A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.
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WELLINGTON, August 28. A dangerous .mode of amusement was o£iTU y V°? ng, *?■*> Denis WmSiuiii, when he took to masquerading R?nS mmJ n- c 2 ttire through the public Btreete attired as a woman. Quill apprehended in Pirie Street.or therecbouta one night lately after ten Ztr? *%t condu?ted to the police £&? \ I? orni-nS the accused, deS w I r Devine > appeared before •/ F; James. S.M., at the Magh&^^^^sed 'with being an idle and disorderly person within the meaning of the Police Offences Act and with masquerading in the dress of a woman. In defence it waa urged that thq accused had not been seen interWT^ i paesers-by in any way, and ££■*! ned the garments merely as a means of providing himrf,L tu^\e^ y- Tll6 borrowed plumes exhibited had come in for some rough treatment while accused was being chaperoned to the police station and were a mass oj= disorder. Quill a* sured the Bench that he had bought them cheap , and out of sheer devilE!£* J w^rin^ for a Bimilar fantasy. Worship pointed out: that accused.was liable to a sentence of six months for the offence and admonished him to forego jokes of such a nature. --■ lhe change was dismissed. i
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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207A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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