ONEHUNGA POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 262, 5 November 1928, Page 3

ONEHUNGA POLICE COURT.

BY-LAW BREACHES

(Before Mr. F. H. Levien, P.M.)

•Tohn Dean pleaded guilty when charged with failing to give way to traffic approaching the intersection of Inkerman Street and Trafalgar Street. Onehunga. on May 12. Constable Hinton deposed that Dean, who was driving a motor vehicle, ran into a motor cycle and threw it and the rider on to the other side of the road, inflicting serious injury upon the latter, necessitating his removal to hospital. Defendant said he had fixed up matters with the owner of the cycle. He was fined £3 and costs. William Thos. Martin was fined 20/ and costs for exceeding the speed limit when crossing an intersecting street in Onehunga. Fruit After Honrs. J. C. Cook was fined £1 and costs for selling fruit after hours in Onehunga. A Savage Dog. Charles Newsome had to pay 5/ and costs for keeping a savage dog, which bit a boy on the leg. Defendant said he had since .-ent the dog into the countrv. Separation Order Refused. Mrs. Adelaide Collins applied for a separation and maintenance order against her husband, Thomas Collins. Mrs. Collins alleged persistent cruelty, and said that she had had to sleep under the house on the bare ground to avoid her husband. She left him on October 11 last and had received no maintenance since then. She was living with her daughter, who could not afford to keep her. Mrs. Collins admitted, in replv to her husband, that he had allowed" her £4 a week, but said he had received 10/ a week back from her. Mrs. Inglis, a neighbour, stated that ?he knew Mr. and Mrs. Collins verv well, as they were neighbours. Mr. Collins often went home drunk, and witness had seen him knock his wife down. On one occasion witness thought he had killed her. On another occasion he drove his u ife out of the house and threw her hat after her. telling her where to go. Tin witness denied having had trouble witiller husband when questioned bv Col lins. * Confirmatary evidence was «iven b\ Mrs. Sargent, another neighbour Sergeant J. A. Cruickshank said h( had known Collins for manv vears. H( was a hard-working man and'in regulai employment. His weakness was drink and witness had on several occasions linr to tell him to leave the hotels at th« week-end. He would not tav that Collin: was a regular drunkard, and smiled, bu said nothing w-hen asked by the solicitoi for Mrs. Collins if Collins was not i fit man to live with. Mi. Le\ien said the evidence had noi pro\ ed Collins guilty of persisteni cruelty, nor yet an habitual inebriate He advised Collins to try living apari from his wife for a term. He would noi make an order for separation, but mad< one for maintenance of £2 per week.