THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 12867, 17 July 1906, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before C. C. Graham, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was fined 6s, ui default twentyfour hours' imprisonment. r

.Maintenaacc-Jas. Wright was charged with having disobeyed an order of the Court calling on him to pay 6a a week towards tho support of his child in the Industrial bchool. Mr Hanlon appeared for tho defendant, who pleaded not guiltv —Defendant (examined) said that he had paid nothing on tho order because he had no means. lie was not in regular employment, had a family of six at homo, only two of whom earned anything regularly §r« n e " nin g s >r eight months wer« f>oa 15». His wife's illness had put hini in debt U, the extent of £BO Charge dismissed.—John Hodson was charged with disobeying an order to pay 10s per week towards the maintenance of oach of his ' two children. The arrears amounted to ±*l7. He was further charged with disobeying an order to pay 5s per week towards tho maintenance of InVwife. The arrears amounted in this case to £lO Is. —Mr Hanlon appeared for the complainant, i'ha defendant wan not satisfied to pay. he said; he kept the two children and could not afford to pay anything towards his 'wife's support.—Defendant produced an advertisement of an auction salo which, tho magistrate said, seemed to indicat* that the complainant was far from destitute.—Defendant gave an impassioned statement of his wrongs, and the magistrate adjourned the caso, so that ho might make inquiries.——Frederick George Partridge was charged with neglecting to provide adequate means of maintenance for v his four children, aged sis, seven, nine, and twelve years. *Mr Adams appeared for the complainant, *and Mr Burnard for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.—Mr Burnard said that the position was that tho defendant admitted his liability, and tho only question was as to amounts.—-Mr Adams said that by agreement, which the defendant had broken, he had promised to pay tho amount which he (counsel) now asked for (27s 6d), as follows :—7s 6d each for the three youngest children* and 5s a week for the eldest.— An order dividing the snm of 25s per week among the four children was made, the defendant agreeing to keep up payments to a benefit society for tho benefit of his children. Costs (oiie guinea) were allowed against defendant.