BEGGING FOR ALMS
Louis Welling, labourer and cook, aged 53, who pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court today to begging alms in Courtenay Place yesterday, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within three months, on condition that he places himself in the care of the Salvation Army. He accosted several marines, and they told a police sergeant that he was begging money for food. He obtained some money, and was later seen begging from sailors in Dixon Street. SeniorSergeant T. Campagnolo said that when Welling was arrested he hjad 5s 6d in small coins and a pawn-ticket which showed that he had pawned his boots on December 31. For the past three weeks he had been drinking, mainly methylated spirits. Mr. ,T. L. Stout, S.M., said he would give the defendant a chance.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19430104.2.28
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 2, 4 January 1943, Page 3
Word Count
137BEGGING FOR ALMS Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 2, 4 January 1943, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in