LENIENCY IMPOSSIBLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 151, 29 June 1927, Page 11

LENIENCY IMPOSSIBLE.

, WOMAN SENT TO GAOL "It is a pity that this woman has been about the town, for she ie suffering from tuberculosis rather badly," said the police when Ellen Hawthorne (45) pleaded guilty at the Police Court this morning to a eharjre deeming her to be an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful nieans of support. It was further stated that Hawthorne had several previous convictions. On the last occasion when she was before the Court, on April 28, ehe wns convicted ard ordered to come up for eentenc when called upon, on condition that nhe entered a hospital. She had been about the town consorting with other women of ill repute. Accused was not able to do any work and Major Gordon was imabli to do anything with her. Her mode of living was doubted.

Mr. Leslie Adame, who appeared for the woman, asked thnt her state of health should be taken into consideration. If piven a chance ehe wns prepared to leave to-nipht for the country.

Mr. W. R. McKean said that, he could not extend any further leniency. She had been sentenced to periods of six months' and three months' imprisonment for other offences and gaol would probably be the best place for her. She would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment.