A KEPT WOMAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 111, 3 August 1907, Page 5

A KEPT WOMAN.

Who Showed Means of Support. However wrong morally it may be for an unmarried woman to live m adultery with a man., and mjuch as such a course may be deprecated, it is no ofience against the law. This fact was mentioned by solicitor "Wilford m Wellington S.M. Court last week, when Maud Bason was charged with being an idle and disorderly person and with having no lawful visible means of support. Maud denied the charge with indignation, and Constable Stewart, who is stalwart and asks nobody's pardon m a row, stated that five months back she was living m a lane oS Dixon street, where she was m the habit of being visited by snickered men when the evening sun was low. A man named Gunn was living with her at the time, as also was a sister. She was duly warned by the police, and departed for Christchurch. She remained away, a month, and when she returned she pervaded Vivian, Ghuznee, and Upper Willis-streets. She had no work and had no private moans, although he understood that Gunn had been employed at the Metropolitan Hotel for a short period. In reply to Mr Wilford, the muscular slop said he had warned the woman on July 7 to sive up the life she was leading. It was under the sombre canopy of night, anil opposite St. Peter's Church. He had j seen men going, with her m the dirjection of a vacant section. When he arrested Maud she was sneaking to a woman named Rose Adams, who was also asked to cony along! Rose next morning pleader! rrnil'^, to "idle and disorderly" and was convicted. Miur!. the present accused, was now living at No. 9 Col-lege-street, wil.h Gunn. Mr Wilford. for 'the defence. calkd evidence to show that the woman had ademiate means c.f support .is SHE WAS KEPT bY GUNN, who was m constant employ me;it. Accused stated m evidence th;U she lived with Henry Gunn, wlio can^ci ■£3 a weak as chef at the Metropolitan Hotel, where ho iuul fcoea tliuloyed for four months. lie gave her £2 10s a week, and she had"' by housewifely economy, .« ; >ved £:](• with which she hud " bailed hers.-li out when arrested. She wo-.ild not admit that she had taken men anywhere for improper 'purposes. His Worship considered there v.-t not- enough evidence to establish insufficient means of support, ami dismissed the case.