POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1927, Page 9

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M.) FURTHER CHARGES PENDING. " Tlicre arc further charges pending, and I would ask for a remand until February 24.' said Chief Detective Cummings, when V\ illiaiu Erneft Carritigton <2GI appeared. C'arrington was charged with forging the name of M. McMillan to a Post Office Savings Bank withdrawal sliji for £>10. at Duuedin. on August 28, 1020. Accused was remanded. NO HONEY TO SPEND IN LIQUOR. I-.rnest Tompkins (30) is quite an agreeable sort of chap. In less than three minutes he agreed to his wife's request for a separation order, a main-J tenanee and guardianship order, while he was willing to pay £1 10/ towards his wife's support, and a similar sum weekly for the support of his three children, who arc now wards of the State. "I'll pay whatever my wife ; wants," he told Mr. McKean. Tompkins was lined 10/, or 24 hours'! imprisonment, for being drunk in Great South Road yesterdav. j He was then charged with having failed to provide his wife and four children witii adequate maintenance. In asking for separation, maintenance and guardianship orders, his wife alleged that accused was an habitual inebriate, and that he was guilty of persistent cruelty towards her. Sergeant Calwell stated that, shortly after Mrs. Tompkins had been taken to a maternity hospital, accused was found in the house with the other three child ren. He was in a drunken state, and the house was in a ba<] condition. As a result the children were committed to a Stale home. Tompkins then cleared out. He was a drunkard. Tompkins told Mr. McKean that he had only been in employment one week, anil was in receipt of £4 15/ a week. He paid £1 8/ for board. Mr. McKean: Well, if you pay fl 10/ for your wife's maintenance, and another 30/ for the children, you will only have enough left for your board. Tompkins: That is enough for me, sir: that's what I want you to do: then T will not have any money to spend in drink. Mr. McKean: Very well, you may go now. A CHINESE REMANDED. As a sequel to an alleged assault upon a Maori in the Star dining rooms. Albert Street, last evening. Jim Lee (10), a Chinese, for whom Mr. Leary appeared, was charged with assaulting Wawe Tarau so as to cause actual bodily harm. Sergeant Calwell said that it "was alleged that accused stabbed the Maori with a fork. Probably the charge might be reduced to one of common assault, for the Maori's injuries were not of a serious nature. On Mr. Leary s application. Lee was remanded to appear again on Friday next. Bail in one surety of £100 was allowed.