CARE OF A BOY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11659, 14 June 1912, Page 1

CARE OF A BOY.

- ALLEGATIONS OK NEGLECT. (Per Press Association.) ■ Auckland'. June IS'"This is one of thosiL.cas-c.s-that often occur in New Zealand." "but, nnlcntu-iiat-'jly, seldom conn' ,t<> light," staled' Sub-inspector -Hendiy. ij» 'introducing a case at the Police Court this morning, when Charles W. and' Mary Wanvick and: Ge.rti tide IV and Peter Soxrenson were chaiged with, having Avilfu'lj.y .neglected a boy,; of *l2 years, who was named

as Cyril Soirenson, audi wliosnv religion, was covered in the entry, "Spiritist'' im the charge s|ieet. In outlining the case, the Sub-Inspec-tor said 1 t'imt about 12 years ago ;! little "not/ wan ted" was brought into the work! 1 , and a woman named 1 Shaklaiid was alleged to have ret'iived £IOO for adopting the t-hi.ld. which she did 1 . She kept the child for :i year or.so. and then handed it over io Mrs Warwick, -.who, for ±lO.. undertook to look after it. Mr and Mrs. Warwick Were friends of the Sorreii'sons, '.an'd 1 apparently, without money consideration, the boy wa.y handi'd over to the care of Mrs Sorr.ensoii- He had since been bandied about between Mrs Sorrenson and 3L'i s Warwick. The child became- ill, aiul .was taken by Afis Soriolison to .Mrs -Warwick, who Ik ought him-. into town -and left, at 31: Henry Wilding's office'. Mrs .Warwick svatr-d that she hat; no right to keep- the child; and she was nc/t going to db so. . Sergt. Eraser said Sorreuson was a maker of oilskin coats, and "Mrs Sorrouson was a. spiritualist or clairvoyant. Soi '.enson had made a sta turnout-_t-o witness which was in conformity with the Sisb-Inspertor's opening remarks. the child called Airs Sorrenson "mother ' j and Airs Warwick "auntie." . AMicn the eii-ikl, was handed' over to the police and si'-iit cii- to the hospital he was so bad with swollen giancfe ill"his neck tlia-t lie could not speak. » Evidence .supporting the facts relating to the boy being taken' to Air Wilding's office 'by Airs Warwick and Jc:t there ill was given, and AlrW ilding stated that he hall before that written to S'ovrenson concerning the chikl. in. consequence of information received. , > Airs Warwick said that she had another child- which she had adopted' for £lO and three children of her o.wji. She had consequently' allowed Airs 'Sorrenson six years ago to keep 'the boy because she was lonely, and' witness Inul not had charge of liim since till two {lays before he was taken tc Air Wilding's office. Then Sorren'son returfed him because of leports by the Protection Society. Next day the boy came from school* with a s.woilen face, and, fearing that bo would eommundcai-e mumps to a daughte: who had a throat, trouble, 'she took him next day to Air Wilding. The-child' had always been /we'll treated bv Airs Sorren.son.

Daniel Mc-.tge. . schoolmaster, stated that lie had had the boy under observation at the- Newton East School tv.o years ago, when he went to school well clad. The boy was apparently sub-nor-mal and ci" degenerate habits. He had to request that the child' be taken from the school, iiiul he thought he.should have gone to an insticuticnfor separate treatment. The hoy nvrule a noise whenever he was told that lie would- be ptinished. .. P.et.er Sarienson said that the boy was always well treated-* but lie was prone to stealing, ar.d had ouuu'i.oiinlly to be chastised: , , .

After similar'evidence had been, given bv Mrs SoMcnion and other .witnesses, the cas:' w .is adjounud t.) enable evidence .to be 'heard from the school-t(-n:!':-d jn.y: t;.;' 1 " 1 ' l 1 5 bsiny -tn ken to .Mr -Wilding's".