Bench Censure

NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 7

Bench Censure

IT is 'seldom -that a magistrate *• resorts to .strong terms when addressing witnesses, but m , the Wellington Maintenance Court a few days ago, ' Magistrate Salmon , had occasion to. •..,•• Alfred Daniel FJshei* was questioned by Senior Sergeant Butler, on behalf of the Education Department, as to what his financial means were, as an order was about to be made adjudging him the . father of a young girl's child. The bench (when the sergeant had finished) : You know I .warned you m the Children's Court to leave this girl alone, Fisher. You r took her away to the country. pisher: I did not, take her, your worship.. She followed me of her own free will. • : : ; The bench; And you - are the father of her child. _ 4 Fisher: I'm admitting it. . The bench: I told you at the , time,, you were a and I say so again. I don't: accept your , evidence concerning your earnings at all. . ' - - Fißher/riow has to pay maintenance at the rate of 15/-, a week.