MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10290, 27 May 1919, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND MAINTENANCE CASES.

Mr F. V. Fraer, 8.M., presided over yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s ■Court.-,-———- ■. - - -

Martha- King,- who ’pleaded guilty to being an idle, and* disorderly person, in that-.she-had.insufficient means of support, was sent to prison for three months. The magistrate said that it was better, in the’ accused’s interest, ’that-she be provided with shelter during the winter months Guy Cockburiv a frequent visitor to tho dock on charges of drunkenness, admitted having broken his prohibitionorder. It was the accused’s fifth breach and he pleaded hard to be given one more chance on account of his wife and family. In fining the defendant £3, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, tho magistrate - 'told Oockburn it was his last chance.

Isaac Dill, who was arrested for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cart in Waring Tailor street, was convicted and fined LI, in default to be detained in jail for 72 hours. Alfred Johnson, who was charged with insobriety, using obscene language, and., assaulting ..Sergeant G. 13. Edwards; also-Harry-Martin, charged with wilfully obstructing. Constable Budding, assaulting him, anc} using obscene language, pleaded that they were too drunk to know what hey had done. Sergeant Edwards said that Johnson was drunk in Bunny street, in company with Martin; The accused refused to go away quietly, and it was found necessary to arrest Johnson. When doing so, Martin, who was not drunk enough to arrest, took hold of Constable Budding and kicked him. The arested men used their feet till they were placed in the police cells. Johnson was convicted and sentenced to seven days’ Imprisonment, and Martin to a month. The magistrate said ho had dealt somewhat leniently with the accused on account of their being sailors and bad only just arrived after a voyage of two mouths,. MAINTENANCE CASES.

Ernest Schmall, who had allowed arrears of maintenance in support of his wife to fall back to tho extent of £l2l, was sentenced to three mouths’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as £1 10s per week is paid and £1 Is coats

Louis Millner, on a maintenance application, made by his wife, was ordered to pay IDs per week towards her support. There wore circumstances in connnection with the case that led the magistrate to make a small order. The wife of Donald Mathew Fraser proceeded against him for separation and maintenance orders. The application was based on the ground that complainatit’s husband’bad left her and had not” supplicd-her - with adequate maintenance. The parties'had been married for seven years. The complainant was a widow with four children when sho married the defendant in England, and there was one child of the union. Tho husband had volunteered for service at tho front, ana joined tho IC&h Reinforcements. He served in Mesopotamia as a wireless operator, and during his absence his, wife Jiad drawn military separation allowances, an allotment of 3a per day, and his half-pay from a Government department. The defendant said that on his return to New Zealand his wife displayed a coolness towards him. She had saved £IBO, and subsequently refused to render an account of how she had’spent tho money. ■Biffcrctltkt "tlroSe ‘between them. Tho wife acknowledged having thrown a cup at her husband’s head. The day tho defendant left homo he said ho had been compelled to restrain his wife from hitting him over tho head with a souppot. He was quite prepared to furnish as much support ,as his wages would warrant, and,suggested tho sum of £1 2s fid. An order was made for ji.-y----mont of £1 7s fid per week, with past maintenance, amounting to £ls.