MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1432, 6 May 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Rkldell, S.M.) BLAMED HIS WIPE. AND RECEIVED THREE MONTHS. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday Albert Robinson and his wife, Maud Robinson, were charged with being idle and disorderly persons, having insufficient {awful means of support. The woman pleaded guilty, but the man excused himself by casting blame upon his wife. He characterised as a lie a statement by the police that he lived on tho proceeds of his wife's unfortunate ways. Ho eaidUhat he was a maker and ve'ndor of mops, and that when he first started in that line of business in Wellington ho had been able to earn £1 per day. Now he could earn about 15s. per day. Any idleness of his was enforced. His wife did not look after him; she never cooked meals for him; the fire was always out; and when he went home he t'ound mon there, and "other old hags." They had been married for about two years: "I want to get rid of her," he continued. "If she stays in town I will go away up the' country. I don't want anything more to do with her." Mr. P. W. Jackson, speaking in the man's behalf, also cast the blamo upon the woman.

His Worship committed the woman to the Salvation Army Home for six months and sentenced the man to three months' imprisonment.

PENJJILESSi WITHOUT SHELTEE. James Hughes and Bruce M'Landers appeared on a charge of being idle and disorderly persons in that they had been found by night on the steamer Duchosp. Defendants admitted having been on the vessel, but stated that they could not plead guilty to .-. charge of being rogues and vagabonds. Tho clerk- They plead not guilty. His Worship: No; if they were en the boat they are deemed to Ins rogues and vagabonds, and the onus is upon them to show that .they nre nnt." Defendants explained that, being penniless, they had gone aboard the vessel for shelter for tho. night. They intended leaving the ci'-y'.-Both were convicted and ordered to appear for sentence when called oi-. : ; OTHER CAS US. For insobriety, Stephen Quirm irm Snfd 10s., Charles Daniels Frank Roberts 10s., and Reginald Garcia was remanded for a week's medical treatment, Georgina Perrett was sent to the Salvatioß Army Home for 6ix months for having importuned people in Ghuznee Street.