QUEER CONDUCT.
ACCUSED IN DOCK. [THE PRESS Special Service-.] AUCKLAND, January 9. When a charge of vagrancy was preferred against John Steele, aged 40, in the Police Court yesterday he placed his fingers in his ears in order to prevent himself hearing the clerk of the Court. The' Court orderly removed the man's hands, and repeated the charge. Accused: That is an assault. Court orderly: How do you plead?
Accused: I simply ask the King to defend me. I want a clergyman.
Senior-Sergeant Edwards: I think he is putting it on a bit, your Worship. Accused: You are a liar! The Magistrate ordered a remand for a week.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 8
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108QUEER CONDUCT. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18895, 10 January 1927, Page 8
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