MARY'S MERRY WAYS.

NZ Truth, Issue 159, 4 July 1908, Page 6

MARY'S MERRY WAYS.

A- Hot Time m Tuam-street. Mary Lloyd, a self-possessed brunette lady of doubtful antecedents, celebrated her arrival m Christchurch from the Worth by getting drunk, using horrible language, and dealing out stoush to another; female of sinful history. Mary oqze|£phop;3 at every pore Avhen she met May.-y3idon (who has immodestly figured .m these - columns before) somewhere m Tuam-street, and the resulting remarks nearly fused , the electric wires a considerable distance away. Jtfay Sidon entered tjie witness-box m the S.M. Court wearing a. flesh-colored shade ■ over a 'badly-damaged peeper, and gave her evidence m a coy and gentle fashion, astonishing m a person with a police record. It was a: novel experience to be. m the t witness-box instead of the prisoner's- \ box. She stated that the energetic acidised insulted her, knocked her down and picked her on the face. . t. "Show his Worship your eye," advised %S Sub-Inspector, and May exposed the „- ' 4al injury. "-■ \ . ':

____. __. . u_ ■ t ' Lloyd: Last night as I Was""';-. along didn't I ask you, "What air — r ~~~ always speaking to Jack Faithful* Jack Black for ?" and you struck n His Worship: Did you strike If No. ) ■■•:'■-:-.. Joe Davidson, a Cockney porter sl.-.; Dominion Hotel, happened to be \ '' fdown Tuam-street at the time, and. ' y -.v May Sidow walking quietly. She H/er said ' "800 !" when afong came Mary Lloyd, and, chucking herself into a Bill Squires attitude, screeched, "Put 'em up!" May Sidoh turned tail and fled before the redoubtable enemy, who pursued her and caugbjr-hor .victim,- m the lane near tbe~-WeiTingt6n Hotel. Here MARY. KNOCKED MAY DOWN and kicked her three or ""four times while she was down. Mary endeavored to shake the evidence of this convincing witness, who looked at her with a "strike-merPink-Charlie !■" sort of expression, and remarked, "You was talkin' to two policemen m plain clothes iust before it 'appened." "Now, don't say you wasn't !;"• (as Mary essayed to speak). / Mary was. much amused. '>Did you sefi her strike me 1" she- askwl.---"No ; she never struck you," replied 'Joe. with conviction. • Mary endeavored to impress on Magis; •trate Bishop that on the evidence it : couldn't be shown that she had Mcked ' the woman. "I must ask you for a \ chance. Sir. It's drink that was the i cause of it. lam willing to take cut j a prohibition order against myself."- She ' said her husband and brothers were koing to help her to start a small business. . . ■ " ■■■'■"' ' • His Worship (examining her recnid) if. You have been twice convicted of soliciting prostitution, and pnce of keeping a house frequented by vagabonds. Mary j Will you give me time to pay the fine? His Worship: • I'm not going to fine you. We put down bad language m the streets of Christchurch, arid the sooner you. know it the better. • . Fourteen days with Cleary was imposed for the fiery expressions used,, and a month for assault ; sentences cumulative.