A PALTRY PIMP.

NZ Truth, Issue 67, 29 September 1906, Page 7

A PALTRY PIMP.

DIRTY ACTION DENOUNCED BY A MAGISTRATE. MOUNT GAMBIER MONGREL'S BAD BREAK. (From Sydney "Truth.") Sydney is not; the only place that can boast the presence of pimps— pimps who meanly and scurvily spy on their fellows for the sake of a few paltry shillings which they use as a means of avoiding work. Mt.

Gambier also has a pimp wfoo is worse than any of our Sydney pimps. Any man who makes a profession of pimping is a confirmed loafer, and as a general thing is lost to all sense of decency, but the bowelless founder who, out of pure spite and cussedness, traps a publican into giving him a drink, and then turns informer, is too despicably mean and scrofulous for j white men to associate with. Yet such a ! creature exists at Mt. Gambier, and his name is W. H. Edwards. He was indebt- , ed to a local publican named J. O'Brien j m the sum of 7s, and, according to Mr. Ward, solicitor, who appeared for O'Brien, the latter, on August 11, had occasion to collect that . sum from Edwards. It had been owing for drink, , for five years, and the man resented being . called upon to payup. On Sunday, August 12, Edwards, after being out for a country drive with a companion, called upon the defendant, who gave them both a drink. When leaving Edwards said he had "got that — — now," and then informed the police, who laid an information. Mr. Ward submitted that Edwards had proved himself a blackmailer andean informer. He asked the court to show disapproval of the action. The defendant had ' been victimise^ by a man who boasted of': securing a conviction to show his resent- 1 rnent to the defendant for. collecting a debt. • Inspector Deane said it was not till great pressure was brought /td bear on ; the .police, and Edwards and the other man had sign-, ed affidavits, that the 'case was taken up. He had an information -against the two men. • .[j ; The S.M. said it was a dastardly, mean, scurrilous affair. He thought that the "fellow" who moved m the matter: was nothing more than a scoundrel and blackmailer, and he would, therefore, ; 6how leniency, and fine the defendant £1, without costs. , ,It is cheerful to note that at least one magistrate m the Commonwealth has t'he courage td boldly express his opinion of a -detestable skunk, Who could resort to such mean trickery to 1 "get even" with a man who did nothing more than collect money which was due to him, and it is to be hoped that the men of Mt. Gambior will treat th,e scurvy Mr. Edwards, the informer, m the manner m which all such curs should be treated;