CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17326, 28 May 1918, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, Mat 27. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, 6.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offender, who did not appear, was fined 20s, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment. Charles James Williamson pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and of wilfully committingmischief by damaging a pan© of glass valued at £2 ss. the property of Edward facott.—■Sub-inspector Mathieaon said that defendant when drunk, fell through a shop window.—For drunkenness he was fined lUs, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment, and. oa the other charge ho was convicted and ordered to pay £2 5s damages, with the alternative of seven days imprisonment Maintenance.—John Wilson M'Kav was charged with being £26 6s in an order f«r £l > » week for the maintenance of his wife.—Mr Dawson appeared for the informant.—The defendant said ho understood that the order had been cancelled, aahm wife had met him and told him he did not need to pay any more on J™ i? 6 x wi l llnK to SO back to work, and do what he could to pay off the arrears.—The Magistrate sentenced JVlackay to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, the order to be suspended conditionally on his paying in £2 per TX; 5 J i l ?*/"® 6 to go the current order and 15s to the payment of arrears — William R. Lawson was charged with being ±<8 m arrears with an order of £1 10s a week for the maintenance of his wife ijllrcda I± Lawson.— Mr Irwin appeared for the informant— Defendant said lie had ™ offW "JW ° f £ 6 ' ? nd claim<xl that ?? er .°. f , £7 fv o . m h' m had .been refused tilw mle ■ 3ol,c '^ ors - He was in the ar"J®"'™* a month. His last tW K« qUe f< ? r appeared trnti Waa mado , b y another magistrate, and the case was adjourned till Wednesday Agnes G. Lott asked for a separat'on guaixhanship and maintenance S nf g n her husband, William R. Lott of Carey's Bay.—Mr Ramsav aDpeared for the complainant, and Mr Scurr tZ k®dant.—Complainant stated that eh© was qnite unable to earn sufficient- tn keep herself and her three chuS-Mr Ramsay read letters from defendant ing to pay money to his wife imlesTsho camo home to him. She said it was possible for her to livo in anv orm>W \vith him, and she refused to do Jo TW was a legal separation agreement drawn ,m between them, and ono boy lived with hR k th . er :r Th ° adopted the view that the parties ought by all means to como together again amicably, and ho adorned tho case for a fortnight to enable A m n oorne , to some agreement. A tirave Charge.— John William Murrav was charged that, on August 14, 1917 ~t Port Molyneux, ho had unlawk carnal knowledge of a girl between the ages of }? and 16.—An order was made clearing the court and prohibiting the publication of tho I n S ,^Lr- ldcn r-^ r t appeared for tho accuseds, and Cliief Detective Bishon conduced the prosecution.—lCvidenco was given by Dr Evans, by the girl concerned by her mother, and by a nurse.—Accused was eventually discharged.