flic Parson." [ "Well, 'Tarson,' whnt are you 'in for'?" v.-as the general question, j " I don't care to say. Besides, it was " enly a trifle, and you would not believe il." " Out with it." said the others. "Well. I'll tell you. I was sentenced for not building c church." Silence fell upon the group. Such a reason for getting penal servitude had nevor been heard before, and "the Parson" wae pressed to explain. j "Well, you see, a congregation raised several thousand _pounds, and entrusted ihe money to jne in order to build a new church — and I didn't. That's all."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 83
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179And He Didn't Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 83
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