To The Editor of the Nelson Evening Mail.
Sir, — I live in a part of Nelson that aspires to j be highly respectable. The usual quiet oi my neighborhood however is occasionally rudely disturbed by what I can characterise as nothing else but a brutal and disgusting seene — such as one would expect to be confined to the back slums and lowest dens of London. My neighbors and I are not seldom shocked by hearing violent screams accompanied by heavy thuds and demoniacal ; grunts proceeding from a certain house in the locality. The screams are those of a very decent young girl, and the thuds and grunts come from a pig of a fellow who calls himself her husband. The time chosen for this pastime varies from Sunday morning to Saturday night. My object in writing you on the subject is to ask your or your readers' advice as to what ought to be done under the circumstances. I asked a magistrate's opinion, and was told that the law is powerless as long as the noise is confined to the house. Can you suggest anything ? I enclose my card, and am yours, &c, Veritas. Nelson, April 29th, 1872.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 104, 1 May 1872, Page 2
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