Eight Hundred Miles in Searh oor Work. Searh of Work.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 85, 13 March 1885, Page 4

Eight Hundred Miles m Searh oor Work. Searh of Work.

The Paily. News of December .25 says : — At the Woolwich ' police Court yesterday, .John Black,, '46, wag charged, wjLt.li begging from door to door. He had the appearance and manner, of an intelligent . working. lp^n, 'and, his case excited, much sympathy m Court. '. taken into custody he thanked '"ths «.Qonstabje; fpr.arres.tjn^ l)im ?( '; and ; said tha^i he wjsjied % ftaa jßeerij sent to pn^orcjsix we^.«ago.' „T|ii|s he repeated to Vhe : Magistrate '(Mr Balguy), adding, " Prison mus^t be^ery endure, for BjOO miles m search of work, day aftei; d'av ( , ,all alike never,, .earning a ' periiiy, and very near starved. V-Mr Bakuy ; And so you may go on tor .. a .fcnousand miles longer,- 1 A .man who,, is thrown out of work just ripw r! flas very little hope/ ' Why cjon't yqu^go jto the workhouse'? Defendant: ! Th£,,,werkhoiise ;is not'lfer'an'ablebodiea.man.like,me,!al)le and. willing to, (! wprk,. r( ( Besides,, I am., only one out of thousands or men- out of, work all, )l py j ervljh.e cpUjiit^y.. ( AJI the workhouses would not hold half of !us. I saw huudreds and hundreds iat the docks this % moMjing. £ghting for th'e^'cnaiice-of-an hours v w"ork. — [Mr Balguy 1 :, i; ,^|l s , B dischasge you what will you daiLr-Defendant: I don?tJbriowj.fu)l wnsrthintking, pf.gpt 'ing to Poresnaouth ranjiitKenvOn to ; Cardiff, .for I ,see m the, papers. ,that I there afe^ome' worsts "aboitt (o begin itheye,H-M?! f J3aJguy.:: . Haxe^you ! tried th^neF/ -dQcks.^t "•//Tilbury ? Yes, Sir ; l'walkjeddown,ito Sheerness>arfd called at; ! tilbury on the vrky- backybut^the'rfe .were ji hundred meA' waiting for 'every onfe wanted. •^M^fialguy : -'■'>You- ; ariß''a Scotchman,' are you 1 hot ?' l: 'Deferhdant : — I am, slri^-Mr -Balguy i ; lf f a Scotchmari^^iinpt J "'gfe't wbrfcf, ! nfabb"dy {l iian. (i"lau^i ! m> court)! : 'Dbi't'^gnt Ids nb^a ;i joke;, : ;;but;\ iU(jt^ I 'fiir ScotchmWas a a'rqie'a^eln ( dus^iidus and ft persevering.'— Defendant : I haven't #asted l ;wttrk v muijfti till' now, andTtftougW'r^had W chance at i .Woolwicji, as. I worked' fo^t^d con-j 'tractor 3 u 'at -B'ebkton • J^ci^s 16 yearr ago. I reall^' J d6rit l khow where itp n,^.,, dQne..up. My, >feet jar^, Jo^.sorje tp ( ., ,wa|k, andjj j :hayerv > t J iadi a;i mfi^t,, rn'ea,V,,for X £wp j n&Dnths.-TrrMr ilalguy. s,^nt one, of^tpe i offi'cers, o£ thevfiourt i.tOii make sompj enquiries respecting rthe « < defendant, • and-the hnsWeP' bejngi satisfactory, 'directed thatheishould be provided! With s^rnfe food, s and gave him lafewi Shillings to h6lp him oh his 'way. " ! "'.'Wiide*' the^"heading 6£' M Some\ Goodness StulLeft m Th'e"W'orldi' 1 ! 'the'Mowl%. I! kpi)^i J s '^n (il Ll6'yd s sj Weekly NeWspa^er of J^nuaVy '4fh l i The man, John Black, for' !%i whohi' m quirieshave been rnadp b^ benevo-1 lef.t persons^' consequent' oh* His dis-1 'tr^ssih'^'stdty of^£i f «4n • Vearclj of work, preseht^d,(himseif before Mr, Bakuy at iyVoolwich. policed court on Monday, and stated that he had seen m a newspaper- at Readi. ing that be was 'wanted'; i Mf ,'^aljguy'^aid thai he.had' a number of ljet,ters , ofterji|ff 'eniyloy rh'ent' ' V aiid .aas|stance,/and aksum of SOs sentlby : .$. resid^t.^f Ilaljfax. Some of the oiffers iwere permanent, and one! dnerl ed to pay his railway fare and give him £1 a ;w/eek> ,wjl[h) /board, whicji .(seemed .a very tempting, one. .An 1 -' other Wjas jTrom , the contractors ' Iqr ;spmf v new ■■''gas, ..;^qr]cs^' and^several: others offered to take liiim, ori at {: hpnce,-) ilßlacJ^vsaid , 7 t]hie ■ gas^.^orlis ( seemed most' in (his, line,,,, as, ..(he w4s I ■>■ iisedf to'thard' roiigh < work ; m .^J).e, /^j-ojn [ country. Sergant Oilha*a isaid tne L^as_KPjJ{.s..w.as _a_^building joby and | would be only temporary. MrTßa^*birndle»6f AMeh to Sergeant Gilharh", arid asked him, l irf Vntifee but a list 'bf 'fab stations' available- iata&fleV-'flßl&bk see it, make his selection, and come again. He $\e SOp or ■paxt'.'of it, and, as he s^id a Wifle would suffice fer^the ( p^eiit, gave -him 2s 6d. . BJack warmly '^edle-rHagfcf^^wiid Ud .His JtnanUg'were 'ratKef'dfue to^ v the jTres^'^nd^'lhe/'^uiilic'^ fijib>n,spm'ft of tnfe '■•gb.M&le^ l wni'ch .^as, sUM^n. the .worldi; : ■ \ Jil - ; ...i , » ;..Tr- ,i. , ..,...,=:,. . ;. . i