AN INCORRIGIBLE ROGUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1715, 5 January 1920, Page 5

AN INCORRIGIBLE ROGUE.

WOMAN RECEIVES THREE MONTHS,

Jennie Turpin, with several aliases, aged 43 years, was charged at the Court this morning before Messrs A. J. Graham and W. F. Durward, J.’sP., with being an incorrigible rogue in that she had insufficient lawful means of support, having been previously convicted of being an idle and disorderly person and of being a rogue and a vagabond. , . / Accused pleaded gbilty, saying she did not know what to say us she had been drinking heavily, and had been locked up since Wednesday last. Constable Ferguson deposed that since November 27 accused had been round the streets of Palmerston North in company with men. Complaints had boon received of her sleeping out and of going on people s premises. On December 27 he had warned accused gs she had been a source of annoyance round the hotels and had been s'cn m company of men day and night. Ho bail arrested her in a loose box in a stable, and a moment before she laid been seen in the company of a. man. Accused: For pity’s sake lot me go; Pin only a widow, and have a good home to go to. The Bench pointed out to accused Hint, she had a chance the.other day to go away, but did not take it. Sergeant Fitzpatrick deposed that he had known the accused dining the last 14 years. He had warned accused to go away Grom town and get work, but she only went away ' for a few days and came back again. She had been sleeping out and knocking about with half-drunken men. Accused: For God’s sake give, me a chance to got away. I’ll never come back to Palmerston North again. The Bench: Why didn’t you leave town when von were given a chance before . Accused’; J want to go to Pabiatna to ,iy brother’s estate. Do give me this •bailee; I’ll have no reason to come here

Senior-Hergcaiit Fraser handed to the 11.-ie-h accused's list of previous convictions, which showed that her criminal career Started at Marion in J'te'S 1908. when she was convicted of -wagiaimy. I hen followed H-vei-al convictions, totalling in all 60, including some of being a. rogue and a vagabond and of being an idle and disorderly

I Tim Bench (minted out that accused hac) an astonishingly bad record during the las II years. They had come to the conclusion that three, month's imprisonment would be to accused's, advantage and to the advan-

tage of the community. ... . the sentence was received by accused with tears, protesting' that it was wicked to send her to gaol.

[[ore are three,linns in ladies white footwear. at Collinson and Cunninghamo a. and showing how their prices have been clipped to cost, soiling on Saturday at 9 a.m. Southall 8-button white canvas shoo, canvas covered Cuban heel, white kid lining, wore 18s 6d, now 15s 6d. White canvas court shoes, leather solo, canvas covered heel, leather top piece, neatly trimmed one button. were 17s 9d, now 15s 6d. Hewlett and white canvas court shoos, very neat fitting, medium last, no sagging at sides, were 17s 6d, now 155.6 d. Cleaners for kinds of white footwe-ar, 3d, 9d, 1 81 - Advt.