THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14637, 5 August 1911, Page 8

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.} Drunkenness.—A first and William Body vrero each fined 7s or 24 hours' imprisonment Two other first offenders tfere each fined 10s or 24 honrs, and a fourth was convicted and discharged. A Peculiar Case.—Daniel Kean was charged with assaulting his wife. He pleaded guilty under provocation. —The Sub-inspector said that the facts of the case were rather peculiar. Accused and las wife carce to the police station yesterday afternoon, and she wanted to give her husband in charge for assaulting/ her end causing injury to her eye. After she had stated the particulars he asked to he detained, because he feared that something more serious might happen. Of course, it was only a ease of common, assault, and the police could not detain him without a warrant, but after what he had said it was thought advisable to detain him. In addition, there was a razor which he had in his pocket.—The wife said she did not give accused in charge. She had nothing to say.—The Sub-inspec-tor: She did give him in charge. The police are not prosecuting, because the arrest was not strictly justified under the Act.—His Worship: It is complicated by the plea of guilty. Do the parties think they can live together all right after this?—Tho Wife: "No."— The Husband: " It is impossible."—The Wife: '■ I, want a separation order."— The Husband: " 1 will support the child, but 1 won't support you, and I will give the reason." (He then wrote something, which he handed to the Bench.)— His Worship: " Will you keep away from her?"— Accused: "Yes."— His Worship remarked that accused charged her with assaulting him.—Accused withdrew bis plea of guilty, and the case was dismissed. His Worship explained to the wife that she could apply lor a separation order later if she so desired. Truancy. A charge of truancy against Annie Gillies (for whom Mr Barclay appeared) was dismissed, it being shown by medical evidence that it would be ininrious to the child's eyes to attend school.

Mnintenancf.—An application by August Switalli i'or the- re-mission of .•in-' ■- under a maintenance order was granted.