RAE THE RASCAL.

NZ Truth, Issue 93, 30 March 1907, Page 5

RAE THE RASCAL.

A DRINKY PERSON'S PORNIC PRANKS.

Got Drunk on Woman's Money.

Mary Thompson Turns Thief.

Curious Capers at Cambridge.

Up at Cambridge, where there is a sanitorrum, there have been, some queer doings of late, and the drunken pranks oi a pair, a man and woman, yp m that district have been the cause of a lot of talk, and there was more said one day last week when the pair were before the Cambridge Police Court. The woman, Mary Thompson, was charged that, on the Bth day of March, 1907, she did steal goods valued at £2 Is," the property of Sarah McKenzie. Accus--ed was also charged with having, on the same date^ stolen a g&ld brooch and pin, valued at £2, from Mrs. Bygrave,' wife' of the licensee of the Masonic Hotel. While the man, who is mail contractor to the Sanatorium, and named Hugh Rae, was charged, that, on the 12th March, he, re- j ceivedj goods, to Sarah McKenzie, •knowing •fihem to have been' dishonestly obtained ; also,.^ on the 13th March, with having received further goods; valued at 10s, belonging to the same person.. Both pleaded not guilty. The evidence was to the effect that Thompson got some sort of job. at the Masohio Hotel aimd snickered and was naughty with Rae, and was cdnseguently kicked out of her job. She took her boxes away, and then Sarah MoKenzie missed \ some, ''pinnies" and '■ other' things »' ' Mrs By,'grave also missed some jewellery, and all were \ found m a box at a hear J by stable; ■ whither they j had been taken by Rae who had bundled some of the things up and offered a cjuid to a man named Dwyer if he would burn them* .This ,Dwyer refused , f earioi'g trouble . Subsequently he was threatened- with all sorts of pains and penalties if he gave the pair away. The woman., when arrested s eemed ' to- ' have been drinking pretty hard and asked Jhe arresting cop to give her a chance, but when Rae was roped m he wanted to borrow a gun 'to blow his blaiiky 'braims out for being various kinds of an ass. Rae volunteered to give evidence, andyfcaid he was a single man, and mail contractor to the . sanatorium. He admitted . HAVING HAD IMMORAL RELA- ' . " TfoNS v '■■-■ ■■ ; ■'■■ with Thompson. Knew nothing 'aboutt the wearing, a-pparel she possessed, or where she got it -from. He simply carted her box for her. .His, object m giving some of *the clothes to Djteyer to put in, a bag was m order they! should be returned ti> their proper owner. Denied offering Dwyer £1 to bum them. : . Mr- Lundon, of Auckland, appeared for the woman, and his examination of Rae proved very interesting. Rae said fie first met the woman at the Sanatorium, where she had been employed. She showed him a letter to the effect that she was coming m for a lot of money. ; . An acquaintance sprang up between , : 'fie supplied liquor to her, and m turn immoral relations took plaoe-. She stayed up late one night with him, and got dismissed fr6m the institution. Kept Thompson lor a few days , at the Masonic Hotel. .The' woman handed him over some money, £4 or £5, an>d the parties got\drunk. He visit-, ed the woman several times * and "DETAINED HER IN THE WASHHOUSE .; ail one night, for whioh she got the' sack. Witness said he had been married, and had children of his own. Admitted he had not acted "quite the thing to the woman-v He was drunk when he packed the things for her, and put dresses and underclothing in ' without any order ; m fact, he beJieved same of the woman's dresses were still at the 'hotel. He -took the box to Crowther and Bell's, Who were an- opposition firm to him. On the, Friday evening . they drove to Hamilton, where they slegt m, the one room- Stayed there until Sunday, drinking' all the time. On Sunday night be was much under the ■influence of ■ drink and drove 'm a buggy with the ; girl . towards .the . Sanatorium. , JThe woman was scared and they 'stopped m the buggy, all night on the way up, although the woman- was m a precarious state of health. Rae ■, was. questioned at length ; as to his mo.vemerits with, the, woman up to the. time of .arrest.: In asking for a dismissal of,, the case, Mr. Lundon said he had known the woman Thompson, for several years. She had; been brought up well and was highly connected. She was • forty years of age, and this was' the first time she had., appeared m Court. ..At any time she was .m a position to draw up to a thousand pounds, but she preferred to earn her own living. She was m business for a time, but her health; broke down, and it was largely owing to his (counsel's) representations that she accepted, a, situation at, the Sanatorium m the hope that fcthe change would do her good. Here she met the man Rae, and had ; , GOT UNDER HIS INFLUENCE body and soul. In : her simplicity 'she had handed over the money (£4= 10s) which she had f when she left the Sanatorium, and also the wages which she earned at the hotel. The woman worked hard m the kitchen .at the hotel during show week, and with Rae indulged m drink. Mr. Lundon contended that there was no evidence to show the woman intended to commit a theft, and he asked that the case against her be dismissed. Mr. Edmunds, who appeared for Rae, pleaded .that drink was the cause of the trouble his client had got into. Their worships retired for a few minutes to consider their decision, and upon resuming their seats, announced that under clause 87 of the Justices of the Peace Act, they would fine the woman 10s and costs and Rae 40 s and costs. On the. representation of counsel, it was decided, m accordance with power under the clause, not to enter a conviction against either of the accused. * "**^ — — •■ . When a man is ambitious for office he is pawned for place.