POLICE COURT NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15613, 20 May 1914, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS

MAINTENANCE CASES.

WIFE SECURES AN ORDER.

The sittings of the Police Court yesterday were presided over by Mr. E; Page, S.M. ! Albert Edward Moxey, assistant, was proceeded against by his wife, Kathleen Alice Norah Moxey, who asked that a maintenance order for the payment of £2 a week be made against him. . Mr. Vallance appeared for the applicant, and indicated that the marriage 'took place at Newton on April 15 last. ;• Applicant said defendant had made no provision for maintenance, or for a home for; her. She had asked him: for money several times, but he always said that he had none. :

* : Defendant stated that he was out of employment at present. In answer to Mr. Vallance he denied that he was living with another woman.' He expected to obtain a position, compiling rolls for the election, at £3 per week. His Worship made an order for the payment of £1 10s per week.

■J.. OLD MAN. AND CHILDREN. . An application-was made ( by an aged man,, William Josoph Thomas Turner, that his children, William John Turner, Eliza King, Martha King, and Emily Billings, should be made to contribute to his support. All the. defendants stated that they were riot in a position to pay anything. ■ •'.'.-''.: ','. -;■ ':'.?■• .-,; y 1 Applicant said he could not work as bis eyesight was very bad. He, was*,receiving 75., a week from a lodge, but out of that ho hid to pay £2 10s a, year to the funds. 'Ho had obtained "14;! weekly, for 16 weeks, then this .; sum was reduced to 7s per week (ill August, after which he would only got 3s 6d, . '~ . I None of the, defendants was ordered to pay anything except Eliza King, against whom an order, was made for the payment of 2s a week. ', .:.;;.• '.'.'.- ■;

, . DISOBEDIENCE ; OF ORDERS. ; ,'A sentence of seven days' imprisonment was imposed in the case of Sydney. Windus, who was charged with, not complying with an order for the support of his mother. -The warrant is to be suspended if defendant pays 3s 6d a week off. the arrears. ' . ' : -'/'/:■■:. .:://•-.-..". '■-.■-:■'''■■■

The arrears in the' case of W. E. Schwabe, who was charged with disobeying an order, for the payment of 7s 6dfor the maintenance of his illegitimate child, weiw stated to be £12. Defendant wrote to the Court agreeing to pay £1 per week' off the arrears. A sentence of seven days' imprisonment was imposed, the warrant to be suspended as long as defendant pays off lie arrears by weekly payments of £1. For disobeying an order for the payment of 5s a week towards the support of his wife, William Henry Saunders was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided the arrears (£7) are reduced by 10s a week. Charles William Pollard was charged with having failed to obey an order providing for the payment of 10s per week towards the /.maintenance' of his ; illegitimate , child. He complained that he had not been able to meet the order. His Worship imposed a ; sentence of! 14 days' imprisonment, and ordered the warrant to bo suspended as long as 2s per week is paid off the arrears.

. FOUND ON A SCHOONER. James Long was charged with being arogue and a vagabond, haying being found, by night on the schooner Crete. Long admitted that he was aboard the vessel. ; It appeared that accused had worked his passage on the schooner from a coastal port to Auckland. On Saturday night trouble occurred on the vessel, and Long was told that he need riot trouble to come near the schooner again. However, on Monday night he was found on board and refused to go ashore when ordered. Accused was given a chance to get work, and was ordered to' como up for sentence when called. upon. ... ,

INTEMPERANCE.

. A' female first offender was fined 10s' for a breach of her prohibition order, and on a charge of insobriety she was ordered to pay the cost of cab-hire, 2s 6d. Three first offending- inebriates were dealt with, two being fined 10s each and ono being ordored to pay the cost of conveyance to the station, -2s 6d. • ■ .