CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16668, 13 April 1916, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Wednesday, April 12. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowton, S.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offending female ■was fined 7s, including 2s cab hire, in dofault 24 hours' imprisonment. Idle and Disorderly.—Helen Campbell Mathceon pleaded not guilty to a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient lawful moans of support.— Sergeant M'Keefrey and Const-able BrownIce each gave evidence as to the defendant's habits, indicating drunkenness and immorality.—Tn answer to the magistrate, Sergeant M'Keofrey said that the woman's three children had been taken from her and placed in an industrial school on account of her habits, and her husband, against whom there was an order for the maintenance, of his wife and children, was missing. He had once been before the court on warrant for faling to comply with this order. —The defendant asked to •be given a chance, and promised to go to work. —The Magistrate stated that the defendant would be taken away from her present surroundings. She would 'be convicted and committed to the Salvation Army Reformatory Institution for 12 months. Alleged Serioue Offence—Robert Rimdon Cameron was charged with having had carnal knowledge of an imbecile girl—his etep-daughter.—Sub-inspector Brobprg asked for a remand until Monday, stating that tho accused had been arrested only the previous evening. He was licensee of the hotel_ at Kingston, and had been 14 years married to tho g'rl'e mother.—Mr A. C, Hanlon, who appeared for th- 1 accused, consented to the remand, and nsked for bail.— The Magistrate remanded the accused accordingly, fixing b:iil at accused, in his own recognisance oi £100, and two sureties of £50 c-ach, or one approved surety of ,£IOO. Maintenance. —Frederick Clarence de Berry was charged with fail ng to provide his wife with adequate maintenance.—Mr Wilkinson appeared in support of the application.—Mr Stephens, who appeared for the defendant, admitted the charge, and consented to an order being made for 25s a -week. —The- order was granted, with solicitor's fee (£1 Is).— Sub-inspector Broberg asked for an order for costs incidental to the escort of the defendant from .Auckland, where he had born arrested.—An order was 'made accordingly, the defendant being allowed 14 days in which to find the latter amount. Charles Henry was called upon to show that he was of sufficient ability to contribute towards the maintenance of his mother, who was destitute. — After hearing tho evidence, in which it was stated that the defendant was propared to pay 2s 6d a wee!; conditionally upon his brothers each contributing a like amount, the Magistrate made an order for the sum- mentioned, with costs (10s 6d), at the same- time expressing tho opinion that nn order should be applied for against defendant's brothers. A By-law Case.—David Ring-rose was fined 10s, with 7e ieosts, for riding a bicycle through the city after sunset, without the maohine being properly lighted.