last a rather bedraggled looking woman, with bobbed hair, named Mary Boyle, appeared before the Magistrate, Mr. G. W. King, complaint against her 7 pan. on September 16 she was found in the Public Gardens without any visible means of subsistence contrary to the Vagrancy Act, 1924, The accused is said to have had 10 previous convictions in the Mi Court against her, pelled the Settlement deported. had been a Lett, Mixed Court cases had married British subject and so came within the jurisdiction of H. M, Court.
Inspector Milne Police, and the ' Magistrat nouncing that the statement on the charge sheet did not amount to an offence, asked her: to come forward into the Court.
Inspector Milne mentioned that she had been brought to the station three times within the last three days His Worship pointed out the pro visions of the Vagrancy Act, under which the sentence was very penal, The police ought to bring the woman's husband to give his statement, Inspector Milne stated that they Lind sent a detective to try to get him but as he was working on one of the wharves down river he had not been secured for the hearing.
Asleep in the Summer House P.C, 268, Alexandroff, stated that on the night in question he was standing on the Garden Bridge and noticed that the women—stopped gov eral strangers, Witness passed by her and noted that she smelt of rink. Accordingly he watched he and saw her go into the sum house in the Public Gardens an: Ma.down on the bench. Witness asked what she was doing, and she anid that she wanted to sleep, as she was tired, Witness told her the she could not sleep there but must go home, and she said that she had hho home and was three months' pregnant. Witness then took hor the Police Station.
Tt was stated that th her husband living separately and that the husband had not pa thing to support her. tw: mentioned that the the Foreign Women's Home.
The Magistrate said that he thought that the husband ought to appear in Court, and unless there was any valid reason for not doing 0 he ought to support her.
Mrs, Boyle stated that she had been lil and so wished to sleep.
His Worship adjourned the case until the afternoon, Husband's Point of View In the afternoon Boyle appeared in Court and told his Worship that had not lived with his wite for some months and he would have Hiked to get a divorce. The last time he had heard of her was when she was living in Miller Road with a German, 'The Magistrate Have' you made any attempt to get her away from Shanghai—Witness—Yes. I have offered to buy her tickets but she persists in her refusal to leave Shanghai.
Continuing, Boyle said that it was impossible for him to get a place and live together with his wife.
The Magistrate—Can't you do something for her?—Witness—I save tried and tried.
Defendant—That's a lie.
His Worship—Then try again She's too much for me. She's hope-ess, and uncontrollable.
Witness was then told to try again and give her another chance. The Court would enter a caution.
The Magistrate asked Inspr. Milne if there was any place where @efendant could be looked after Instead of being allowed: ta wander bout, and was told that there was éily the Foreign Women's Home, Defendant was then cautioned. sat as ie ace a
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