A Charge of Vagrancy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 793, 8 April 1905, Page 2

A Charge of Vagrancy.

I Though twice discharged on the jromise that he would leave the town, the man Sydney l'alfry|, alias llarrett, who has been before the Police Court on charges of vagrancy made another appearance before the S.M. on Friday. | "New Plymouth seems to have a groat attraction to you," remarked Mr Hutchison. | The accused explained that he had left the town on Wednesday and | aken to the road in search of employment. lie had got njbouti fif- . teen miles out when ho discovered .that he had been mis-directed, ami therefore returned to New Plymouth 1 . He had answered an advertisement, and had a chance of securing ciiipl„yment that afternoon. His brother had failed to assist him. | The S.M. : The police don't want to put you in gaol, ami I certainly

don't want to do so, but we can't, have you pibout tie town living on j what you can l og. There is no necessity to beg for alms in this colony. j Sergeant Haddrell-considered that there was very little prospect of the man obtaining employment in town and said that complaints regarding his habit of loafing about and soliciting chairty bad been received, j Finally Mr Hutchig<w adjounred .the case to Monday, advising accuscU that he had better Ufuit New l'ly'inoutti, but that if'ho obtained work in tho meantime he would be allowed to romain.