CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17063, 23 July 1917, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

Sattteday, Juit 21. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Drunkenness.—Thomas L'arreil, - with 30 previous convictions, was lined 20s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Robert Garlson Cleghorn was fined 20s, in default 46 hours' imprisonment, and on a charge ox casting offensive, matter he was fined 20s, in defouit 48 hours' imprisonment.—A first offender was fined 10a, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. '.truancy Cose.—Joseph Beardsmore was charged with failing to send his child regularly to school, and was fined 40s, with court costs (Is).—Truancy Officer Ryan prosecuted. Loitering for Immoral Purposes.—Mary Ann Tabernacle, who pleaded guilty at a, previous sitting of the court, was brought up for sentence, and charged with, loitering for an immoral purpose on various dates between Ist and 12th July, Accused was not represented by counseL—Chief Detectivo Bishop said accused was between 22 and. 23 years of age, and was the wife of a discharged soldier, but the couplo were living apart. She was tfie mother of a child, whose age svas 14 months, and the rhilrl was in tile oustody of the father, and was well cared for. For somo time the police were aware that accused was frequenting the streets for no good; purpose, tihe made a practice of waylaying and soliciting from returned sokliors and men on lc&vo from ' camp. She was warned by Detectives Hamiuerley and Hall. Later she was found living in a house of ill-fame along with two other young women, one of whom had since boon sent to her homo in Inverca.rgill. Ao ! oused pleaded for a chance, and as her husband was in camp at Trcntham, this was given her. She was kept under observation, and it "was found that she was exhibiting no inclination to reform. About this time her husband was discharged from camp medically unfit, and, returning to Dunedin, took up house and at once made a home for her, but ho was compelled to complain to the police as to his inability to keep men away from the house. She then left her husband, and went to live with a soldier deserter named l Roy Lambess who was arrested! by the police and handed over to the military authorities, and was now on Quarantine Island. When the acouscd woman was arrested there were found in her hand'bag lettei-3 which she had evidently intended to have smuggled across to the soldier referred to, in whioh it was apparent that 6he was endeavouring to arrange his escape from custody. Accused took up her abo lo at the Occidental Private Hotel, kept by Erfiest Ebzcry, where she ran up an account amounting to 16s for telephone charges. The chief detective suggested that she bo dealt with under the War Regulations, and' sent away for the full period. He said there was no need for her to live the life she htucl adapted, as her husband had made her an adequate allowance from his militajv pay. He handed to the bench the gaol surgeon's report of a medical examination of the accuscd, from whi-h it would be seen that she was suffering {.am a grave disorder.—The Magistrate said that though the accused was quite young, it was not a case of a mere lapse. She had had repeated warnings, and had been given chances to reform, but had evidently settled down to a life of immorality. In her present condition as revealed by the medial certificate she was a menace to the com-mrmity. She would! bo sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with haxd labour, in Addmgton Gaol.