POLICE COURT--(THIS DAY.)

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 246, 17 October 1893, Page 5

POLICE COURT--(THIS DAY.)

(Before Dr. Giles, R.M.) mem —One first offender did not PE!"fand forfeited his bail of 20s. RPPear'l Wife Desertion. -George Me&l fas charged with having unlawfully wife and two children.-Mr jW' Br»«ey appeared for tho defence, /'obtained an adjournment until to--8 Mr J- Strathern appeared on ff l°foftho Charitable Aid Board. He vi tho defendant had been away from his S*fAnd-children six months. He asked U. S bail bo required.-Dr. Giles granted remand and fixed the bail at £20. timiitdM Peksoss' Act.—Mary Ann vnia was charged with boing in a fib StiOD and neglecting to contribute toF X the support of her four grandffMMren Mrs Mills said that she had not hi ling to aupporb the children with.- ? f j Strathern said thab defendant's carried daughter and tho four children hd been receiving charitable aid for the i it two years, as the wife was deserted by hat husband. The mother of the children had to be taken to tho hospital, and as de?.nrlanb had a largo house, witness asked 1.,, to care for tho children, at the JL time ofibring, on behalf of 51, Board, to supply the children with food and provide a girl co do the work. Itefendant refused to have anything to do ~ith the children, and said she waa not tfoine to bo bothered with them and loose L sleep. She subsequently brought tho children down to the Boardroom and left them outside the office, the youngest being a baby 11 months old. Defendant had two houses ono of which she occupied and the other bad been used by her daughter. The defendant depoßod that she was living with her son, bub ho was oub of work. What IM'O money Bne had was n9ar'y ex" huusted. She had the will bub nob the strength to attend to tho childron. She had two houses but lived in one and frequently couldnot get theront for theother.— By Mr Strathern : Sho had not said thab before she would be bothered with the children, she would mortgage her property and go to live with her married daughter in Nelson. Mr Strathern said that defendant bought the property on the Bth of August 1593, for £100, at the time her daughter was receiving charitable aid.— Dr. Giles said it was quite clear to him that the defendant wanted to get out of all trouble and responsibility in this nmttor. The Board had made a very liberal offer, which had been refused. Ho would therefore, make an order thab 5s per weok should be paid by the defendant.