CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21640, 10 May 1932, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, Mat 9. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Betsy Conn, a statutory first offender, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was convicted and discharged. William Keenan, who was similarly charged, was fined 12s 6d, in defaut 48 hours’ imprisonment. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Leo Brendon Collins was charged with drunkenness and with using indecent language in a public place.——Sergeant Isbister gave evidence as to the language used,by. the accused, who pleaded that he did not remember what he had been doing. On the first charge the accused was fined 20s. in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, the second charge being adjourned for 12 months, conditional on his taking out a prohibition order. MAINTENANCE. Enoch Stopford Singleton was charged with the disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears amounting to £4l 10s. —The defendant was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided he paid £5 on or before May 19, arid afterwards continued to pay the current order of 30s a week and Is a week off the arrears. All arrears over £lO were remitted. Elias Henry Ramsay Lawrie was proceeded against on a claim for separation and maintenance orders in respect of his wife.—The complainant stated that she and the defendant had been living in Auck land. He was superannuated in October last, and decided that they would live in Dunedin. He sent witness ahead, saying that he would follow in about three weeks' time, but, so far, although witness had returned to Auckland in February, he had not arrived, and since she had come to Dunedin he had sent her only £5. —The magistrate made a temporary order for maintenance at the rate of 17s 6d per week, but adjourned the separation proceedings until it could be ascertained if the parties could not come together again. Talbot Leslie Norford Johnston was proceeded against by his wife, who claimed separation, maintenance, and guardianslyp orders.—The complainant stated that she married the defendant in Auckland in 1922. There were three children of the marriage. The defendant left, her about four months ago, and during that period she had received £4 from him. — The orders for separation and guardianship were granted, the question of maintenance being formally adjourned until May 16, to allow evidence to be produced as to the defendant’s earnings.