MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2562, 24 July 1909, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

FRIDAY JULY 23.

(Before Mr. AV. A. Barton, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS

A first offender, who. admitted being drunk on Thursday, was fined 5s in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. CYCLING ON THE FOOTPATH.

William Ross admitted having ridden a bicycle on the footpath on July 16th, and was fined 10s with costs

MAINTENANCE ORDER

Kate Ross was called upon to short cause rt r liy she had not obeyed an order of the Court to contribute 4s a week towards the keep of her child in the Industrial School. The arrears amounted to £4 4s. , The woman said she was unmarried but was living with the father of the child, a man named Nelson. She went out to' work to try to earn her own living. Detective Rawle said the father of the child knew he was not liable -and was totally indifferent to the case. His Worship adjourned the ease for a month to allow the defendant time to reduce the amount. AFFILIATION CASE.

The hearing was continued of the ease in which Mary Ellen Rogers (Air. Stock) proceeded against Donald AlcKell.ar, of Patutalii (Air. Blair) for the support of his alleged illegitimate child. The hearing had been adjoin'nod to allow Air. Bfajr time to call evidence for the defence.

Thomas Gibb Adams, residing at Patutalii, said he had been living with defendant since January last and slept in the house. The complainant slept m the house, and lie had frequent opportunities of observing the conduct between plaintiff and defendant, but he never saw any familiarity or anything to indicate that the parties wore engaged. McKellar usually called the complainant “cook.” He never saw defendant leave his room during the night, had McKellar done so witness would have heard him. Many visitors called at defendant’s house at uncertain times. He had had some conversation with complainant about a man named Bonis, The complainant asked him in February if lie knew where Bonis was. AVitness said he thought Bonis was at AVaimata. Complainant asked him to address and post a letter to Bonis, and he complied. Complainant said she had afterwards found Bonis. AVitness posted another letter to Bonis for complainant about .j days afterwards. Edward John AYiiliams, sbeepfarmer living at AYTiare'kopac, said be had often staved at McKellar’s house while Miss Rogers was housekeeping there. Each time lie called at night ho found McKellar in his own room and never saw any familiarity between the parties. Ho had had a conversation with complainant about Bonis, .and she said Bonis had written t-o her. Albert Charles Williams, farmer of Wharekbpae, said that he had occasionally stayed the night at defendant’s house and never saw anything to arouse his suspicions. . - • His Worship said that from the evidence he was of opinion the defendant was the father of the child, even if the whole of the evidence for the complainant was given by the mother of the child and her relations. The defendant would be ordered to pay 8s a week towards the child’s support until it was 1 14 years of age, and pay expenses amounting to £22 Is and to pay the cost of the proceedings.