INDECENT OFFENCE
• , A FINE' tMPOSED. '
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association .. - '
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i; Arrested in Albert Parle shortly iafter, noon to-day, Eger ton Ed Wan; captain of the City of Wit. 1 •nipeg, ‘appeared at'the Police Coni': this afternoon, charged With wilfit indecent exposure. The accused, who is 65\years of aj?e tv pleaded guilty to the offence, and was fined £lO. ]\fr ATah7 Smyth, \ylfd’appeared .for. tlie accused, said that he found himself in a most difficult, .pcsition. H-. was a married man. and was 55 year 1 c>ldf ! lie had. peen employed by., hi-, ‘present shipowners its.'a master'for’tin" pasi j sixteen yeays. He Jiad, nevr, heel; | in anylirouibfe previously • ;' y7 'ife caimpt explain why he,, com ftlittpd this offence,” syid -Hr 'Smyth.. ' ‘‘' “Ht is one of 1 those y inexplicabl.. cases!,” said the Magistrate, Mr Hum.. in ; ft fling the accused £lO. He remark-' rod that‘it was fortunate for., him tliiil the Act was altered recently to enable a line, to he imposed.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1930, Page 3
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