MARY HARTNELL'S RETURN

NZ Truth, Issue 234, 18 December 1909, Page 6

MARY HARTNELL'S RETURN

And What it Cost Her,

Mary Hartncttiis middle-aged, with artificial golden hair, and is married, uot good-looking, and is described by the police .as a oommon prostitute. Mary is a night nymph, who stands at street corners and whispers improper invitations into the ears of men who stroll about after dark awaiting to be tempted and possessing the price of temptation. One day last week, Mary, who had been previously convicted of importuning passersby, was up again on the old charge. Mary had made the fatal mistake of having accosted an ambitious young policeman. It being his first opportunity to distinguish himself, Mary was gathered m and though a gallant fight was put up for her at Court by Mr P. Jackson, the Magistrate convicted her. On the representations of her solicitor, however, she was ordered to come up for sen ten co when called, conditionally upon her goin?: to Chris tchurch, where it was represented she had friends who would care for her. Mary weut on her way rejoicing, and did go to Chrislchurch, but stayed m the southern cit.y a day or two only. Then she came back to Wellington. This violation of her contract was too much for tlw police, and she was promptly "pinched" again. On Tuesday she came up for sentence. An adamant MagisLratL-, thereupon told the unfortunate that ".she should have complied with her conditions, and sentenced her to n month's iiiiprisonniC't. Mary went .to prison wapping.