VAGRANTS CONVICTED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1014, 16 November 1917, Page 5

VAGRANTS CONVICTED.

SALUTARY SENTENCES IMPOSED

Whilst Constables Giant and Dunphy were on their round‘of duty hist night they hup* nened to flash their lanterns into a stable in Main - street West. Hero they discmretl a trio -well known to the police, taking their night’s repose. The three worthies were invited to the lock-up, where they spent the remainder of the night r , ~ The men, Alfred Davitt. James McGrath, win J 'V. McGrath, and Richard Sheehan, alias o’linen, alias Richards hroug d i r ..... Mr \\ G, K. Kcnrick, S.M., at tin Police Court this morning, and charged with Ldlmrogues and vagabonds, in that they wen; 3 unlawfully found on premises m Mam \ \Vo«t Shochah has only one Jug, Lid hopped into Court on crutches. Ser"t Henrv prosecuted, and said that ♦ 1,, accused ‘were vagrants. although McGrath had done a Htllc "ork lately. This class of men were a danger to the community, as they went into empty buil lj nr<-s smoked, were more or less d.unk •ind there could be no doubt that lots of mysterious fires occurred m this 'pG • ?>avit-t had eight previous convielmns sl. him, McGrath live, and ) hhoehan a ;‘-’ a . |.-a (> f fourteen, including seyei.il t Ml pleaded guilty, and Davitt d need to six months’ imprisonment, 1“ thr°cc months, and Sheehan to ,li Sh.Xn ’‘informed the Magistrate that he and his companions were- taken into the building by another man. • IK .t, ill, Wordiip: You wouldn t lequire nmen ■ V 11 ... tni-cn there. Men like inducement to be taken im> • you are a danger to the community. Hi?’Worship': I have let you down Mdb’j years.