CHOSE RACECOURSE FOR SLEEPING PLACE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18014, 26 November 1926, Page 7

CHOSE RACECOURSE FOR SLEEPING PLACE.

SAID HE WAS FOODLESS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A case which held some peculiar phases came before Mr IT. P. Lawrv, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court to-day when Kenneth Neil M‘Donald was charged with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful means of support. “I did the best I could under the circumstances to uphold my character,” said accused, who was stated as a horse trainer, aged twenty-eight. Senior-Sergeant Martin characterised the case as a peculiar one and he stated that M'Donald had been sleeping on the Riccarton racecourse. He had gone to various people asking for food. He was arrested yesterday morning and was then sleeping on the grass track. The man seemed to be in a weak mental state and a remand for med-cal examination was therefore asked. To the Bench accused said that he had had some work at the racecourse, but had been without food for some days and had lost his job because of weakness following. M’Donald was remanded for one week.