FORD'S FAILINGS.

NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 3

FORD'S FAILINGS.

' Meant to Marry Bella Jolly. Yet another of the terriblo Atholplaco touts came up In Court last wook. ' boforo Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., J to answer charges of being a roguo and a vag. and consorting habitually with 1 thloves, etc. Ford was nabbed m a " drunken condition In Princes -street. , Though ono of tho silliest and lowest • of tho Athol-placo clan, ho la by no ' means the last of the push. , Cop. Bandy, who Is dally busy clean- > Iny up Athol-placo for the lazy land- ■ lords who own tho locality, said he fro--1 quently saw Ford associated with the , males and sheraales of tho deml mondo. , Ho had lived, moat of his Umo for six : months with a light lady known us Bella Jolly, arid had actually gono on thi tout for her.; Lawyor Scurr: You say Ford is a, tout?— Yes. Ono night I saw him stop \ a man and. bring him to Bella Jolly, and sho and the man went down a right-of-way. I have soon accused do tho same trick several times. -Is Ford making his living by touting?—! don't say so; but ho noa touted for Bella Jolly, and has druuk tho spoils of her infamy. / 'Tec. "Hotraon" Hammerloy knew V Ford for several months, and know tiltn ' to be addicted to liquor ..mt dlssotuto women. "He is m tho rccolpt of some * monoy from proporty loft him by his father," said the 'toe. 1 , "which ho Is squandering with the lowest criminal oloments In tho city. Ho has been under tho influence of a. r. torlous woman named Isabella Jolly, and, <n fact, mado oftorts to got married to her somo time ago. Ford bos been brought up woil and ban respectable friends, but ho may bo 'wanting a turf of tho load.*" Lawyer Scurr: You consider him, tnon, a bit demented— that's your , meaning ?-*-81lgntly. Ho is more fool than knave. That's the definition. The 8.M.: No doubt tho roan his fallen m with desporato company, and may bo naturally weak. Hho jtoUj a '. chance will he pull himself together? Mr. Scurr: Ho intends going to the country and working there, and ho'U do it His evil ajjaociaKut arc nearly all In gaol. 1 Tho 8.M.: I »ec And you suggest ■ keeping him away from them by keep.---1 ing him out of r«ol7— Yea, your Wor~ 1 ship. It wouU bo a pity to send him " among them again. > Tho S.M.: Your suggestion* Is not i quito sensible, Mr. Scurr, but I'll give him a chance, ut any rate. He Is eonTiotod and ordered to corao up for «en- . tenoe wh«n eaJled upon. He must not »t*y <u*tho town on any account, .