FOGARTY FIXED.

NZ Truth, Issue 107, 6 July 1907, Page 6

FOGARTY FIXED.

* Jimmy^the Native, Nabbed

r Magistrate Day/s business aßdfess fat Christchurch was ifche scene of the downfall of one Michael Fogarty. on iMonday-j .This gentleman is popularly, fcapwa as tf-' Jimmy ibhe Native," and £t was urged against him that he didn't .teach Sunday School* As a professor ofa*'two-up college," Jimmy,, or Michael* or whatever his moniker is, would have fewi rivals, but these billets are rare.. The precise charge against his nibs was ijhal; he .was an idle and disorderly; person, m . ithat he haibitually consorted," with reputed thieves and persons having nolawful .visible means of support., 'Prisoner. sa,id "NOi" 'Tec.j (Gibson said he Jiad known "The Native" for fivej solM : years, and he 'did very, little iwork-i During, the last few. months he hail sheen grafting for sly-groggist Duller, and his duties weren't onerous. All he liatl to do was. to watch for the police, and give the alarm •when thej^ appeared- m sight. Then the ?3iquor would disappear rapidly. For-' &rty/s other duty, was to look out 'for country; mugs and take them m He .was continually m compaky, ; with Duller and Watson at the door, 'Tec. then read ou; a list of anumber of bright characters he. had ; seen the accused m conipany, with, on •various occasions. Rogues, thieves* ivagaibonds, and ■wha/t not, made : vp a motley collection of very /dubious acquaintances. The prisoner cross-examined the witness about the various persons hf had named, but got : .very little change for his pains. He iJnay have been/up country shearing, said the^i|^^»but he had never miss'edbgJ^^^Ltown. Some of the II"SK^P^I I "SK^P^ *l^jft been spoken to ' a y °* business, flHgf ' :k)ut on "businessi w fiown the pearl%ars, said he Actable. There c reputaiaon, fe edges. Latek for a ; sly- . • ; Feet, and de«.res between Id, was a UMANITY, knowledge, .of n from V'«' he knew, or aider the in-^ atzed into the ' :!»d. Many comd by the po- - .? Ward then' {frowsy asso'%iow that all jots ?" asked fOnly thieves v iociafte; with is the reply*, ; prisoner ■ Kennehy cor■J^arty told?:the ! - fked at shear■iAustraWa;, aiidv, k, laadlow. m. fcs. 'DuTing.ithe ; I onls done two J tog a cash-'boXj Napier, antf.; '^jjaml here. i Sab-Inspector Dwyer said he> HaAj also keen tried' at the Supreme' Court /for theft from the persoro<and toad',got , [off. Mr Day said 1 that couldn't"; *c " %r«ught up against th.e»man: r he lia-d?) i ibettt found hot guilty. The Sub*. suirE; that Fogarty had beea convicted of • •vagrancy and ordered! fa> leave the fc^wn. Tfeit wasn't noteii-on tbepris-: «^n«r'Bieoord, this record showed'; ■that there was nothing, against F;og-*; ■arty for the last five years - except' '(dr'-jokenness, the S.M. only):; imposed". ?. sentence of one --mottth^ '■-