LIVING ON WOMEN.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14791, 24 April 1914, Page 5

LIVING ON WOMEN.

•_^^ -'* DEPLORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS. REVEALED AT WELLINGTON. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON!,' April 24. A deplorable .state of affairs was revealed a* the Mfagistrat-e's. Court this morning, when. Emily Johnson, Edith Florida MdKenzie,. Mcc Hung and George Leonard Bull pleaded guilty to being idle and disorderly persons and not guilty,to assisting in the management of a brotihel. Blull was_ described as a plumber out of work, the Chinese asTa' gardener who would be sent to wtork at O.^aki by a friend. Counsel asked Mr Cooper, S.M., 'to or.'der them to come up. for sentence) when called upon. •Inspector'Hendrv said tihe men had I;ccti living upon the tjwoi women for somo time. Hi« Womship was asked to show pity and notl to burden Otaki with such criminals as these, i ITie European spent t-he money he got in drink, but t-hei Chinamah's objcict was simply t<ji makie as much as possible. Se had done no honest work" in Wellington and was simply a gambler, and a bTiidger. ''Tour Worship ha«s no power'fo..adequately, punish them. If you had full power you would simply send them to the destructioi*." ' The men/ were each sentenced to the maximum of three months. The seeotnd charge was withdrawn and the .'Women; were ordered to spend 12 months in the Salvation Army Home.