INCAUTIOUS HOST

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 1

INCAUTIOUS HOST

HAD GUESTS OF ILL REPUTE NEIGHBOURS COMPLAIN If Alfred Rhodes wants to keep out of the Police Court dock, a drastic revision of the list of quests he has lately entertained at his house in Bernard Street will be necessary. RHODES, a bootmaker* aged 71, was charged this morning with being idle and disorderly, having consorted with undesirables. He did not plead but urged that he had been in Auckland all his life and had never misbehaved himself. Constables Jones and Yeoward, of Freeman’s Bay, stated that, following romplaints, they had visited accused’s house early last evening. The house, which had been occupied by Rhodes lor about 10 weeks, was iu a filthy condition and reeked of liquor. There was a gallon jar on the table and bottles all over the place. Accused was entertaining two women in ex'raordinary circumstances and their *:andalous behaviour could be seen lirough the lightly-curtained window. Women with long lists of previous convictions had been frequent visitors to the house. Sub-Inspector McCarthy mentioned that one of the women was just out. of gaol. Rhodes explained that the two '•omen arrested in his house had been 'aken in by him out of pity, as they had said they had nowhere to sleep, t have always behaved myself, and • am innocent of this,” he added. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.: No, you're Bot. You're convicted. , The sub-inspector said that Rhodes had one previous conviction for drunkenness and he was remanded for a week for sentence.

‘‘That will get the drink out of him jnd I will have a talk with the probation about him,” said the magistrate. “I don’t want to be too tard on a man of 71. and I don’t to see him lose his pension.”

WOMAN GAOLED Pleading guilty to a charge of •‘onaorting, Elizabeth Carswell, one of he women arrested iu Rhodes’s a ° ÜB e, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. “She has alJ*ady served three months this year lor being idle and disorderly.” recked the sub-inspector. “She is soing f roni k a( j £ 0 WO rse, but she c °uldn’t be much worse.” Carswell a s a domestic aged 49. The second woman, Ada Harwood, * domestic aged 46. did not appear, Q ® sub-inspector saying that she was a fit condition to be dealt with, ■fie was undoubtedly ill and would squire a remand for medical treatment.

A remand of one week was made,