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“‘Meanest’ of Beggars Given 3 Months Each,” Toronto Star. October 29, 1932. Page 2. ----- Were ‘Working’ People Visiting Friends in Hospital, Cadi is Told --- In men’s court to-day Magistrate Arthur Tinker decided that Clarence J. Newton, found guilty of being intoxicated, had earned a fine of $50 or one month.

Three of a feather, Thomas Aikens, Geoffrey Younger, and Frank Mohan, up for drunkenness, were fined $10 or 10 days.

Four more ‘drunks’ were more favorably dealt with when they were remanded for sentence.

‘There’s a depression on among the vagrants,’ remarked Captain Bunton of the Salvation Army, when only three vagrants were on the list. When asked to explain what he meant in detail, Captain Bunton merely smiled and said: ‘Just a depression.’

But the three vagrants who did appear kept the court occupied for several minutes. They were: Michael Fallen, Lew Finnerty and Joseph White.

P.C. Parke (824), said he arrested them on University Ave. in front of the General Hospital. They each stopped at least ten of the visitors and asked them for money.

‘I think it is the nastiest thing I’ve heard of,’ said Magistrate Tinker. ‘A man must be pretty mean to beg from people who are visiting sick friends in the hospital.

“Peeper In Windows Caught At It Again,” Toronto Star. April 25, 1932. Page 2. ----- Young Fellow Is Given Another Chance After Second Offence ---- William Yates, a window peeper, pleaded guilty in the ealry court to-day and the magistrate recollected he had been similarly charged before.

Inspector Guthrie doubted if Yates ‘was all right.;

Yates said he was nineteen years of age and had been in jail since Saturday night.

‘I think there is something wrong with your head,’ remarked the bench. ‘I will remand you for sentence this time, but next time it will be serious for you.’

Vagrants convicted included Henry Culliton, begging, 30 days; William Jordan, $10 and costs or 30 days; Julius Preteas and Jack Hubbard, fighting on Queen St., remanded for sentence. Preteas said he initiated the combat and Hubbard struck him on the chin and he remembered no more.

Frank Sullivan and Leonard Brooks, begging, each went to jail for 30 days.

A decidedly rough-looking aggregation culled from freight cars in the Don valley and arrivals from Sudbury, Elmer Drinkle, William Bellis, Victori Shuzer, Mike Fisk, Leonard Saakes, Alex. Bodylis, Henry Lemeaux, Oscar Hebbertm and Harry Bossen, were fined $10 and costs or periods varying from five to 60 days an alternatives.

Ned Clark Is Warned Ned Clark, who has spent the week-end in jail, following an appearance for drunkenness on Saturday, faced Magistrate Tinker again.

‘I hear, Clark, that you need treatment, at the hospital so I am going to remand you for sentence,’ remarked the bench.

‘I would be much gratified, sir. if you would do so,’ replied Ned politely. ‘I contracted rheumatism many years ago during my service in the northwest.’

‘And look here, Clark, don’t you go out and start any more fighting around the labor bureau, now remember that they have been complaining about you.’

Everett Barker stood up in the dock to-day and pleaded guilty to being drunk.

His mother, holding fast to the sublime faith, entered the witness box to tell the bench her boy was more sinned against than sinning and to ask for leniency. Barker was fined $10 or 10 days.

Wife Doesn’t Want Him On condition that he remain sober, and keep away from his wife in the interim John Dobrowal was remanded on his own bail till May 9 on a drunk charge.

Convicted of begging Henry Culliton was sent to jail for 30 days.

Drunks fined including Thomas Clark, $50 or a month; James D. Bain, $20 or 30 days; Samuel Ibbotson, $10 and costs or 30 days and William Malloy $10 or 10 days.

Arrested on Suspicion Donald Allan and Harvant Timson, mere youths, charged as vagrants, found wandering around at 2.30 a.m. with a screwdriver, pliers, and skeleton key in their possession, were remanded for sentence on probation for a year.

‘I think the police may have saved you from something serious,’ warned the bench.

Bennue Greenberg, a forlorn looking lad, pleaded guilty to theft and was remanded until Wednesday for sentence. Detective Mumberson said the accused took the lock off a slot machine, stole $14 and spent the money.

Brothers Stole $92.80  Harold and James Wilson, brothers, pleaded guilty to shopbreaking. The lads entered a printing company’s premises on Richmond St. E. and stole $92.80. Harold was employed there. The pair were remanded in custody for a week for sentence and a portion of the money recovered was ordered handed back to the printing company.

The crown recollected that one of the lads had been charged with empty an automatic pistol at a police officer in Cobourg a year ago.

‘It was not me,’ denied Harold Wilson. ‘Well it was one of your gang.’

On Relief, Got Drunk John Costigan, on city relief, was fined $10 or ten days when charged with stealing a pair of shoes from a department store.

‘Your worship, I was drunk,’ he said. ‘I don’t know whether I did it or not.’

Charged with theft, Nick Mischuck was remanded till May 2, bail $1,050.

Maurice Kelly, alias Hogan, was granted a remand on bail of $1,000, till April 29, on a charge of forgery of a United States money order.

Harry Trout purchased an overcoat and hat from a Yonge St. store for $45 and gave a worthless cheque. The overcoat was ordered returned and he was remanded on bail for a week for sentence.