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THE LAW COURTS.
POLICE.
ADELAIDE: Friday, March 9.
(Before Mr. E. M. Sabine, S.M.)
Douglas Murray Basset was fined 15/ and
10/ costs for having ridden a bicycle without!
a light or. Carlton parade, Torrensville, on the)
night of Februaiy 27.
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(Before Mr. H. E. Paine, S.M., in No. 2 Court.) j
John Egan was proceeded against by the State '
Children's Department, for having neglected to
comply with an order made against him on
Januaiy 19, 192S, for the payment of 10/ a
week towards tlie maintenance of his dai^hter.
Mr. C. J. Philcox, who pro&eculed, eaid defendant
had made no payments under the order,
and was in arrears to the amount of £12 161.
Egan said he had not earned anything since the
order was made, but he expected to be working
within a week or two. One month's imprison-1
ment was ordered, the warrant to be withheld i
for 21 days, to enable defendant to make ar- ,
rangements to liquidate the arrears. |
Thomas Roy Henderson was similarly charged '
for hailing neglected an order tor tiie payment'
of 5/ a week towards the maintenance of his
son, made against "him on September 19, 1915.:
Mr. Philcox eaid defendant had been prosecuted ;
on a number of occasions for non-compliance
and arrears at present were £8 10/. His
last payment was £l 6/, on November 13. Defendant
said he had been out of work. " Two 1
months' imprisonment was ordered, /the warrant, j
to be withheld for 14 days.
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Cyril William Epps admitted having failed to'
pay £l 10/ a week for the maintenance of I
his wife in compliance with an order made under i
the Destitute Persons Act, on Januaiy 1'4 192L |
Mr. I-hikox saiJ defendant had been twice pro-1
secuted previously ,and cn the present occasion 1
had to lie arrested on a warrant. Tlie arrears '
were £'.: > 8/, and his last iavinem was £•>
on September 2 j. He asked that lie should lie
improsmed. Three months' was m.ivred tije:
warrant to be withheld fur 1 j (javs ' I
Andrew William Young, wh.> did 'not appear
was charged on the informalu n ,.t h v -f^
(Edith Dorothy), with having f;iiit.,| i,, ',„1mj;
with an order made against liim on .VncmU-r 17 •
1922, for the payment of £2 a t< i ir.i^
her maintenance. Mr. Philcox .-slid tkr irrciirv
./ere £12, aud another is was now due. A
month's imprnwnmeiH was ordered.
Richani Hocking was cumnium-d bv !
ther Luer i<_-ainennej, (Catherine), under the Destitute I'c-^o -
Act, to show cause why he should not contribute i
to her maintenance. Defendant denied lie was
able to contribute, and was dc-femk-d |)v y,
C. T. Gun. Complainant -.aid she was in "receipt
of an old-age pension Gf in; a v.,-ok. an!
was bordered free of charge bv her dau"ht<-r |
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She was re oiving 7/C a week maiiiteiiajicc lro.ii
her sons, but they were heavilv in arrears. She!
contended that defendant earned £ii 13<<> a
week. Mr. Green said his client denied that.
He -was in a worse position than his mother.
He maintained that complainant was not poor
and destitute, and asked for a dismissal. The
| Court dismissed the information,
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