A DERELICT INFANT.
POLICE FIND THE PARENT.
The police are to be congratulated upon providing a prompt sequel to'the abandonment of an infant, reported, in. yesterday's issue, a married woman named Mary Ann Wilcox, of York-street, Parnell, being charged at to-ctay's Police Court before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., with unlawfully exposing and abandoning a male child. The information was laid by Detective Henderson.
Chief-Detective Grace applied for a remand. He stated that the child belonged to the accused's daughter, , who was very ill in bed.
Mr Charles Buddie, who watched the case on behalf , of the accused, asked for bail.
Detective Grace remarked that the accused had threatened self destruction. After her arrest she declared she would not go home alive.
Mr Buddie replied -that, there "were friends to look after her, and His Worship, in remanding the accused for a week, allowed bail in one surety of £25.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 15 April 1903, Page 5
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149A DERELICT INFANT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 15 April 1903, Page 5
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