MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 456, 27 July 1915, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S CASES. Air W. 11. Bishop, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court this morning. A male first offender was fined the usual 5/-. Herbert Nolan admitted a second offence in Colombo Street, and was fined 10/-, with the usual alternative. VAGRANCY, ETC. Robert Blair SteAvart. was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient laAvful means of support; further, with the theft of an overcoat, valued at £2, the property of Robert Davidson, and with the theft of a brief-bag, valued, at 17/(5, the property of George Cooper. The chief detective said the brief-bag had not been recovered, and on his application the caso was adjourned till the 4th prox. MAINTENANCE. Andrew Stewart, £34 16/- in arrears in his support of his illegitimate child, Avaa sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided he pays 3/- a week off the arrears. William Henry Hardy jun., £2 3/- in arrears in his support of William Henry Hardy, sen. (Mr T. W. Rowe), was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in default of payment. Daniel Smith, £S 6/- in arrears in the support of his illegitimate child, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in default of payment. Alice Clisby asked for maintenance, separation, and guardianship orders against Win. Clisby (Mr M. Donnelly). Complainant said they had been married about 16 years, and they had five children. Drink was the cause of the trouble.

To Mr Donnelly: She had left her husband at Wellington five months,.ago, and would not go back to him. Since she had been in Cliristchurch she had been dressmaking, and two of her children had been earning something. She had also l>e§n receiving some assistance from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Mr Donnelly commented on this, saying he contributed himself. Mr Bialiop also commented on the funds of the society being used in this manner, where a man was evading his duty. At the conclusion of the case his Worship asked Mr Donnelly to see that the society was informed of the fact. It was only fair to them. It wasn't a case for the society, and the man ought to be made to contribute to the society himself, and lie would make him if he had the power. The Magistrate granted maintenance at the rate of 15/- a week, saying he would make no separation order where the parties were already separated.