MOTHER AND SON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 7, 3 July 1911, Page 5

MOTHER AND SON.

UNUSUAL CASE IX, COURT. By Telegraph— Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. It is not usual to find a' mother having her son arrested, but a respectable look- ■ ing young man named Thos. Wilson appeared to-.dj# beforo Mr. Kettle, S.M., fo answer to a charge of intending to leave New Zealand when a maintenance order was in force!" Ifr. SkeJton,appeared for the defendant, and explained ■ that some time ago Wilson was brought before the Court for an order for the maintenance of his mother, and after heajing the tIU dence the application was dismissed. When, some time later, his mother took a sjmilar action (igain, the defendant foolishly thought l thai,, as it had been disimssed .'before, he need not attend, aod the result was that the order was mane in default of his appearance. Thinking to better his condition, he was leaving for Sydney with his wife and child, when he was arrested on the boat. The result was that his luggage had gone on and he was left with his wife and child in Auckland. Mr. Skelton said he now fort mally applied for a cancellation of the order, as the man only had £l4 10s in the world with whicTi to try and get over to Australia and look for work,. Mr. Kettle said the fault was that the young man had not bidden hi* mother good-bye, and she, hearing that . he was leaving, took steps to stop him. Had he explained the position to his « mother no doubt she would have been willing for him to go. ■ ■ The-mother said she objected to he* son going and not making some'provision for her. She coiild not live on her old age pension alone. Wilson explained that there were otner w t0 lie, P, ,ier - one son was earnig £3 per week, and as he was out of work he thought, he would, try his luck m Australia. Bis baby was only eight flecks old, and being stopped wouid leave him with very little to go on with when he reached Sydney.. i, ?, 1r ; sni(l he had no doubt that, Had the defendant attended the Court on the second occasion and explained ' matters the order would not hove bom made. He looked upon Wilson as tin honest young man, and his wife and family had the first claim jJtn him ■ 1 herefore the<jrdjg^ouMM^Kc^e£,Vi