The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-10 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF }MING GIRLS.

Laat Saturday, before the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.),
Dr. Drew, B. Rookies, Eq., J. H. Robins, Sq., and J.
Lundle, gm , Mrs. 111cCahe formerly of the Brig Inn,
Weymouth aide, was brought t.p by Sergeant Apsey, who
had apprehended her at Southampton, charged with keep-
ing • diaarderly and immoral house. She adbbed fre,,nentir
during the beaked.
Mr. Banns wee employed by the town siatilsorities to I
prosecute. and opened the case, stating defendant was '
pretty well known to all parties here, without his going
into her previous history, as for some time she kept the
Brig Inn. and daring that time it was an immoral hours
of the wont kind end character, so much so that the land-
lord ejected her lauaband and bet; they went to Portland.
when he should prove the you' girls followed her into
the place. But the county police had heels the IMMOs of
her being turned out of there. and lately aim had been
living "fact from her husband, having returned to
mzth and Wien lodging' in Myrtle-tomcat, where she
hed been coning lo the same course, so that the land-
lord, who was igiply respectable gentleman, need every
memo to eject her from the house. Jane Keats and
Maria Steno, two girls in highly rsectehle service in
this town, were induced to go td the no Inn in order to
attend what wee celled a &wipe slat., and they became
common proetitutess, and were in the habit of paying this
woman Is. a night. When the inag,strates had besird'the
evidence they would consider they had so alternative but
to commit the women for keepiag • disorderly bouse ; the
cries of" Murder" and other noises heard from that house
were something horrible., and it was • nuisance to the
tarvece. be woman, bearing that them proceed.
lags Woltid be instituted, bolted &UV to Southampton.
but the polies tole on her track. and arrested her In a
part where she Ud aim a single room.
Mr. Butt. clerk to Mr. Alder* proved the Derek's at the
notices, and the evidenee of Mai Orlp Wys then token; bqt
It was quite unfit for 'Obi/OSUMI MI OW MOS! OPOI Wan
the Bench.
;fade Stone lam 18 years of mu Some dine ago a
cube to Weymouth in service, and Whilst there woo
Wiwi to go, to the Brig LIP
The Nero: I etmgces ake formed the acquaintance of a
soldier, and wee to its Brie.
Mr.Hann' : No, sirj will ask the question if you like.
Wilma: I was asked to go to some dancing pima, and
went with Jane Keats About • week after IWS the inn.
tell my place of /orrice, and Mrs. McCabe told me any
Mesa f liked to have • bed, I could sleep the. Eins con-
; tinned that 84 remained there as low as the McCabe.
did. She socks to k...sociating with soldiers and sellers,
and paying defendant it • night. Sargt. Alwar7 came
there mace and fetched two sailors sway from her and
Kean The NcOsbes went to Pdrtland, aid As and
Keats went with theta. Sarah Bonder aid several other
twig mad to emus to the Brig with MOO, Ma whoa tilt/
went to poetised, the same kind of Wad calltiassa.•
They we eatupolled to leave Portland, and maw bok to
Wernsontb, wises they lived at No. g, Ityrtiieterrace.
Witness went kmde - hut ICMOS remained with the
rir. Witasee's walither wrote her a letter, and then
ept
s. home. Had been :al !grids-tip:bout
time talk mune man, Feld Mrs. St •
t. eLuLstiay weak she went, ea Aare were
n 01., ow. room. In another room were
• OlSSZl—wigi a saliva, two soldiers with Mahe
• end Mrs. McCabe woe downstairs. There
- in the house. P'he Senor Paid her
IMP% ZO• *Webs 111. leszt'saorprnit Mrs.
ug, qtaind embedded and she gave her
McCa Jlold& when die dent
the other la flif. b.. 4' 41 rogsaldnommig,""2"sing
at ties home alone, and - it •
die should seer them ehe
that e. .
wore ekes.