POLICE COURT, HAMILTON Saturday. — Before His Worship the Mayor (Mr Peat). VAGRANCY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1816, 26 February 1884, Page 2

POLICE COURT, HAMILTON Saturday. — Before His Worship the Mayor (Mr Peat). VAGRANCY.

William Carx, an old offender, was charged on the information of Constable Murray, with having no lawful visible means of support. It appears, from the admissions of Cam and another prisoner named Win. Barton, that they had begged their way from Auckland. On Friday night they slept in an empty house in Hamilton East. On Saturday morning Barton got up early, and having begged a shilling, upon which he got drunk, was ai rested. For being found in an empty ljouse without Hwfm flxouse, Cam (against whom there were nine previous convictions) waa sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, and for the second offence, hiving no lawful visible means of support, he got three months. Wm. Barton, charged with drunkenness, and with having no lawful visible means of support was sent to gaol for seven days on the first offence, and for one month on the second charge.

MondatA (Before his "Worship tho Mayor). ■Jboipas Simpson wjw oha*ges with being drunk on Sunday. ' ■ • Sergt. MoGovem deposed th»t the prisoner wm found lying drunk, exposed to the sun, in the paddook adjoining the gdurt-houae ou, Sunday afternopn, ( . j

C> > ( whai hotel the prisoner obtained the drink. . Prisoner, said Jie had purchased a bottle of grog the previous night. Ser^t. McGovern said he had a pretty good idea as td where the liquor waa procured, but he was not able to speak with any degree of certainty. His Worship said it was a pity the name of the publican could not be discovered. It was a most disgraceful thing that men should have the means of getting drunk on Sunday. Had it been any other day he would have given the prisoner a cLance, but as it was he would fine him 5s and costs, with the usual alternative. The money was paid.