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A BAD LOT
[Welland Tribune, 5 January 1883]
An ugly-featured old hag named Kate Burch, widow, aged 84, but evidently a century old in sin and almost in looks, and the boss, named Wright, were brought before Mr. Hellems last Friday, the woman charged with drunkenness and prostitution, and the boss with being caught in her company in a state of primitive simplicity as regards garmenture. Kate was living with an old man named S. Dwight in the 4th ward, who, it would seem is also a rather hard citizen. The boss plead Adam’s excuse that he did not eat of the forbidden fruit because the woman tempted him, and made an eloquent appeal to the sympathies of his fellow-men, the effect of which, however, was somewhat marred by an indiscreet allusion to the manner in which Justice Dennison, Toronto, did business. This being his first offence here, however, he was let off with $1 fine and a lecture, and given a week to collect the amount -$5.50 including costs. The woman, who is an old offender, and was also charged with having whilst costumed a la Eve, minus the fig leaf apron, danced a jig on a table for the amusement of an assembled company a few nights previous, was given three months in gaol without the option of a fine, with a notice that if she appeared before his worship here again he would certainly send her to the Mercer Reformatory for the longest tern allowable. Dwight was cautioned to beware of his conduct in the future.
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