MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 93, 14 January 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ALLEGED THEFT OF A PARROT. A young woman named Florence Grace Ward was charged beforo Mr. F..V. Frazer, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday • with having stolen on January 9 a cockatoo and a cage, valued at £5 125. ? the property of Foglia and Copp, Vivian Street. Acting-Sub-Inspector Emerson said that the accused-admitted' the theft, but stated that shohad: sold the bird and cage to. a man at.Petone for the sum of £1.. As the polico hod! so far been unable to trace this-many it was desired that defendant be remanded .for a week. ■ . ■ _ When the woman made an application for bail, the sub-inspector said he understood, that drink was the cause of her downfall, not only on that, but on former occasions. • If she were kept away from the drink for a week no doubt it would'do'her good. His Worship agreed with this view, and accused ivas ordered to bo remanded in custody for a week. An ex parte application was made by tho police that Edward' Horaco Davey should be ordered to pay maintenance in respecb of ench of his three children, who aro at present in tho Wellington Receiving Home. Acting-Sub-Inspector Emerson said that a warrant was issued against tho defendant on December 3, but after that the husband the wife had mado up their differences. However, on Decembpr 7 another warrant had to be issued, whereupon Davey cleared out. Up to the present he bad not been traced; and on account of Mrs. Davey ■having to go Jo tho hospital the children had been sent to tho Receiving Home. • Defendant- was ordered to pay 10s. per week in respect of each child, also past .maintenance, £2 10s. for each child. '. ... , For tho disobedience- of a maintenance order respecting his wife, Angus M.'Gill wns sentenced to two months' imprisonment, tho warrant to bo suspended provided defendant pays £2 15s. per week, beiim 355. on the order and £1 weekly off the arrears (£l7 los.). • Thomas M'Kef.sar was ordored to imprisoned for two months for thn disobedience of a maintenance order, tho arrears on which amounted io £18 Ps Gd.; thr. warrant to. U suspended provided defendant pays £1 ,2s. Gd. per week, .together with £1 Is. costs'. • Edward Bevau, of Manakau, wns ordered to pay £3 per week towards the support of his wife and two children. Frederick William Lane was ordered to pay los. weekly towards the maintenance of bis wife.