“WORST CLASS IN CITY”

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 962, 3 May 1930, Page 1

“WORST CLASS IN CITY”

MARRIED COUPLE GAOLED DRINK AND IDLENESS Described as being among the worst class of people about the City, a married couple, John Reid, a fish curer, 38, and Ada Reid, 39, were each sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on charges of being idle and disorderly, not having sufficient means of support. According to Acting-Detective Moore and Constable Christiansen, the pair were well known, and had been drinking about hotels and associating with undesirable characters. Reid occasionally went to sea. Mr. Hunt: From what I can see he more often goes to gaol. The police officers added that the woman had been prohiibted, but continued loitering about the hotels drinking and talking to men. The accused were represented by Mr. Noble, who suggested to the police officers that they had Reid “snouted” because he would not give them any information concerning the movements of two men charged with robbery. Mr. Hunt: They always say that. Acting-Detective Hunt denied the suggestion and added that the male accused had made one statement concerning one of the men charged with robbery. He added that Reid had not worked since April 5, and he scouted a suggestion that accused had had £SO In the past two months. Thoraf Oswald Knutson, a seaman, aged 49, was also sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for being idle and disorderly, having insufficient means of support. He was stated by the police to be knocking round the streets night and day, drinking and making no effort to obtain work.