THE DIXON CASE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9212, 15 April 1908, Page 1

THE DIXON CASE.

[Peb, Pbess Association.] , AUCKLAND, April 14. The Hon. James M'Gowan stated to&ay that he was at a loss to understand why the imprisonment of Dixon had been cited as an analogy to the Blackball trouble. The arrest and imprisonment of the man had arisen out of a simple civil action in which Dixon had been sued by a private individual for the recovery, of certain money due. The Magistrate had given a decision in favour of the complainant and against Dixon, whereon the latter had announced that he would go to gaol rather than pay the amount of the judgment given. " I have not yet received the Magistrate's report bearing on the case," added the Minister, " but it is clearly a matter in which the Government has not the power to interfere."

[From Our Correspondent.] Dixon informed the interviewer who kaw him to-day that he would not pay fche amount of the judgment. "At the risk of losing all I have," he said, " I intend to stop here. I won't pay the money. lam informed that after serving the two months I can still be imprisoned and perhaps kept in prison for life if I do not pay."