Lifts Most Anything

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 7

Lifts Most Anything

f\F all the doubtful methods of v earning a living, William Gor-. don, of Wellington, hit upon the most original. One of his many occupations which he has followed intermittently, has been that of. a dealer m scrap metals. Scrap must have been scarce, so William hit upon, the ingenious idea of collecting some from empty houses. ' A vacant house belonging to Alexander Dunn was visited by Gordon and a companion. With them they took a hand-cart and a hammer. With the latter Gordon proposed to break up the stovein the house, cart it away and sell it. The din, he created, however, attracted the attention of neighbors who quickly asked the venturesome one- what his business was. Apparently not satisfied, the police were called in' and Gordon (his companion had vanished) was trotted along to explain his-action. Last week m the Wellington Magistrate's Court before S.M. Page he was sentenced to six: weeks' imprisonment, for the offence. "■.-•"" Sub-Inspector Lander said Gordon was not particular what he ' picked up or where he got it from. He had 34 previous convictions, 23 of which were for theft. In handing out the period of detention with hard labor, Magistrate Page characterized Gordon as an incorrigible thief. 1 ■iiMiiNimiiiiriraiiininniiiniimrairaiiiuiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiramiimniiiiiiiimni I