A BAD SAD CASE.

NZ Truth, Issue 98, 4 May 1907, Page 6

A BAD SAD CASE.

The love of a child for her mother. A decripit old crone was before ;the Christchurch Court this week on the good old charge of having no cash and nowhere to go- The woman looked the picture of misery, and it transpired that her loving daughter had successfully got rid <ti her. A charge of lunacy j had been preferred against the unfortungte, whose name is Mary Ann Harris, but the doctors found that they wouldn't be justified, m committing; titt to an asylum, and she was disefcarged. But not for long. She was lumbered again. On the first occasion the daughter , turned up at Court,- but? when rJie didn't eet her own way over the madness business the girl would 'nt have anything to So with her. Talk about filial affection ! Mr. Bishop remarked that the case' was a subject for pity more than anything -else 1 ; the defendant must' he taken care of. It was quite correct that the woman had a record, but one didn't like to bring that up against her" m the present Ctfttditiortv He would remand her for jMußds iff gefr.TWhftt gould .d$ done,