POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19661, 14 September 1927, Page 5

POLICE COURT

WEDNESDAY, September 11. (Before -Mr J. It. Bartholomew, 5.. M.). A HUE AJLIS It EMITTED. J’.eU'r Mason, who did not appear, was charged with disobedience of a inaiiiiunancc order in respect ot a child. Defendant made application lor the remission ol arrears (hod lis) f, p to May 'll. ISI I- Barnett, for defendant, said that Mason had no means with which to pay any arrears. Tie had a wile and live children, and would do Ids best to pay tJu; current order while in lorce. lie laid been .suffering from a swollen hip for some time. Mr J. C. While, lor the complainant, said he thought defendant was a professional malingerer. The Magistrate said the case seemed preltv hopeless. No consideration was due to the man, hut his family must ho considered. The arrears up to May ‘ll would ho remitted and the inlonnatiou fur disobedience dismissed. . He must understand that this was the limit In which the court would go in the matter of concession in his ease. ALLOWED TO GO HOME, A first offender, who declared that, lie had just come out ol hospital alter being a patient for nine weeks, was charged with drunkenness. Constable Smytii said that the man had been found sitting at the corner of the street in a dazed condition, and had been drinking methylated spirits, Defendant, who appeared to be in a shaky condition, said he would, if given ths chance, return to his home in the country and would not again drink methylated spirits. The Magistrate; Convicted and discharged; and don’t you come back hero again. . Defendant: Thank you sir; thank you; thank you kindly.