HASTINGS' HASTINESS

NZ Truth, Issue 180, 28 November 1908, Page 5

HASTINGS' HASTINESS

WITH ADA ALLEN

Increases the Population

And Causes Trouble.

George Hastings is a skunk of a brute who works as a .stableman m the stables of a horse trainer at Masterton, anu apparently his long association with the brute creation has caused him to sinK below even the level of a brute, and, being possessed of perverted instincts, the coot has been wont to give vent to his abnormally developed animal passions on the slightest provocation, and these have resulted m the customary climax, at least on one occasion, and "Truth" has reason to believe that this is not the only instance of . HASTTNG-S' ANIMAL PASSIONS having caused trou'ole to a youthful member of' the gentler sex. It is strange that men whose occupations take them amongst animals, be it cattle, sheep, or do^js, fluently, if not invariably, become brutish m their Social customs and mannerisms, and hot only m their language sin against respectability, but .m their moral conduct show themselves worse tnan the lowest of animals, and display a minimum of respect ;for'the female sex of the human family. Hastings,' who is a low bred person 'with Jrttle intelligence, seems to have acquired a particular liking for young girls— especially girls m their teens— with whom he, by the exercise of ' the> brutish cunning, has developed to a great extent, uses undue influence for the purpose of . gratifying his lustful Nature, ! - ■ ! and "Truth," m referring to the skunk's low-down practices, docs so m the hope that parents and young , girls will . take j warning and avoid the satyr as they would the plague. On King Ned's birthday, November 9, 1907, Hastings "made the acquaintance of a Masterton girl named Ada Allen, who, at that time, was just over sixteen years of age, ,ot just over the age of consent. Ada is a rather prepossessing, fair-haired girl, with her hair honking , down — a flapper, m fact — and her dainty appearance makes . her very attractive, and it is doubtless this attractiveness which has I,'e'n • the cause of the guileless girl's downfall. ■ Ada, for whom Mr Dunn appeared, came before Mr Riddell at the Wellington Court' on Friday of last week, and charged George Hastings with -being the father of her unwanted infant, a little girl, which was born m the Salvarmy Home on August Ist. Ada related how' she and the stableman met on November 9, 1907, and ' TOOK Ia STRQLL BY MOONLIGHT,/ when, by , way of celebrating the . birth , of the first gentleman m Europe/ George persuaded her to sin with him. As this was the first occasion on which the pair niet, they must have been ptetty sudden i m their, thirst for lust, and having partaken of the forbidden fruit on one occasion, George followed up his try by making several . other ■ attempts on subsequent occasions, and .'m the end he.; scored the major points with. the same lease as Joe O'Leary places a goal. *Ada, with a becoming virtuous look and indignant mien, emphatically denied that she had .ever" sinned with any .other, man. When she learned that there, was trouble brewing, Ada told George what ■his wickedness' had .landed Mm m for, and on the maiden asking him what he intended to do, he said that be ..could not help, it, and he would, not support, the child! He further had the brazen effrontery tb' tell" the girl that' she had better put it on to somebody el^e who •d I more momey thai him. Ada felt indignant, annoyed, and embarrassed at the cool CRUELTY OF THE AMOROUS " I ANIMAL, George, and told him. that she would take the case to Court, and the unprincipled scound el then wished her "Good, luck.". Before leaving Masterton, Ada said her father knew of her condition, and interviewed Hastings, who made ah offer of a lump sum of £40 Ihroup;h his solicitor, Mr Powhall. The girl said slie had, however; received nothing from the cause of her trouble, and she desired that an order be made against him for the maintenance of the child and- the; confinement expenses. She was not j working herself as it was difficult for a girl with a child to look after to obtain 1 employment. Her. father had a large family to. keep, and could not look after her. . ' !. In reply to Mr Jackson, who held a watching brief, Ada' said /that Hastings had been m his present employment for four :■ years j-" and received one pound per wee.k' and his keep. . ;■ .' The evidence of George Allen, the girl's father, which was taken at Masterton, was read over. The evidence was to the effect that he had a conversation with Ada as to her condition and . subsequently interviewed Hastings on May last." Of course the coot at first denied, that he bad tasted the forbidden' fruit, but subsequently said, "IF IT IS MINE, it will no;t be for several months yet." At a later date, defendant said to wilK ness, "It is no use you and me having a row about it, my lawyer will settle with you." Mr Pownall, defendant's lawyer, saw witness, and- offered a lump sum and advised, him to take it. ' Witness accepted the offer, but the money had not been paid. Spoke to Hastings tint previous week and he. said, "I have no money, and the case will' have to go to' Court. Fetch the girl up here and 'I will fix it up with her.V .The father very properly refused to let the girl be heckled by- Hastings and kept her In Wellington. Mr Dunn pressed for an order for 7s 6d per week, but Mr Jackson urged that the sum was too large for Hastings to pay. His Worship considered' that sufficient corroborative evidence had 'oeen "given to j warrant an order: being made. He added, i "Defendant, appears to think the case is ' not of sufficient seriousness to put m an ' appearance. Order for 7s per week, £f? 6s confinement expenses, £3 3s costs." y - Mr Dunn asked that defendant should be ordered to find sureties, as there was reason to believe that he intended to clear outl His Worship accordingly ordered Hastings to enter into a bond of £50 himself, one surety of £50, or two of £25 each to comply with the order, m default three months m gaol.

proved the first conviction, thereby proving that A was living in 1868. No further evidence was given A 's being alive m 1868 raises a "presumption" that 'she was alive m 1879 ; Z's -marriage to C m 1879 being "presumably" innocent raises a "presumption" that A was then dead." The much-married Wilson or Kiely, pleaded guilty amr got seven years tor it. Had he been defended by counsel and pleaded "Not guilty," the inference would, no doubt, have been left to the jury, and the result might have been . different. There are a lot of women looking for, and prepared ito accept husbands on any terms. This criticism is intended to refer to the harshness of the sentence. The authority cited m tiie above-mentioned work is : K. V. Wiltshire, LjR.O.Q.R.D. (366). Your legal readers will understand and know where to find the 'quoted references. — 1 am, etcv, " . J.L. Wellington, Nov. 23, 0908.

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