A DEPRAVED TASTE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1537, 19 August 1905, Page 2

A DEPRAVED TASTE.

MEN HANG BOUND THE COURT,

(Per Press Association-) Auckland, last night. There appears to have been some sort of ofjexpoctation in the City that the Orpen case would be begun in the Supreme Court this morning, and consequently a large crowd of men gathered behind the spectators’ barrier to watoh the case. The presence of the crowd was brought under the notice of Hit Honor,who observed he had on previous occasions expressed a hope that the Legislature would give him power to clear the court for oertain cases. He should have thought people could find something more respectable to do than listen to these unfortunate stories. "All who are respectable,” he added, " will leave the court. Those who are not respeotable may remain.” Nobody retired. The Hon. J. A. Tola expressed surprise that there should be so many men in the City with nothing to do. There must be a good many unemployed. His Honor: It is sometimes said that the court is not central enough.butl never heard enyone with business here complain. Mr Tole said it appeared quite central enough for the public. What would it be,” he asked, “if the court was in Queen Btreet ?”

Tuesday’s Auckland Herald states : The way in which those who considered themselves to be 11 respeotable persons” filed in and filed out of the space allotted to the publio at the Supreme Court yesterday morning waß rather amusing. When the case Bgainst William Flavelle was oalled up it was suggested to [His Honor 'that the court should be oleared. His Honor said that he though so too, but he pointed out that he had uot the power to order people out. " Anyway,” said His Honor, “• let every young person be removed from the oourt 1” There was not a budge from anyone, excepting the con* stable, who straigthaway commenced to search for “ young persons.” His Honor, who had been devising ways and means to get the oourt cleared, then pointedly remarked that he hoped that this would be a hint to all those who considered themselves to be “ respeotable persons" to leave the court also. The public left en masse. The majority of them waited outside until the next case was oalled, when they all trooped in again. As this case was also of a similar character, the police requested all “ respectable persons” to leave again, whioh they did, though seemingly very reluctantly.