ALLEGED VAGRANCY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14581, 21 July 1909, Page 7

ALLEGED VAGRANCY

SCEPTICISM OF OFFICIALDOM. MEDICAL EXAMINATION NECKS-SAIi-Y. In the course of the hearing of « charge of vagrancy at tho Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr J. It. Bartholomew, S.M., trail'/) interesting court dialogue was heard. Thomas (juilliam was chargcd with that, on July 19, at St. Clair, he was diremcd to be an idle amd disorderly person, having insufficient lawful .means of support, in that ho did wander a-broad io b;g 'aim?. Sub-inspector l'hair appeared for the police. The first witnea wa6 Clivo Chapman, painter, who said that lie had'met accused ai St. Ivilda three times. TJie first time Quilliam asked him for work, and then tried to borrow 3d or Oil, because bo had had nothing to.cat. "Witness did not give him scything. Accuscd at this stage commenced thosa interruptions and statements which made tho cur-p remarkable. Ifo said: "If I could bring Marshall Hall, he would answer you. You could not faoo •him. But wlion ho is (ions you run me in. You are irafly 1 But when he is in Duixxliu }ou daro not do it." Constable Hoard deposed ill-it ho had known accustd for about six wetks, ami dining that tin.o he nevor did any work. People had made complaints to him about the man. When ho spoke to accused the latter mentioned the mime of .Marshall Hall, K.C., from England, who stayed at the Grand Hotel, and who was giving hiiiL money. Accused: I raid lie was captain o! the Lakem;ba. ( I went to Gavciiii.ini Ixcauro I thought it would lie tilie kst iilaee to get work. The Magistrate (to the constable}: Do you think lie is all right in his mind? Witn-fs: He appears to ho railier eccentric. lint So is very cu::.nii:g. Aceuscd: I am not cunning. Wiitii;<[; c-mbminl, and saiil tliret accuse.:! Vvent to a man in Caversham, who gavo hitn brcakfa 1, and told him where ho wotdd be sure to gel work. Accused went away, and the n::iii followed him, and saw him running away in the opposite direction. 'J'b next witness (Sergeant O'Gry.dvjKiid he had known accused three months, and had warned him for banging about tho iii.rcels. _ He said that his name was Sydney .Sturge, that he was an engineer by trade, and was getting work on tho boats. Constable Dunford testified that ho bad E«n Mctleed at. St. Clair at 7 o'clock on tlie ]J-,i nisi. He told then tluit h3 at tlw wliarf, and had gono to ot. o;aiv fur frumo f,rc?h air. \c4 c, <] was wandering round tho cuburbs by iii.rU as w-cJI as by day. . Ac ® usel ' : i Iwvo alwa\B been ill toading bouses at night time, and have never t'li.? 11 ' "'Sl'fc- I have been rt.n.yiii~ tit M Lewi 5 for (iha | fl3 t <. wo monj | ls ]f ?°u opposite—go and ask (hem. I nave paid mv wa.y. I have not b:en id'e and dicoi'devly. To Ah- liartliolomciw: It's like |hk I 1 I'' J' 1 have gat no one to walk about win, I don't walk about listWjh-■ O'lThn w!°" f a I,rop<?l ' ,ni,nl:ar ' 1 « 0.1 tho \\ yesterday. AcciKcd pa'.!fr:d for some time, ami icwj*. 95 t0 s ° o,l lvilh !>» Aiciisc,! replied; I n ni thinking. lam lio, quit* at eolbcting my thongilits. ronnri-!!-^'T ! t nU i' a,ul tlw a S ist ™to rrt';,,'' ra,tfl i,,cnty «»«• rvloW " v"f 11 ' llse "' sa'id suddenly: I plead No j, u ,lty. I rcc |- 01l [ j Jaye . o't>-|V" S T■' I" • wa,v 1 'l avc ' ;ccn pw- - • L .. I wo.kmg on"Saturdav nftcrnoon when everybody cfe. l„vl a b c >ida V WJ.I working as a labourer for a builder t dont know bis name. IJe paid m» half-a-crown. I l !aV( , w -orkiiifr ~.n tto vjiar\e; on boat work for Mr Ja* M'tidl Wten I went lo Give,-si,am I W as poh,to ly >0 get. lodgings with a feeond-liand - r \ 1 worked for Clancy in l'uvcvmm in us hack s |,op. I go t paid t,vo O. three times—a few shillings a t a time. 'n" v CSair 1 S ot nahbed. ihe Magistrate: Wiliat' WoX I,o,SetiW llCrb ° rt: NabfcCil< * m The Alr.g-i.il rat a: I thouglit you said vou go;, married. Accuse I. I might have got married. I am a liglilmg man in -that wav. I bavo got married there; if I ii,et my w'i; e J wo.i„:l JiniM-y her pretty quick. Kh« is Margaret Jack. She has got the not me. 1 saw Mr Church in M'L-ui's-J wil ing to marry Margaret Jr.ek I went lo St ClaiV to find ;hcr. He said Gomel,lung about her living at St. Clair fcub-iiispcetor Phair (suddenly turning to aeeiticd): » hat is your real name, Quillam' Accused: My . name? My name is Tom Uiampion. I came in the Suevie as a tnininci. I lost hor at, Port Chahnm in bcptcmbor Inst. . Phair: liavo you ever bccu m a boot-shop at Mornington? Aceuscd did not reply, and a long pause' ensued, the Magistrate at length rem.irkiu" ' tome, answer that question. It i s simple. Accuse.d: I a,m collecting mv thoughti After- a. further pause he said: i refese to answer. The Magistrate: I think you bad bettor answer i(. It may toll against vou if vou don't. Accused: I can do as I like. You cannot demand spsocli, Suli-inspcctor Phair asked a further question: Do you remember meeting Mr Loudon at St. Glair yesterday. Accused: I have nothing to do with him. I dct\me to answer your question. Iho Suli-inspoetor: "Were you fionloncod jo lhro3 nionth«' imprisoniuant in November last for -nil iudcoent olfcncQ? Ar.-Uvse-l to answer, 'iho M.iifUtrato: Has ho ever been medically examined? Tho police did not. think so. ar.d t]i3 Slagislnit-a eontinued: I iliink I will remand him for. examination. lie is, imiybo. mow fool than knave. Phair said: T think' In is shamming. lli» was remarkably cjuick wiMi hi.? answor.'! in ih? police station, and Jie is I'LMmirkahly plow now. The Magistrate: Maybe he is shamming, but 1 peeler to hnvo him examined, Acciis:-:!: Is there any chance of mo gelling away with the 'Victoria? Court Orderly: Stand down! Accused was remanded till the 28th inst.