FiLTHY-MOUTH BRUTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 184, 26 December 1908, Page 5

FiLTHY -MOUTH BRUTES.

Magistrate McArthur Makes No Mistake. Cecil Settled for Three Months. Jackson Given a Chance. •vThe genial Dr. McArthuf, Stipendiary Magistrate and public moralist, occupied the -Bench m the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Monday, and at least one member of the obscene slangwidge push is mentally perturbed and bemoaning his fate m having to face the bluff and hearty beak on a charge of being possessed of a dirty moutn. John Cecil looked dismayed Wjhen he entered the dock to find the "rough on obscene language Magistrate" on the Bench, and • WHINED DISMALLY WHEN ASKED TO PLEAD. From evidence adduced by the police, it appeared that John ,Cecil was strolling along Customhouse-quay on Saturday night last and met an acquaintance, whom he hailed m very unparliamentary —not to mention ungentlemanly— language. The Magistrate characterised the Cecil epithets as most foul and disgusting, and when "Truth's" Sunday sdhool reporter viewed the awful abomination lihat was written on the blue paper, he blushed and turned blue and nearly fainted. The language was of a most lurid, hue and must have scorched the offices m the vivicinity of the iquay, anyway City Inspector Jimmy Doyle had better cast his eye around lest devastation be caused by the putrid remains pi the awful Cecil's abomination. A respectable family journal like "Truth" could not s print such foul and fearsome words, and all "Truth" can say is that it hopes Gaoler Armstrong will have Cecil's mouth thoroughly disinfected with some such : STRONG SANITARY SUBSTANCE as caustic soda or blue vitriol before Cecil is again liberated to take his place amongst clean and respectable citizens. It grieves "Truth" very much to have to refer to Cecil m such terms but this, respectable journal ( tenders its thanks to Dr. MeArttiur for seeking to rid this city of such pestilential persons as John Cecil, who will now have three months m wijrh to ponder over his sinful ways, and incidentally he will be provided with haid graft m order that his attention may be fully occupied. James Jackson is another sordid slangwidge slinger, and dopibtless would have bern very severely dealt with by the genial Dootor had he not explained that he was a fireman on the Rimutaka, which left for Hold Hingland on Monday—in the afternoon of Jac.Ksbn's appearance. This fact doubtless weighed much with the Doctor, who apparently thought it better that Jackson and his slangwidge should. ,be shipped back to Hingland rather, than allow the ; FOUL, FUMING, FILTHY JIMMY to remain m Gqdsowntountry. Jimmy showed great 'penitence and expressed his