EXPENSIVE KINDNESS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 868, 25 October 1906, Page 20

EXPENSIVE KINDNESS.

William Montgomery a hotelkeeper at Dargaville, appeared before Mr. Kettle, at the Police Court last week, to show cause whv a bond he' had entered into

for the appearance of an accused person should not be forfeited. The case in which Mr Montgomery became bondsman was that of a young man named Henry Brown, who appeared before the Court at Dargaville, on the sth inst., on a charge of issuing a valueless cheque. Brown was then remanded to Auckland, to appear there on the 9th. Bail was allowed, accused in his own surety of and an other bond of £2O. Brown did not appear, and nothing further had been heard of him. The bondsman, in answer to Mr Kettle, admitted having entered into the bond. He had done everything, possible to get the man to appear. He had also given Brown £5 to come to Auckland. He had known Brown for about a year, through his coming to his house. Mr Kettle: lam afraid you will have to lost your Further questioned, Montgomery said his principal reason for going bail was that he did not like to see a young man like the accused go to gaol before he was found guilty. He did not know where the accused had gone to. Mr Kette : I can do nothing but make an order that you forfeit your