CLEANING THE CITY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2306, 13 November 1914, Page 3

CLEANING THE CITY

MOVING OUT UNDESIRABLES. It is only a weekor so ago that Inspector'liendrey declared in court that " Wellington was going to bo mighty unhealthy place" for such people' as have been brought before the Court at different periods for living'on or associating with women of ill-fame. That the inspector is not relaxing his vigilance in this respect was .disclosed b> the appearance before Mr. I). G. A. Cooper, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning of a quartet—two men and two women. , ■ The four, who were discovered and arrested in a house of ill fame, in Haining Street ' on Wednesday evening, wore as follow: Jean Leahy, alias Cairns, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, and using obscene language; Emily May Baker, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, two charges of using obscene language, and committing a breach of her prohibition order; Charles Arthur Cattlin, idle and disorderly, and obscene language; and Wm". Thomae, alias Eobert Win. Thomas, idle and disorderly. ';■•.. Inspector Hcndrey; explained that the four had been living in a house in Haining Street. Cattlin rented it, while the two women kept the two men. The house was the scene of disorder, and the vilest language could be heard from it. The evidence of.the police amply Inspector's statements. At the conclusion of the evidence against the accused, Inspector Hendrey remarked that if there were not, men like these there would; not b,e such evil places. "The women are to be pitied,-" said the inspector; "as for the men, I do not know any punishment ■ severe enough for them. They are filthy, contemptible, and low, and no name is bad enough' for them. Your- Worship can just imagine what would happen to any foolish, drunken man coming down from the country with money, if %e danced to fall into their hands." The past records of the four, as detailed by the inspector, showed that each had spent lengthy terms in gaol previously. Leahy was (Sentenced to eighteen months' gaol on the chargo of being an incorrigible rogue, and £2, or one month, for using obscene language. Emily Baker was given, twelve months for being a rogue and a vagabond, fined , £5 or three months, on one charge of using obscene- language, and £2, or one month, on the other, and £1. or'seven davs, for committing a breach of her prohibition order. Cattlin was sentenced to three months for being idle and disorderly, and six months for obscene language; while Thomas was given threo months' imprisonment for being idle and disorderly.