"Should Be in Salt Lake City"

NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 6

"Should Be m Salt Lake City"

I Hooker Hopked Three Ladies :i _ _ ___ , ' . ' |; '"" "■' ' If you can't be true \} '[• '■'.', ii, ■ ■■■.."■ ./To' one" or two, ' ;■ ",.' /S;ou ar& far ; better off with three ! , \ (From "Truth's" Dunedin Rep.) v

A further chapter m the life history of Robert Easley Hooker, whose case was recently reported from Chvistehurch; was written m '.-the.: local

Magistrate's Court when he was charged with being £14 m arrears m respect to a maintenance order made m favor of his two children. Mr. T. Holland (maintenance officer): Why do you shift about from one place to another without leaving an address? — Because my wife has followed me.fibout and made it so hot for me that I have had to get out of it. Isn't it a fact that you were living with another woman at Balcluth.i? — Yes, there was a woman there with me. What were your wages there? —J3 5 a week and keep. Yes, and what about Auckland when you.: went there? — Well, I. would have

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clone well there, but I fell on one of the islands m the street when Aroing to work one morning and sprained ray ankle. Why did you go to Auckland?— Because I thought I was going to better myself, v His Worship (severely): That is absurd, there was. some other reason. Mr. Holland: This man. sir, was divorced by his first wife, married a second time, and has been living with another woman. ' • ■ His Worship: What, has he got tangled up with a third, woman? Mr.' Holland: Yes, sir. I think he ought to be m Salt Lake. City. Mrs. Hooker is m delicate health and is living with' friends. Defendant: I can get work and am willing to stay here and make the payments. His Worship: You don't deserve any consideration whatever. You will be sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided you pay £2 10s a week maintenance, being £2.a week on the order and 10/- a week off the arrears. Moreover, you must not leave Dunedin.