The Assessor said the court would accept Mr. Goldring's statement that the torture he referred to was solitary confinement, which probably did amount to. tenure. It would Lave been advisable to notify him that Mr. Maitland proposed to make aslatement to the court. His honour had visited the prison, and it seemed to him that, nothing more could be done for Mathias.. He, hada small, simply furnished room, entirely separate from the place where con-viers were kept, and his friends wore allowed to' visit him, In the ordinary course he would have prison fare, but it was open to his friends to provide him with food, periodicals, writing paper, cigarer: tes, and everything he wanted. -—That was not my I do not say that the prison authorities were not doing their best for his The Assessor—As regards iminnment for debt, that is the System of this court and we must follow it. T should point out that Mathias" incurred these liabilities without having the means to meet them.. He is not a criminal detained under punishment, but detention is the only means' by which the court could secure his future attendance here. He obtained. security. but that was withdrawn, anter being afraid abscond.
Mr. Goldri cause of his partner of his several thousands of dollars, more
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