THE CRUSADE

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 3

THE CRUSADE

» . : The Bull-dug- and the Brothel Emily Thomas and her Trade Cambridge-Terrace Known as Gallipoli. ■ At the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on Friday of last week, before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., a woman named Emily Thomas was charged under the City by- taw with keeping a brothel arid also a bull ,dog which was dangerous to the. public. The accused, who was represented by Mr. J. J. McGrath, pleaded not guilty. An old woman, Mrs. Augusta Clark, .'. of 20- Tennyson-street, said that she knew the defendant's shop which was situated m Cambridge-terrace. On i April 20 as she was passing by the shop TJ3B DOG FLEW AT HER ,- and bit her on the leg. It bad not bro- ■ ken the skin, but, her leg: was black and blue from the pressure of the dog's jaws. She saw Mrs. Thomas and, on telling: that lady, she expressed hersor- ; row for the occurrence. , A gentleman named Scott, the munl- ■ cipal "dorg-catcher," said that he knew l. Mrs. Thomas. He. had had occasion to speak to her re the registration , of her' dog and he said to her, "Are you aware > that, your dog is m the habit of biting • people?" Of his own knowledge there had been two or three people woo had i received, the kuri's unkind attentions; bis own son had beeri bitten by it. Emily. Thomas, who is tall and. well-. ( enamelled, then took the holy book m her hand and "1 do'd." She said that Mrs, Clarke had told her that she had ' been ill for about eight months past and had been unable to do any work; i She had recompensed her for the mis;- ; take the dog had made m selecting her as a pieca of chewing glim. . i Mr. McGrath: Is the dog perfectly quiet?— Yes, I have never known him I to bite anyone before. ,"■.... ' „ ; Inspector Hendrey: Do you, say that seriously, having regard to your oath? : — Tes, ' ' . . Do you know that he also bit a. boy? You know, Mrs. Thomas, I could have laid two informations against you on this charge?— Yes, but they were both on the samo day, Mr. McGrath elicited the news 'that the bully-doggie had been on the , chain ever since ho evinced a desire to . sample the customers of Mrs. Thomas's "sweet" shop. It was an outrageous thing to ask that the dog be destroyed. : Mr, D. G. A. Cooper said that it was well known that when a bull dog had once commenced ■ ■ , ON A MAN-CHEWING CAREER > there was no repentance m him. He Was sorry, but life and limb had to be ; considered m these days of dear meat and high rent. Mr. McGrath submitted that It wafl simply iniquitous to order a valuable ■ animal to be destroyed. Eventually the "fair" owner said that she had at friend who would take the dog into the country and she*was allowed a fort--1 night m which to rusticate the friend of man. If not sent to the country by : the time mentioned it was to be summarily executed at daybreak. On the canine case being resumed on Thursday morning, Mr. McGrath pointed out that the case had been insufficiently laid. . Evidently the unmuzzled masticator of humans was fond of someone else as tu© inspector mentioned that since the dog had been (figuratively) before . the court on the previous occasion it ' had" ■.-■. .■:.., ... a-' •',' '..''"'■-■■..■■ SAMPLED TWO OTHER CITIZENS. I Here Mr. McGrath put m still another plea, for the canine life. He 1 asked that the final penalty be postponed until Tuesday and this was agreed to. After disposing of the bullie-doggh} (or not dinposing of him) "The Crusado" recetved some attention. Inspector Hondrey marshalled his forces and poured his troops (or traps) into the breach — er, the box. Police Constable Joseph Gunn told of how he went off with a report to bis superior otßcer In which ha related trio •ALLEGED EVIL-DOINGS OP EMILiV Did ho know what she was? He did. She was **a pro." He had had henand her alleged houso of infamy under'observation for six weeks up to date of asking. He described tho situation of the premises for tho beuelit of his Worship. They consisted of a shop and dwelling attachod at Nos. 34 and 30 Cambridge- terrace, and facing Queen Victoria's stutue. He had seen soldiers and civilians there by the score. The King's army was so well represented m the locality t hut it hud become known ns "Gulllpoli." Mr. McGrath: Are you basing your description of this woman on what you saw? — On that and what I know of her Wny do you »ay that aho eurned her living by prostitution?— Well, she may have warned a llttlo by the sale of cigarettes and tobacco. Would you bo surprised to hear that she has never sold an ounce of tobacco or cigarettes m her life?— l don't know fc Why do you say that she is v prostituu?7—MccniutQ men who have come out of the liouho HAVE TOLD ME SO. ' I Sergeant James FiUjintrick gave I evidence of n similar nature and said * that ho had seen what appeared to bo an army corps or two marching m and out of the Peninsula. "GnllipoH" (which Is ihe familiar name of Cambridge- terrace) seemed to teem with ihcm and. they all seemed to bivouac at { Emily's houne. ; Inspector Hendrey: Do you know ' who owns thu promises ?~~H m generi ally known that it Is her own und thut ! she. Iwh purchased it. ; At thin tiUiifa it waw decided to tul- | Jouru until the -following Thursday. : When tho court resumed on Thursday, Mr. McGnuii forestalled tho lengthy evidence which tho ingpeatai* proposed to call by admlttta* Unit It wojj true, ami ihnr tho lady considered that ahe hiui a perfect riirht to conduct herself mi «he pleased. It wua v point of Knirllsh law that o»«? woman could , not be Huid to bo k**epit»K «i brothel within the meaning of the Act. Me ' ticknowtalged that tho e?t«o hud been .brought under tin* city by-law, but ho hold that it Hhould bo a »tnlut« matter i —si ml not a muiU'r of by-hiwa by which t '■■ th« rights of citizens might be seriously < Interfered with. < : Mr. MeGnuh f|iio.«itlone<l the necessity , of such proceedings, to which the in■spector ropllocl: 'One only has to ra»d tho m>ori J>ri»»onied to tb«» HonpU'al lloimt by Dr. ILtrdwJek Smith to *«•« how net:v«a>ary ntieh a law is In the in-ti-resls °f public hculth." i Dccixiou waa reserved.