JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1974, 8 May 1919, Page 3

JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.

SENT TO ROTO ROA ISLAND. Al the Wellington Supreme Court . on Tuesday, Charles Clifford Jeuk- , j ins, formerly a well known jockey, came up for sentence cm a charge of breaking, entering and theft at BuMs. Mr J. J. M’Grath appeared for acused, and suggested that the case might he met by sending Jenkins to the inebriates’ home on Roto Ron Island for the purpose of getting the alcohol out of his system. Jenkins had been in custody since February, the long delay in dealing with him being the result of his poor health. Sir Robert Stout; “He is one of the victims of jur drink traffic. . . Finding that he was hard up, with no food for his family, he stole a little money, £2 8s 3d, and some beef.” Continuing, his Honour said there was no doubt about the case at all —the man was suffering from alcoholic poisoning. The proper course would he to send , him to Roto Ron. Unfortunately, '* r for the last two or three years, Jenkins, had done only occasional work and had not been a good citizen. T|iat was possibly the fault of his upbringing —not that all jockeys were by any means bad, but they bad exceptional lempta- • lions. Accused would be committed to Roto Roa for eighteen months, but meanwhile would remain in hospital undergoing necessary treatment.