A HUT OF HORRORS.

NZ Truth, Issue 105, 22 June 1907, Page 6

A HUT OF HORRORS.

Song and Dance m Walker-street.

An old chap ,who ought to have lived m France was lugged up at ithe Police Court last week on that timeworn charge of '"being an idle and disorderly person, having no lawful visible means of support. John Thomson was not alone m his trouble, however. Three old molls with whom he had been living, were likewise handed m. Their polite appellations, were Margaret Pobar, Annie Reidj and Esther Maria Montague. None of the three denied the charge, and two of them —Pobar and Montague, were dumped into the Salvation Army, Home : for three months.- The rorty Reid, the third sleepy and beery old witch, was unwilling to he fondled m the arms of the Harmy, and was put under the milder control of the Government for three months. The man Thomson, a white-bearded, skinny, old ichap, with unusually thick spectacle 'glasses, vowed he was not at all like they painted him on that blue paper. He thought no one ought to bar him. from having a song and dance m his house when he felt so disposed. r At the same time he kept his residence as quiet as possible. The police sub-inspector told of visits to the place by the officers for the promotion of peace and happiness and' goodwill. The man and his three boarders had been engaged m one long; debauch m this tworoomed hovel rented by the gay Lothario. The numerous neighbours, mostly foreigners, had roared because their bairns were being corrupted morally by the pernicious procedure, and the loud, lustful language submitted for ' their delectation. Some nights the place was; like hell with the lid off. Wheii arrested, the quartette were sprawled over the floor m a state of glorious shikker. The place hummed horribly, and the stench was not a healthy one. When Thomson ihad had his little say, he was given some work to ,do which would take three months. . Doubtless, he is now pondering, over the old maxim, "Too many cooks spoil the broth," and when he comes out, and sets up house again he will surely shun Walker-street, and have the sense to allow only one fiery female to share with him his lewd living.