POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 171, 20 July 1889, Page 4

POLICE COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before Dr. Giles, R.M.) Deunkenness.—Walter Town send was fined Is and cost of cab, ss, for having been drunk in Shortland-street. The alternative was 24 hours' hard labour. Francis Hearling was fined 10s or 24 hours in default for hay-; ing been drunk. | Maintenance.—Mrs Helen Mary Amy Young was charged with having failed to provide maintenance for her children in the Industrial School.—Mr "W. J. Napier ap-; peared for the defendant, — Inspector Broham said that bhe father of bhe children was a cripple, living ab Hokianga, wibhoub means to support the children.' Mrs Young was at present residing ab Hellyer's Creek, and was in receipt of £56, per annum.—Sergeant-Major Pratt put in his authority for laying the information.-—' Mr J. D. Jackson, trustee for the de-' fendanb, deposed bhab she received about £10 in cash from her properby lasb half year. Witness had also paid her orders 1 for some stores, about £20. Her half-: yearly dividend was £33 4s. On her annual income there were permanent charges of aboub £10. The orders were for groceries. A large proporbion of bhese' goods were senb bo Hokianga for the support of defendant's children.—Constable Cotter deposed that Mrs Young owned land at Hellyer's Creek. The Government valuation of the same was £90, Mrs Young was living with another man, not her husband. —Miss Jackson, Lady Superintendent of the Fenule Industrial; School, Sb. George's Bay, deposed to the two daughters of defendant being ia the school.—Mr Napier said tint there waa nothing for him to answer, as there was nothing to prove that the school had been duly established, or thab bhe defendant was mobher of the children. He also argued that the Act did not apply to the native race, and the defendant was «, halfcaste. —Dr. Giles decided to hear thecase for the defence. Mrs Young deposed that she had eleven children. Iwo were in the school, one was wivb, her, and the rest with the father ai Hokianga. The provisions obtained from Ellingham were sent to Hokianga with tha exception of one lot, which she had herself. She knewtbat there was £11 10s still dua for groceries.—By Mr Broham : Witness was living at Hellyer's Creek with another man. She was always ill, and had to have someone to look after her.—■ Dr. Giles decided thab he could not make any order as the defendant was doing what she could towards the support of her children ab Hokianga.