A MAINTENANCE MATTER.

NZ Truth, Issue 417, 21 June 1913, Page 7

A MAINTENANCE MATTER.

Leskte's Lapse Leads to Law. One of the various maintenance cases - which were set down for the discussion of Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Christchurch Magistrate's Court on Tuesday last was that m which a petit piece o? femininity m the person of Oily Anderson, a lady with 'the matrimonial prefix adorning her monniker, ■ cited Arthur Leskie, a curly-headed young man of tenderage as the papa" of her illegitimate baby boy. Lawyer, Leathern battled on behalf of the lady, whilst Mr. Donnelly defended. . ' - Oily, it might be mentioned, motored to the court, and did things generally with an air of loyel^ swank. Wearing a big blue- hat, macintosh and : a don't-give-a-CQntinental expression, she graced the^ witness-box, and told the court that she was a married woman, and didn't, exactly know what latitude and longitude would locate her husband who was. somewhere on that drop of briny that separates Lyt--telton from Londoiy Anyway, she hadn't seen him for three years, so it ■ did-i't make much difference whqre he «K; .at present. She had had. two ciftls of the old block, and they were both m a "home.' Previous to Dec-T '.ember 4, when another shy little " "stranger"' happened along, Oily rented a room from Cecilia Brickley ' in' Sydenham, and Leskie, with. whom she became acquainted at the Wainoni Park Zoo, frequently came and-y lightened her solitude. There was no doubt about his being the father of the child which squawked for the first time on December 4. In answer to Mr. Donnelly, Oily admitted , that Gladys Clark , anq. Kitty Stewart were acquaintances of hers,

[ who had been m; Mrs. Brickley's house,: but she indignantly denied any reflection on their chastity.'Cecilia Brickley defended the respectability of her house, and said that she thought the pair were man and wife, or she would hot haye such carryings on, no, she wouldn't. '■ - This closed the case for Olly^ t Arthur's story was that he had met Mrs. Anderson at Wainoni Park, and on several occasions since. He did not tell the lady 'of the house that he was Olly's husband. He contested the present case because The reckoned that the place was a brothel. < Mr. Donnelly mentioned that he had several witnesses who would give- evidence. It was eventually decided to adjourn the case m order that enquiries might be made concerning the reputation of the "house."