POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 224, 20 September 1915, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr E, C. Cutten, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. fwo first olTenrier, forfeited bail, one who had been "in"' for the week-end was convicted urn! discharged; and oat was fined .",/. Edwin Daly '35), w w second time in had resulted in j£ .-vending the Teek-end in the cells w» t charged only the half-crown expended in giving him a motor car jaunt up the hill to the lok-r.p. i:.uce F. \X iim !2fl), who had got drunk when n ro . Minted, was flnt I 20 . in default th£ days'. John l-'itzg.-rald l.'Mt, a fi rem I who had ~*,,! h,,i language to some bv-pa.-s.crs on Breakwater Road when he was drunk on Saturday, was fined 10/ in default 4.S lioiir.* , . ' IN AN A vVKWARD POSITION. William Henry .mjjel (63) was charge 1 that, being the subject of a maintenance order, he intended to attempt to leave New Zealand with intent to evade payment. .Mr R. A. Singer, 'for defendant, state! that d-fenrlant had been a farmer ai Pukekohe, and had just solr. his farm. Differences had arisen between himself and his wife, and a miintename order of 15/ a week had been made at Paparoa and had been pail fairly regularly. T)) e man had sold his farm for £2,600, which he had not yet received, and had sold his stock for £500, which he had when it came to town. He had. when in an ifltempcr. informed his wife and her sister that he intended to give them the slip, which resulted in his arrest. He had his family (by the first wife) in }J ew Zealand, and had no intention whatever of leaving the colony. Mr Matthews, for the complainant, stated that he didn't think the Conrt would believe the man who tells his wife he is going away, and then comes and says he didn't mean it. particularly when the man was in the position of the defendant, and therefore able to go at any time. Counsel proposed that defendant should deposit £300 or £400 as a security. His WoriMp suggested that it was little use to anyone to have £400 tied up earning nothing, and suggested toat a trusteeship or something of the eort be set up The wife stated that she was prepared to take £SOO and settle the claim. The defendant stated that the amount he got was £2600, including stock mi all. and that he lndirt the slightest intention of going away at all. He had three boys at the Front, and he intended to be here to do what he could for them when th?y came back. What he had «ai"' to his wife had been said when he was in pain, and in consequence oi what he considered rather ofT-hand treatment "She can have the whole blessed lot il ahe will keep me."' he added. The ca=e wa= adjourned till to-mor-row morning, pending the parties coaing to some adjustment. MISCELLANEOUS. A maintenance ord<T for the payment of S/ a week respecting the keep of two children, and for the payment of £o past maintenance, was made against Cjeorge Onion.