SLEPT IN A CAVE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 296, 7 May 1913, Page 6

SLEPT IN A CAVE.

OLD MAN ARRESTED. PROBLEM FOR THE NAPIER POLICE. Napier, May 3. A very sad ease was mentioned at the this morning, when an old man nan.M George Alexander Scott Taylor was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient lawful means of support. Mr. J. M. Thomson, M.P., was en the Bench. "I deny the charge," said Taylor, when asked by the clerk of the court wliefTier ke pleaded ''guilty" or '"not guilty." Sergeant Cumniings said the case was a sad one. Quite recently accused had been brought before the Magistrate on a similar charge, and was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. If Taylor slept out at night the police were to bring him before the court for sentence. "Well," said the sergeant, "ever since then he has been sleeping out, and last night lie was found sleeping in a cave in Hyderabad road. He has "

Accused: I was quite comfortable there.

Sergeant Cummings: He has.practically no clothes, only a lot of old sacks. He is between seventy and eighty years of age, and considering the present state of the weather, I think something should be done with him. The Old People's Home authorities will not take him. He has been there nine times, but as soon as they wash and clean him, he marches off. He says he is the first white man living who was born in the North Island.

Accused: Yes; on August 25, 1843, in Maori Row, and what is now known as Manners street.

His Worship: It is a very sad case. What are,we going to do with you? Accused: AVhatever you like, your Worship. His Worship: Why don't you stay in the Home?

Accused: I have only been in the Homo three times.

His Worship: Nine times. Accused re-asserted that he had only-/ been in the Old People's Hdme three | times.- ; '■','" 'i I. His Worship: You arc the very class 5 of man we have built this Dfeautifiil Home-, for.! We have made it comfortable'for 'such old people, as you', arid j'et you won't: stay there. It seems to me you' have ;got to do your duty like a man. 'llehave like a man. " " ' Accused; I always do that,..'.". ' Tt' ! wtts -decided to remind the. case till Monday in order that it; might be ; r dealt withjbv Mr. S.E. McCarthy, $.M..;... In tire 1 hieantimc Taylpr\ .wil.l receive,, the kind attention of the .police. . "..','• SuDs.e<iiiJ!ntly, Mr. Thomson .said .ho thought same, restraint should -hg placed ■< on ,' : t\\e.ii bid; people. , At,the present j tim,e^tl>e.authorities could liajistop thorn. . from'., leaving, and; he thougjit .an-/Act J ; should fce'introduced to. give the |. .sary-.fldffer., " ■,;,-:,- .' ;•;:'.;; mlr: • "-.•» [.:.•'■ .'i- ■■■;?. ■>'■ !'Vr.'' IMtfbjtTED MOTOR Ca¥s. ........ I • . - - ■- THE JTOTAU.GSQWIM M4BT?ai :: '° : < ,:i: ATOkisnarrsßr3-'""" The number of motpr. ,car,s. .impprtcd. ~ by New Zealand is growing r'arjidlf.' Tne J ' steamers ]£ia Ora and Whakatane, which arrived this vvee'kj 'brought' between th'£in+" 220 cars for Wellington. ; The majority; of these- w; light/ "runabouts," buti '•&■' number ;ojf'!larger f and " more, expensive cars aie included;! ITheK motors are almost 'all shipments* are, considered ■ettcejiili'onal, and are remarkable in-.'-'tSftatf: ■ the demand for motors off during winter meaabhk 'lt?'is'(stated- • by tfie;-lirm'fbrwhoni ' tha't' ,l 4ni?yj aH : practica'lly'aW <&> order,* and' r the same 'fVrm further state>' ttiift,' during'the past six months', ft'has placed 1 •' : 100 caw (between '-Auckland 1 find' -CJis-''

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