WEEPING AND WAILING

NZ Truth, Issue 936, 3 November 1923, Page 5

WEEPING AND WAILING

Degenerate Difsolves In

Tears

MORBID BOARDER'S HORRID

- HOARD.

Serious Sexual Sins.

'I'm not very strong and I should never have left my hotfle,'' blubbered an effeminate young man m the Wellington Police Court this week when pleading guilty to sexual defences, one of which was of the worst type. This country wants no more immigrants of his kind, and "Truth" would add that he should never have been allowed to leave, hia home. Such a Regenerate 'can find no place m society/when left to his own devices. It would appear that the lunatic asylum must inevitably have closed its doors on him, to be kept at the country's expense, liad the gaol not done so. For awhile, while under remand, there was some doubt of the weakling's sanity, but eventually it was decided that a deal of it was sham and that the prisoner was at least responsible for his actions. He has had oh* heavy to carry, though, and that is an unconscionable string of names, for when he was born m England, 27 years ago. he was dubbed Arthur Alphonse Silvester Joseph Everett. .

The charges brought against him were that he indecently- assaulted a boy of 14, and the lad's sister, a child of twelve. Accused was not represented by counsel. In the ftbsenjce^of Chief - Detective Kemp, who is awayjn Wanganui, the police were represented fey Detective &ag}a#ate Page listened to the wretched story. Incidentally, the chief witness, the lad who was assaulted, celebrated . his fifteenth birthday m giving- evidence against the accused, •.■:■ -;

It appears that he was a steward oh the liner Tai nut and on »- voyage from England m January of last year made the acquaintance of the children and their parents who were passengers on the vessel. About three months ago he presented himself at the home of these people ftt Rona Bay and told the tale about being out of. work and hard -up and a stranger m a strange land. Out of sheer goodness of heart he was taken m and sheltered until such time as he could find employment. He was given a single bed m the same room as the lad. Then he left the place ana at the time of his going word came to the father of unpleasant happenings and his children unburdened ;•; themselves of such gross misbehavior 04 the part of their late < guest that the parent never let up for a fortnight m tracking the degenerate down. . Eventually, he ran across the man m town and handed him over to the police. The children told their stories of the sordid happenings and among the exhibits put m

were an indecent publication and a large bundle of postcards disgustingly obscene, which were found m accused's possession. Accused admitted the offence on the boy, tout he made some demur about pleading guilty to the offence on the girl. Weeping loudly m the dock he at last blurted out through his tears that he wanted to get it over and would plead, guilty. He wished to be sen-tenced-by the Magistrate, he said, and didn't want to go to the Supreme Court. However, air his tears couldn't alter the law and a Judge will have to decide what is best to be done with the unhappy man. -■