POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 18925, 27 April 1925, Page 6

POLICE COURT

Monday, Arm 27, (Before Mr IT. Bundle, S.M.) WIVES, HUSBANDS, AND SUCH. Henry Michael Harwood, who did not appear, was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears being stated at £lO 17s 6d.—The Maintenance Officer (Mr T. Holland) said that, although defendant had money coming to him each half year he never paid up on the order without being proceeded against.'—'Sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended on the payment of the arrears. John Higgins was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order, the warrant to bo suspended so _ long as defendant paid 5s per week off the arrears and 35s per week on the order. Arthur Ernest Edie did not appear to answer a similar charge, the arrears in this case amounting to £348 .2s 3d.-—Mr Holland said defendant had been away, and had made no attempt to pay anything. If he had paid half the amount of the order weekly no proceedings would have been taken.—The Probation Officer (Mr Cummings) said that defendant had served several terms of imprisonment for failure to maintain.—The Magistrate said that it would be useless keeping the full amount of arrears in force. These arrears would be reduced to £SO, and the defendant sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as payments were made at the rate o£ 35s per week regularly in future, John Cummock M’Leau, of whom the maintenance officer said that he never paid anyone if he could help it, was charged with disobedience of an order, the arrears being £l3 7s. —His excuse was that lie hud not been working regularly, but the magistrate sentenced him to one mouth’s imprisonment, the warrant to he suspended so long as defendant paid 25s per week on the current order and 5s off the arrears until these were paid. Archibald Stewart did not appear to answer a, charge of disobedience.—This was another man, said Mr Holland, who never paid until forced.—Sentenced to one month’s imprisonment', warrant suspended if arrears (£l3 13s 4d) were paid. In the case of David M‘Donald, who pleaded that he had been doing his best to meet this and other liabilities, the arrears wore. £l6 Bs. -Mr Irwin (for tho complainant) said that during the past ton weeks defendant had earned £42 4s 7d, and had paid only £l2 10s on the order.- Sentenced to two months' imprisonment, warrant suspended so long as defendant paid 35s a week until arrears were wiped off. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender, who did not appear, was fined 20s; and another first offender, who did put in an appearance, was fined 10s; the, default in each case being twentyfour hours’ imprisonment. Attendance at a wedding, and consequent temptation to take some of the liquor that was there, spoiled the good record of Catherine Theresa Wootton, who pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.—Mr Irwin related the facts, and added that the husband reported that his wife’s conduct had been exceptionally good since her last appearance before tho court.—Ensign Coombs also gave defendant a good character as a hard worker.—, n tho first charge defendant was convicted and discharged, and on the second charge she was fined 10s. BY-LAW BROKEN. Henry Wilkinson, who said he had driven in the London streets for twenty years, and did not understand the bylaws here, pleaded guilty to having driven a motor past a stationary tramear. — Lined 20s, with costs (7s).