American Judge Shot At

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1160, 2 December 1904, Page 3

American Judge Shot At

—«. —.— A Narrow Escape .Shot Fired by a Disappointed Suitor Press Association,—Copyright. LONDON, Dec, 1 The Telegraph's New York's correspondent states that the Rev, Isaac Selby, of Australia, shot at and missed Judge Hebbard, who was Heated on the bench in San Francisco. Selby recently sought a divorce- He conducted his own case, and Judge Hebbard's decree was in favour of his wife. This enraged him, [The Rev. Isaao Selby was formerly a Freethought lecturer, and twenty years ago toured this colony and delivered a series of lectures' on Freothongt matters During his stay in Auckland he married Miss Tr-ssio Bridget Matthews, of Duncdin, who had previously been in a convmi, but who had gonoovorto Freethoimht doctrines The pair then lectured ingeiher, .Subsequently thoy went to Australia, o'ii nHirnod to New Zealand as converts to Christianity. Selby, under tho auspices of the Church, delivered lectures denouncing his former belief and advocating his new one. Ho was afterwards ordained as a minister.]