DIVORCING A PROSTITUTE.

NZ Truth, Issue 130, 14 December 1907, Page 6

DIVORCING A PROSTITUTE.

She Wanted More Than One Husband, ! - When hubby' s away the wife makes | play, or, at least, she. does . to a : rather jtoQ numerous -. extent.. And the play ( ' that she is - addicted to goes far beyond flirtation with persons • with,: whom shY should ; only rbe : on. ' nodding terms ; thoughts of the absent, trusting, confiding, spouse don't, trouble her . m ■ the least. Fond, .fresh loves ,: add uiiallayed pleasure to her monotonous existence; their companionship has an idyllic claim for . the lady ; coy and aref ul though she be, their ardentmeltihe; caresses, with love-lit. c\ r es, aflame, with, passion, do their work,, and the inevitable ' end is ruin. The unchaste woman, married or single, is soon an object of discussion,* es- !' ecially m. a hamlet of . no dimensions worth speaking of ; the tongue of scandal never takes holiday, and.' he unfortunate , 'part of it is that ho rumor : about:' a. wonian's character is.' often started by the man who . has been .•instrumental m inducing er to stray from the . path which is, said to lead to some indefinite place eyond the blue azure. For there's lany a mongrel v m -the community wiio openly boasts pt his -success with women j» individuals of that •haracter should be handed over to thcchusbaVl, or: brother, or friend of the lady traduced, stripped naked, and placed upon a ; chimney and corched. In the ' case of Ellen Morey, however, she was always a consenting './ party. One husband wasn't enough apparently,' and .4 the temporary article took his place when he was ■■■■■■■■■ AWAY TOILING- AND MOILING to carve ,out a better home for his adored one."* Several temporary articles, m fact. The r police are pretty observant sometimes, and ; . a little hint led to the woman's resignation as mistress of , the ■ Kitchen; .It W. only two short vehrs since Albert Morey led his 'sweet-lipped Ellen to tho altar at. Ohrist'churoh. Both were, young and amorous, weighing' about 22 summers apiece. After, the ceremony, they went ' to ••, Masterton, where the husband, who is a laborer, got toil. That. got scarce after a while, though, so he went further ,back m the country to another job,

leaving his wife to h«r own resources. • iShe made the best of them' from a sexual viewpoint, and pretty, soon there were more gentlemen callers than was consistent with propriety. It doesn't do for a ■ womaif ' to have too many "cousins," - the neighbors are apt to draw wrong conclusions. When' Morey returned from his job a confiding ■ peeler informed Mm m a whisper the exact state of the poll, and there was a damned row m tlie house of Morey that night., High words followed the accusation" , of- unfaithfulness, and next day the lecherous, lady left Mastertbn, and shipped herself m- the soilcjd. dove class for , Christchurch. But' the lady hud no mind of her own, apparently, for she soon afterwards went to .Wellington,' and then migrated to Christchurch again. It was m that prayerful city that she determined upon her future career ; being a well-dressed woman, possessing some personal' attractions, and a winning way, she decided ,to take' to the streets; as many a thousahd millions of /women have _done before her; to tread m the path of sin, selling her body for filthy, lucre. On the very -first night' that she commenced business m her worldly profession, Ellen almost fell m; v she accosted two plain-clothes constables whom she didn't know, and made a certain immoral .proposal* to them without. a blush. 'If she did .blush", the coppers couldn't notice it m the dark. ; Biit" , they were - stalking certain game, .ladies of easy morals, who were carrying on the blackbird and the thrush business, too audacibuslyi -and they had rip "time • just then. -to deal with the- girl* who ' was evidently .a newcomer m the field of vice, arid who could' be nahbed any time later on. And .'she was. One night she got • hold r % of Patrick O'G-rady.-iaM their disgustingly immoral conversation led to the usual ending. They went down a certain right-of-way, ■■■ and were caught redhanded by two minions of the law, who., had been furtively, watching them, and who followed up at the double. 1 The glare of the policerjian's lamp revealed the true, | SHOCKING- CONDITION OF ■-•■■..■■ ■,"■; THINGS. -..' '' , I There was nothing for. it but the police, cells that night, and next lhorn* ing, when /the guilt y couple faced the Magistrate, they had no option ?.iutlo .plead- guilty.- It was the first ..appearance, of either, party, and, under - these circs... the, S.M. dealt very leniently . , with them. Soirie friend of th 6 husband's informed him of -the, busine.ss, arid also mentioned that the woman.was living ; on the proceeds of prostitution. So .proceedings were taken tq; break the marriage nomL-. The case'.cairie before Judge' Chapman at Christchurch. Mr Donnelly appearing for the petitioVicr. Ml -the. : above facts were/ narrated,- and sum-' mons server- Broatlman, •. who blue papered both Pat , ; O'G-rady (a fireman employed, m ChristchurchO . and the' lady , . said . that the pair admitted 1 they' were identical with the sinful •; couple' 'who. were . convicted of committing a grossly-indecent act m pfibliri place, Conseciuently,. the.: sual ■ decree was made by the Bench.