A "METH" ORGY.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 152, 28 June 1924, Page 19

A "METH" ORGY.

MOJO ON MERSEYSIDE. ] "WOMEN'S DEVIL DANCE. ! I Entering unexpectdly a Liverpool house ! where a methylated spirit orgy was going on, Police Sergeaut Ilarwood was con- ' fronted with the appalling sight of an un- ■ conscious woman lying un the floor surrounded by other women, who, it was said, , chanted a dirge and generally behaved j like savages. i "Mojo' , is the slung term on Merspysiile : for methylated spirit, and describing the ; scene at the local court, the sergeant said I that at intervals during the previous even- 1 ing women went o»tsi<!r> what was known ' as Mojo House, in Comus Street, and by j their behaviour attracted a crowd of about 1000 people. Dancing was indulged in and time after time the women wore made by the police , to re-enter the house. Eventually the ser- 1 geant made bis way into the premises, and ' a sight was revenled to him which, bo i told the bench, was unequalled in his experience. "The room recked with the smell of methylated spirit." he said, "and one of the woman, lying on the floor practically un- I ing as if they were savages. A bottle of methylated spirit was found and there was another broken bottle on the floor and a cup which contained a ' quantity of the spirit. Eventually the I women were turned out of the house and ■ arrested, but when charged they were ton stupefied to speak. Two of them required medical attention at the Bridewell. The accused were Elizabeth Gallagher. Mary Flaherty. Emily Ilealey. and Mary " nlsh, n.ncl tlicy npppnrert l>oforfi tho lioncli wearing shawls. All of then denied having taken methylated spirit, and declared it was placed in the room they had occupied by seven other women who had been present. Henley, whose head was in bandages, said Walsh was unconscious on the floor for two and a half hours. nallacher and Flaherty, who had 44 and In previous convictions respectively, were sentenced to one month's hard labour: Healey. with 24 previous convictions, wns fined 10/. and ordered to pay fly doctor's fee. the alternative heing six days' hard labour, whilst Walsh, with 41 convictions. was fined 10.', or six days' hard labour.