" The Woman Pays."

NZ Truth, Issue 509, 20 March 1915, Page 4

" The Woman Pays."

The Judge and the Girl

"Go and &!n no More." The young woman of twenty- three years of age who floured m the case heard before Mr. K. C. Cutten, S.M.. and reported m la«t issue of "Truth," charged with having taken pills for a certain purpose, and who pleaded guilty nnrt wjim committed to the S\«promo Court for sentence, uppeared before Mr. Justice Htrlnsrer at the Aucklan<l Supreme Court on Friday of last week. "When asked if there was anything to be said why sentence should not be pas Hod, Mr. A. Moody, who appeared for tho defendant, was about to relate j the circumstances, when his Honor In- | timatcd that, it was not ncceHsary for anything to be nald. Observing that he was acauttintcd with tho fucts, tho Jurigo wild that It secmod to him that the girl before him was more sinned apulnst than sinning, and he did not propose to pans any sentence, lh; u<- ■ eonilngly ordered the girl to oome up for ><oiit<'MCf when culled on, ami oxpluliujd lo her what the coitKoqurncen of another appearuncc would moan. Ordering her release, the Judgo .-ulded. "(.',o. and Bin no more."