“ A HUMAN PARASITE.”

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19633, 20 July 1935, Page 7

“ A HUMAN PARASITE.”

THEFT of gloves. ACCUSED’S 2 STII APPEARANCE. THREE MONTHS’ 'HARD LABOUR. “ This man Is a human parasite, lie gets into trouble wherever be goes,” commented Sergeant T. Kelly •to Messrs M. M. Shaw and G. K. Sinclair, J’sP., in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, to-day, when Alexander McGregor, alias O’Connor, alias Murphy, appeared on a charge of a theft of gloves in Hamilton yesterday afternoon. McGregor pleaded guilty. In outlining the circumstances Sergeant Kelly stated that accused was in a public hotel yesterday afternoon and noticed a traveller sitting in the lounge. The travellers’ gloves were on the seat beside him and accused, while making a nuisance of himself to tho traveller picked up the gloves and walked out. When he discovered his gloves, missing the traveller Informed the police and about an hour later Constable Huntly arrested accused in the main street. He was then wearing the gloves. “ This is the 25th appearance of accused in a court. He has had 10 previous convictions for theft, nine for vagrancy as well as other convictions,” commented the sergeant. "He has appeared in numerous courts from Auckland to the Bluff and takes everything ho can get Ills hands on. The maximum penally Is Hireo months." When aslccd if lie had anything to say accused staled that lie did not know the gloves belonged to anyone. He saw then on the scat and took them because his hand? were cold. in sentencing accused to Ihroe months’ imprisonment with hard labour the bench remarked that his long list, of previous convictions indicated Hio type of man lie was.. A further charge of tlie theft of trousers from Danncvirke was adjourned sine die at (lie request of Scrgcar,. Kelly.