POLICE COURT CASES.
Chahge against a Prohibited Person. — Andrew Hammond, a person against whom there was a prohibition order in existence, pleaded guilty to being in the Railway Hotel on August 27. — Defendant stateil that he was, drunk at the time and was locked up, but he did not remember having been in the hotel.— Accused was convicted And fined £od.
Affiliation. — John Anderson, a youth of 19, was charged that being, the father of the illegitionate twin children of Clara Bettridge he failed to contribute to iheir maintenance.— Mr J. A. D. Adams appeared for.cotnplainant, and Mr Haulou for defendant, who admitted paternity and expressed his willingness-to contribute to the maintenance of the children. — In reply to the bench. Mr Adams stated that the girl was 22 years of age. One of the children was a male and. the other a female. — Defendant was adjudged to be the putative father of the children.— Mr Adams stated that the act provided for the payment of 4s a week at least, bnt he could not apply for that sum iv respect of each child, as defendant was evidently unable to pay that amount. He would ask, however, thatan order for 5s a week be made in, respect of, one child, aDd he would ? apply for nothing* in respect of the other.— His Worship : I will maka an order for the payment of 4s a week, and for £1 Is professional costs. — Mr Adams : Bnt he has offered to pay 53 aweelc— His Worship : The order is for 43 a week. It is tha fault of the woman as much as the man. — Mr Adams : In the meantime, then, the girl' and the children . — His Worship : I have nothing to do with that ; I have only to make an order for
what the defendant can pay.— Mr Adams said that he would then apply for an. order for the payment of part costs of the confinement. — Hjs Worship : There is no evidence as to any cost in that respect.— Mr Adams : I can offer evidence now.— His Worship : You cannot call evidence after the case is closed, and if you did I do not know that I should make such an order.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2272, 16 September 1897, Page 30
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370POLICE COURT CASES. Otago Witness, Issue 2272, 16 September 1897, Page 30
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