MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Northern Advocate, 7 February 1928, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

PROHIBITION ORDER BROKEN.

At the Whangarei Magistrate's Court this morning, before MJr F. Hf Levien, S.M., iHenry Brady .pleaded guilty to a charge of having commit* ted a breach, of a prohibition, order,, He admitted that he had drunk some

wine and beer which a friend had left at his place when he went to Auckland.

Defendant was fined £1 and 12s costs: ■

BARRED PROM RACES.

Alexander Pope was charged with' being unlawfully found on the Dargaville racecourse at the recent meeting, he being a person excluded from the course under Section 33 of the ‘Gaming Act, 1908. He had been convicted on a charge of having played an illegal game. He pleaded guilty, and as it was a second offence, he was fined £4 and was ordered to pay 10s costs.

MAINTENANCE ORDERED.

Mabel Gumming applied for separation and a maintenance order against her husband, David Gumming, who did not appear. She had four children, i the eldest being 15$ years of age. Tho husband, who had gone to Wellington, had offered to pay £2 a week, : but applicant considered that that was insufficient. The Magistrate made an order for £3 5s a week and also, granted the separation. The man also ordered to pay £lO for-pasi maintenance.

MATRIMONIAL DISCORD. ’

Henry S. Johnson, who was £l4los in arrears with maintenance for his wife, Ellen Johnson, and two children was examined. He stated that he had been out of work for over a month, but he had a house and furniture at Maungakaramea. His wife, however, declined to live there.

The Magistrate said that he was . sympathetic with a man who had a home and who eould not get his wife to live with him, but at the same time he had heard too many of such cases, in which families had to live close by their relatives. It was possible on such occasions that the relatives could make it very unpleasant for a wife.

The husband declared that he was unable to get Work, and that was why he was living at Maungakaramea. Ho asserted that his wife had a bad temper, and admitted that on one' occasion he had assaulted her, but that he had done so in self-defence.

The wife gave evidence and declared that she was glad to get away from Maungakaramea, as she bad not been able to agree with her father-in-law. On one occasion he had slapped her face because she would not let him take a violin. She declared that her husband, even when he had work, had not paid her anything. , He was a heavy drinker.

The Magistrate declined to vary the order at the present time. With reference to the arrears .owing, the ease was adjourned until February 29. ALLEGED THEFT. Charged with the theft, at Wbakapara Post Office, /of two postal notes, eaeh valued at 15s, a mam and his wife were remanded for- 8 days. Bail •—accused in £SO each and two sureties of £so—was forthcoming.