A NOCTURNAL NYMPH.

NZ Truth, Issue 112, 10 August 1907, Page 8

A NOCTURNAL NYMPH.

— ♦ A TARANAKI-STREET TART. Lizzie OTlynn Gets a Fortnight. Lizzie O'Flynn, another police victim, was practising the oldest profession on earth m Little Taranakistreet on Saturday night, and was canvassing probable clients. The lady, who was voluble and insistent, pleaded not. guilty, and the force was obliged to testify. Quite-recently-made Constable Lister marked her as his at the early hour of 8.30. She then spoke to a man m Cuba-street. There is nothing to prevent a woman speaking to a man m Cubastreet, but it depends upon what sort of a woman it is. Lizzie then peregrinated Gbuznee street, where she again uttered words to a male person, though the zealous copper was not near enough to hear what she said. No business had been done so far, and it was probably m a fit of desperation that Lizzie entered a Taranaki-street. convenience, reserved for gentlemen only, and requested the loan of 2s 6d from a man inside. The man asked "What for ?" but Lizzie was mute. She probably regarded him as a dense sort of individual; The copper then materialised and furnished the woman with board and lodging. By reputation she was a common prostitute, and- did no work. ■ Sub-Inspector O'Donovan : Have you any questions to ask ? Lizzie : I do work, and I am not a prostitute ; I defy him to say that I am. How can he prove I am a common prostitute ? 1 The Bench : You must ask questions. Have you any questions ?— No. Brawny Constable Stewart, who anpears to be always called m cases like this, stated that Lizzie had only been OUT OF GAOL THREE WEEKS, and she had since continually solicited patronage from passing men m Little Taranaki-street and Court-nay-place. He had even seen her importuning men m the day, time opposite the boarding houses. The Sub-Inspector : Have you any questions ?— Yes ; I am a working woman. The Bench : That will do. Probationer Church corroborated the evidence of the other peelers. The Sub-Inspector :. Have you got any questions ?— Yes ; I've got my work to go to. Lizzie stated, m her own defence, that she stood near the convenience to do her shoe up, when the man walked m, and didn't interfere with her. Fourteen days.