MINNIE'S MANY MEN

NZ Truth, Issue 508, 13 March 1915, Page 4

MINNIE'S MANY MEN

Incorrigible O'Connor from Christ- .. . church. ■'.''■

A Lidy who Could "Get a Living" all Right.

When charged with being -an incorrigible rogue, Minnie O'Connor (82),, well -dresßed. decided that she would be dealt with by a Jury at the Supreme Court rather than summarily. Seriior-Sergt. Rutledge then asked, that the charge be reduced to idle and" disorderly and dealt with : by the magistrate, but Minnie, who was befriended by Lawyer Lundon, decided to do the thing m style and go to the Supreme Court. : ...' „-■.",,. Mr. Cutten'then said that he was" placed m an awkward position, ;as Minnie did not want the charge re-? duced. He therefore thought the matter'had .best- be sent alcng as it was the accused's own wish. * , Constable O'Donnellv said' he had khowrf Minnie since- February* 18. On that date he saw Minnie.. and a man going into No. 115 Vjctoriarstreet by a back entrance. Next evening, about 9.15 p.m., Minnie- repeated the performance with another fman; , There- was a man m the shop, but- he took no no- , tlce of Minnie and her mate as they went m. On the: 16th 'the ."Johnop"; i say? her going .into th? Alexandra Hotel with a bloke/ and ' on' the 18th spoke to her when sh.e .was with a* man m Hbbson-street? He asked what , her name was and she said' Smith and that -star' liVed a long way, from where ,they were. The "Johnop" then aaked Minnie / ■■'''-.-.". ?! WHO THE MAN WAS, and she sjLid, "My husband. 1 ' The man said his name was Williams and Minnie 'was' his wife. • At 11.10- p.m. the same night the "Johnop"'. met her hv Federal-street and again she said her name was Mrs. Smith and that she lived at 116 Victoria -street Five minutes later he saw> Minnie with a soldier and the pair went to a house on the corner of Durham and Hobsonstreets. ' To "■ whoever >anßwere'ff^-"the~ knock Minnie said, "It's me, never mind the light." That was the last seen of her that' night. On the night of the 26th witness saw her with a' man named Smith m Hobaon-street and she then said her name was Pines. On the 27th he caught her with another strange man, but they , sighted witness as the man left hef. ■ That night shortly after six she and a man came out of 115 Victoria-street and went to a pub, afterwards going to Hobson-street to the Grosvenor pub. Next the pair went to Wyndhamstreet. They were still together that evening at Gleespn's Hotel, but then the man, who gave his name as James, left her. Later she was .m Hobsonstreet talking to four men, , one of whom was Smith. On February 23 witness asked her questions and Minnie said, "I never take anyone m or out of my place; I have a fish shop at 115 Victoria-street." Witness asked how she could make a living and. she replied, "I can make a living all right, don't you worry about that." Witness - could not say what reputation Minnie bore, but he looked upon her , as a prostitute. No questions from Lawyer Lundon. Isles Maguire, a "Johnop" at present giving the "Demon" office a hand, said he knew Minnie and SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE. She lived at 115 Victoria-street and associated with bad characters and lived with a man named Cunningham, at present In gaol. Since Cunningham was gathered m. James Smith, a notorious thief, was frequenting the shop or house, James Lang, a bootmaker at 113 Victoria-street, said Minnie came to live next door m January. He had ; frequently seen men going Into the place and one man In particular, who wore a plaid hat, seemed to always bo there. This man when the door was shut would got m through the windows. One Saturday evening James heard Minnie- and a man having a conversation over thirty "bob." Minnie asked the man was he satisfied, and the man replied that he never had thirty "bobs" worth. -, Lawyer Lundon: You say you are a bootmaker? — Yes. Arc you a married man?— l decline to answer that question. Who are you living with? You come here to give evidence m the Interests of morality? — 1 ■decline io answer. I understand you are, living with a woman know;i as Scotch Mag?— Thafs not true. . Who is the woman living with you? —Thai's my business. ;,-•■• -*wtiere is your wife ?-r-At home. You are married?— Yes. Ih tho woman you, are living with your wife? — I decline to answer. When the case was resumed after lunch. Sonior-Sergt. Rutledge asked. for the purposes of Information, that the charge against Minnlo bo altered to an Idle and disorderly person with I insufficient lawful means of support ; and HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED. lift Worship nodded "Jusso." Constable Potter said he knew her !as a prostitute In Chrlsicliurcli. She ! wii.s convicted of being an Idle ami ; disorderly person ami was frequently iln the company vl proHtltuto.H m OhrlHlehureh. where ."lie wuh convicted of beluif an Idle and UlHonlvi'ly person, Konlor-St-rKt. 11iitl<nlK«.« tlwn :t-<fced ! Minnie If «)).> wouhl mlnill lln- 'list of pnvlous <<mvlft!oux, luit k)»it dl.< pitted «(tin<- of tli<- it<-m.*<. Tht« .S».*nl«'»r-S«»rjf<?ant thvn n*k»d for