DOROTHY'S INDISCRETION.

NZ Truth, Issue 133, 17 August 1907, Page 5

DOROTHY'S INDISCRETION.

A NEW MAGDALEN

Receives A Chance,

The black angels who minister to a pleasant vice of the unattached male section of the community have had a hard row to hoe m Wellington within the past few weeks. Zealous coppers have fixed a disapproving eye oro the loitering female and followed her halting footsteps to the enveloping darkness of the vacant section, where old nick hovers invisibly m the vicinity of sinning couples like the black gentleman m the opera, who eggs Kundry on to tempt the incorruptible 'Parsifal. But the Wellington man is not Parsifal and doesn't require much temptation ; m fact, he rushes into temptation with great enthusiasm, . and it is a singular thing that he rushes out of it with equal fervor when the law appears, for though many soiled doves have been apprehended, not a single male person has been arrested for transgressing the moral code. Dorothy Brewster is the latest Magdalene to earn the displeasure of an outraged Court, and her offenoe was the greater m that she was oaught m the act, and was charged with committing a grossly indecent act on McDonald Crescent, which has acquired popularity as a resort for casual sinfulness. Dorothy, who "felt her position keenly," said she was "guilty of no Impropriety," and Constable Moroniy" kissed th© book. The alert peeler saw Dorothy come out of the Te Aro Hotel at 9.30 on the night of Au@udt 9, and accosted three or four different men, apparently without success. In Dixon-street she made some endearing remark to a fifth man, who responded to the invitation, and the pair moved up to the vacant allotment m McDonald Crescent, which, has already been mentioned. When THE BREATHLESS SLOP . ARRIVED, the two were m a very compromising position, and when disturbed the man got up and beat Postle's record for 200 yards. "Dr. McArthur : Have you any questions to ask ■? — Yes ; I have never been guilty of any impropriety m my life. His Worship : That is not a question. Dorothy : Did you see me commit any impropriety ? The constable then gave a minute description of what he saw, and the recital caused a modest blush to rise on th' 3 collective cheek of seven police probationers, who attend the police court daily to identify bad oharactsrs and get the run of the ropes generally. •The Bench (to accused) . What have you to say ?— lt was my intention when I went up McDonald Crescent to go right home. I have always intended to lead a respectable life sinpe I got married. Sub-Inspector O'Donovan remarked that the woman claimed to have married Phil Brewster, then on bail on a charge of keeping a common gam-ing-house. From this it appears that the family has struck trouble, thick. Accused : I've not been out at night for months— not since I've been with Brewster. I'm keeping a boardinghouse now. His Worship :- There is no doubt you are guilty of this offence. The sub-Inspector mentioned A PAST INDISCRETION OF THE ACCUSED: Dorothy : That was before I was married. \ The Sub-Inspector said a prohibition order had ibeen taken out against her before she went to Ohristetourch. Dorothy remarked that the order was up, and she had taken no liquor until a couple, of days ago. It seemed apparent to the Bench that the cursed drink was the oause of the lady's lapse, Dr. McArthur remarking : "You will come up for sentence when called upon. I am giving you a chance— whatever the cause."

Member Poole, of 'Auckland, who has been on many vessels, says that if the seamen on British ships were treated iii the same manner as the prisoners m New : Zealand gaols' they would be amongst the most thankful people on earth. The name of the baby Prince of Spain has been entered on the roll of Spain's most gaudy regiment, and. a bed has been reserved for him m the barracks. No wonder some of the sturdy blonde races of the earth accuse Spain of senile decay. David Remnant, a bad lot evidently, got it hot from Justice Denniston at Auckland the other day. He- is a big, burly brute, and he* committed a horrible offence on r.is thirteen-year old daughter at Hamilton. The' evidence was shocking and conclusive, as it took a jury exactly ten minutes to say "Guilty." With emphasis the Judee said seven years. Remnant, therefore, found a ready sale and gaol.

(Waikato.) When the bill for noxious weeds The reader reads, Then up jumps Greenslade, M.H.R., And like a Rummy at the bar, Or pompous gent m tramway car Nothing his eloquence can mar. On farmer's needs For Parliamentary screeds Obnoxious weeds, To blast, and ban, and bar.