MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 273, 12 August 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A CHARGE OF BIGAITC. Mr. W. 0. Kiddell. 8.M., presided over a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Elizabeth Queenie Sink, 22 years of age. was charged with causing to be made lor the purpose of insertion in the reijistej book of births, a, certain false statement touching the particulars reauircd to do known and registered under the Birtn» and Deaths Rgistration Act, 1908. It wan staled tbat. tho girl, whose parents reside at Dannevlrke, went UD to Rotorua and obtained work there In boardinghouses and hotels, and kept company with a man named Wliito Later alio came y> Wellington, and subsequently went Into the Alexandra Home, where she "avo birth to a male child on Novemher 27 last. She ontercd the home as Mrs. White, and led the matron to believe that she wan a married woman, and the details furnished by her in respect to the child were given to the Registrar of Births,-and these particulars were alleged to be false in Bome details. Ohief Detective Wardsaijl that the Registrar would not have instituted proceedings had she corrected the statement, but she failed to ■do this. Mr. J. 8. ITaniia, instruqtcd by ! Mr. JI. I. CLeary, appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in £25, and one surety of £29. Eobert jfnrray Boss was charged that on August 5 he deserted hia Wifo and child in New South Wales, and left them without means of support. Boss was arrested on the arrival of the Manuka on Tuesday, and at the request of the Chief Detective ho was remanded for a week. Bail was allowed in £100, anu one surety of £100. or two of £50 eacn, and the accused was ordered to report to the police each evening. A roung man named Sydney SwensßOfi, a returned soldier, was charged that oil May 8, at Dunedln. he obtained £5 from Hobert jamieson by a valueless cheque. The complainant, who is a storekeeper at Kaikorai, said that the accused asked him to cash a chenue for £5. He stated til at lie had £SOW, and was buying a business in Dunedin. He further Btated that he was transferring his bank account from Wellington w Dunedin, and that there might be some delay. The cheque had been dishonoured, and had not yet been paid. It was shown in evidence that accused opened an account with tho Bank of New Zealand. Wellington, with a deposit of £26, which was the :only deposit. On May 8 there was a credit balance of £2 16s. On May £2, a cheque for £10 was dishonoured, and 'altogether 14 cheques alleged to have been ijßued by the accused and totalling £3309 had been dishonoured. Accused,, "who was represented by Mr, 'J. 8. Hanna, reserved his defence, pleaded not guilty, and was committed to tho Supreme Court for trial. Swensson was further charged that being already married he went ttirougli a form of marriage with Myrtle May Rcid, thereby committing bigamy, and the girl was also charged with bigamy iu that sho knew Swensson was alrcadv married when she went through a form of marriage with him. at the Registry Office, Dunedin, in May, The marriage between Swensson and his first, or legal wife totfK placo at St. Peter's Church, Wellington in March laßt, tho girl coming out lrorn England. Mr. J. H. Hanna appeared for both accused, who nleaded not guilty, and were committed to the Supreme Oourt tor trial. Swensson was allowed bail in £160, and one surety of a like amount, or two of £75 each, and tho femalo accused was allowed bail in £50 and one Btlrety of £50. or two of £25 each.