The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-30 00:00:00

AN IRISHWOMAN AND HER DISORDERLY.
HOUSE

An Iriehwoman atonal M arg•rot -Ipeng who of
lat• has made herself notorious, wee oh,r4. I et the
B irough Police court, on !fowler, with keeping a
die edit', house. The prisoner come few years rasa
lost her hustian•l, and afterwards wee united in wod•
lock to • young fellow mimed Spencer, who was her
jaulor by • large number of ammo. to. The marrlea
turned out to be anything but. heady no, cola few
weeks ego the magistrete• granted, iin thi applicatt u
of the wife, • separation. making an order on to
husband t contribute towards th aupp in of the
women. Sit.ce then the hu Imo) has applied to the
Bench for the order to be sailed, sal lie then mete
, grave charge. againet hi* wife, to whom he had not
made any psyment. Tbe woman was not preset at
the time, an I nothing wee done In the tu tter. flow
ehe has doge been living will b • gath-te I friou the
following evidence given on M inlay :
Cherie. SO, klan•l, a hawk, id eat, s'atid
that some 'line .inc. It • wept to I doe will, Yr..
Spencer at 14, Wellingtui W yea i,h. Oa the
Met of 41.eatUst he en. • noan urine 1 MI ire with
eesieral other., enter tho Lows ay..l K.. 'ire with
the pris iner, and dut leg the wrek a use n d Saloon
cum in, and wimp., warn requested by the prisoner to
give up the room he had 141011 oocupylog to him.
Witness left the house on acc not a the ptle owes
onaduct. which was very het He ha I coin sailor,*
frequently in the house. and knee the t'l,l, gave the
prisoner Mow to be allowed to rem bin the, • On the
Saturday and Sunday.
John Parke., of 11, Welliorton-pr lc,, eteted that
he had seen men and boys co:weirdly g into the
prisoner's home, the con•luot of which wi very bad.
The 00411101 that to dr place th re sionetioore wore die-
essceful and diegnstioer, the prisoner c,,,1 ictiog the
houses. a brothel. On Taureley, 11th id Sep-
tember. 'be Lad a girl Into the hotter, an] the maduct
than was se bed that the neighbours called in the
pollee to protect the girl.
Mary Jane Staple, aged 1111, .aid on the 11th
September, between 10 and U o'clock at night, she
met the prisoner, who asked her I. gob one with her.
Siii• rein...Lan I prisoner said she should go. Witness
went to her aunt'e, who lived nearly oppr site to the
priiener, and whilet there the aroused celled her and
her friend, • marine, across to her hones. They went,
and when whales' wanted to leave the h atse the
prls icier would not let her. The marine paid prisoner
ge. for them to remain there during the night,
Another tuarine and a civilian were also in the house
at the time. The neighboore called to the Polk* and
a conoable came mid took witneee to the station for
pr:itectioe.

Mary Ann Croft, • wid w, said she had seen men
and lade constantly go in and out of the bonus,. which
Was Very badly conducted, and Wa4 an annoyance tJ
the neighbourhood. On the 11th of September she
saw a young woman go t the house with • marine.
She heard that it wee her niers, and that she eras cry.
log out f r assistance. She watt for • policeman, and
bad her removed irons this house at once. On the
14th of September she saw • moldier and • civilian
15.., the hotwe

Emily Webber said some of the boys who weal to
the prim:ewes house were about 16 years of age, and
the conduct of those who visited the house was very
bat.

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P.C. Carter state I that &bent 12.30 on the 11th of
September h• went to the prworser'e house, and there
found the girl Staple. Th• prissuer, who was
undressed, was hiding in o suPhoord•
TOO prisoner, in defence, said: I caul help the
boys ,oming an I knocklog at my door all night. or •
man either. If I take • man lolger into my house
sad had 61. a night, what berm id then ? I eae Dot
galley at the Asses I should Rot have had Biaggi

into my It nue bat It Dot boom for Mrs. Croft. The
only threw th ro weze Simple, Croft, Gad b"
d ought,.
rh B • eh c.. thilttal tb. pr i• wer for trial at the
holt Q I ate( awl allow, I her out on oa
tbo c aditt.,ti that oho did not fka-IID Lin ma"'
while.