MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5523, 27 September 1892, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMAEU—Mokdat, Sept. 26th. [Before 0. A. Wray.Beq., B.M.] IABCENY. ■..-... Jamea Cowlay, oharged with the larceny of 49Ibs of old zinc, value 2s, the property of 0. Dixon, of Pleasant Point, was remanded till Wednesday. Accused, it was stated, took a small quantity of old zinc to a Chinese dealer, placed it on a larger heap put down by Mr Dixoc, and sold the lot to the.Obinsman. MAiaTBNAHCK 3IATTEEB. The parlies in Thompson v. Thompson, who have been so often before the court, again appeared, Mrs Thompson complaining that the weekly payments ordered were in arrear. Mr White, for (defendant, showed that the arrears wero paid before the summons was served. Complainant asked that the amount of-.tbe order be increased, but His Worship declined this at present as defendant had provided £3 5s to enable hid wife to remove to friends at Invoreargill. His Worahip laid he must presently increase the amount of the order, as 5s a week was not enough for a woman nod a child. ' John Bljth on the charge of neglecting his three children, adjourned from Saturday, stated ho had been trying to nsako some arrangement to satisfy the court, but had not succeeded. He could get a housekeeper to j look after them. , .. ■ • . , His Worahip said ho would not be satisfied •with that. Defendant said then he must send them to his mother and sister at Dunedin. A seeond information ■was then sworn against him, that he had negleoted to provide the children with adequate means of support. . . : . ■ Bergt.-Hajor MeDonald eaid the evidence would be the same as in the previous case, but he had not tho witnesses in attendance. Defendant declared it was untrue as there was always plenty of food in the house. The Sergt.-Mopr said the children wore alone in the house till 9.30 on Sunday night, and tbey had not seen their father since Saturday. Defendant eaid he was in the country trying to find a Bureity, arid the children were at Mrs O'Connor's on Saturday night and Sunday ; ho knew they were all right. His Worship told defendant he was liable under the second information to be ordered to pay bo much a week, undor security, or to go to gaol. He would adjourn the whole matter until Wednesday to allow him to make some arrangements for the care of the children nhioh would be satisfactory to the court. Defendant said he could not get a reply from D'anedin by that timo.