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£101 llslt;4.) ntional 100) —b :s 6d. 7 Us. Minos: l Aus-5s 8d ; ayloy'a 4s 3d, 2s 100. 4s 3d. 4s 2d. son-a oon —b 6a 6d. rincoss 4s 6d. South I ill -b1118 tO-fromins fort.ows a a for dwt of I lloz i givoniing at •da for2oz of Thia lovol. igb 45 rop ofl out at I govo highly ut the niony a that so for Ountry looted, or tbo :n, the lor sot vill botrough stated aco in y end. notion 1 gold0 tons dwt ofd 215 124 oz lotory. stono walls wall 8 Jin in about lorried underOft in rol is•tnigbt9ton8,ra putivnors' spond-lutting r dis-itod n turdayoyritos stono o oastosscutTboashing n tbo gold, is now 1440ftrun of isscut s sunk i gold i lovol n the » with :ms a undor-iovoral lb. A n run, t with, to was n off, Tbo nd tbo n sizo. ourso. nsgor, Poarl stono. cross-y westVyoiiamorauon ot tuo matior was ultimately deferred for n inonlb.AN AFFILIATION CASE.MORE JUVENILE IMMORALITY.At iko City Polico Court voatorday morning beforo Messrs. Dwyer, and Wobb, a youtb named Job Jenkins wns proceeded against by Annio Iloliir, for neglooting to support bis illigotimato obild. Mr. Kirby apponred for tbo plaintiff. At tbo request of Dr. Quick, counaol for tbo defence, nil witnesses woro ordered to lonvo tbo court. .Annio Uohir said that sho bad known tbo defendant for about two years. Sho bad boon hooping compaoy with him for about 18 months. On August 31st, 1893, ho seduced bar in tbo Camp Itoservo. Uo told lior that ho would marry bor on last Christmas Day ; but bad not done so. Tbo defendant is at prosunt working at tbo Comet mine. Ho wns tbo first and only man that ovor soduocd bor. When sho told him that sbo was prognant ho advisod her to consult a doctor and ascorlain if such really was tbo case. Sbo wont to Dr. Gaffney, and ho informed bor that sbo wns cncionto. Witness told tbo dofondnnt tbo result of tbo examination. On Ducombor tbo 9tb lost year bo promisod to marry her on the Wodnesdny following, but deceived her. Slio told him that ho would hnvo to support bis child, and bo ro-plicd that it would bo impossiblo for him to do so as ho then had two other girls in a similar condition, and lio would probably bavo to pay eaoli of thorn 7s 6d per wooli. Tbo defendant after that was away from liondigo for soino time, but onmo back again. Ho said bo boil boon in Now Zealand with bis uncle. Dofondnnt on one oocnaion struok her across tho oyo with n ourling toDgs. A similar mark as tho ono loft by tbo blow was now discorniblo oil tbo faco of bor baby. •Dr. Quick (to Mr. Kirby) : What is Ibis for? What, is it you wont to provo by tlml?Mr. Kirby: This proves boyond a doubt tho paternity of tho infant.Witness continuing said that sbo hod no moans wbolovor of supporting llio child. Sho had to work to support hor motlior.To Dr, Quick : Shu had boon doing no work for nino months. This wns on account of ill boaltb. Sho bad boon working at it number of difToront places. Sbo wns elghtoon years of ago ond lived nt homo with her mother in liridgo street. Sho Ural mot tbo dofondant near tbo Salvation liar-racks.Dr. Quick: And how woro you introduood. Did you inlroduco yoursolf?WitnosB: Tho dofomlont onmo out of tho Salvation Army UarraokB. and ho had flowers down both sidos of his coat.Mr. Kirby : Ob; that is enough to foloh any young lody.Dr. Quick: Did you go up and speak to him?Witness: I asked him for a bunch offlowors. If I ovon spoko to othor young follows tho dofondant used to bent bor. Ho bad mado her black and bluo all ovor. Ho used to carry a pair of seiasorB up bis slcovo and watcb if sbo ovor talked to otbor moo. Oo ono occasion sho was up before tbo court for using bad languago and was fined for it.Mr. Kirby: That bas nothing to do with tbo oaso at prosont boforo tho court.Dr. Quick : Indcod it has. 1 want to show wliot kind of chnractor tlio girl possosscs.Tho wilnosa was tbon subjected to a very sovoro cross-examination with regard to hor intimacy with other’ young men, but sho sworo positively that sbo hod behavod improperly with no ono oxoopt tho dofondant.Dr. Quick, finding that tbo sovoro tost bo put tho girl to availed bis oliont nothing, remarkod that tho almospboro in Hridgo street bad apparently a sbarponing eiloet on tho girl’s intolleot.Mr. Kirby: Sho is ovidontly too sharp for tbo Icarnod council.Ann Hohir, mobhor of tho girl, stated that tho dofondant oskod bor oonsont to his marriage with hor daughter. Bho gavo it, as sho regarded him as a doeunt young follow. Ho was a constant visitor at bor bouso, Her daugbtor had no otbor mnlo visitors at hor bouso, and kept company with no otbor young man but tho dofondant.Dr. Quick oonsidorod that thoro wns not sufficient corroborativo cvidonoo that bis client was tho father of tbo child. Thoro was, perhaps, ovidonoo showing lliat a promiso of marriage bad boon given ; but no testimony that Jonltins bad soduoed tbo girl. No material faot rolativo to tho fraternity bad beon advanced.Mr. Kirby submitted that thoro was suifl-oiont evidence to show that tho dofondaot was tbo fatlror. Ho had been keeping company with tho girl and visited bor at bor homo.Tbo P.M. said that tbo benoh thought tho ovidcnco sufficient.Dr. Quick tbon asked permission to call ovidonoo as to tho means of bis client.Archibald Long said that bo wae acquainted with tho dofondant.Mr. Kirby: Did bo toll you that -bo was (ha father of tho child.Witnoss : No ; ho did not. ,1'ho dofondant is omployod at tho Comet mino and earning 30a a week.A order for 5s por wook wae mado against tbo dofondant; also to provido two Burotioa of £25 onoh for its fulfil mont.Dr. Quick roquostod that, as bis oliont ro-ooivod bis wages fortnightly ho should bo allowod to pay tbo monoy accordingly. Tbo roquost was granted.48 Per Cent. Discount off Cost Prico.—At this
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Bendigo, Victoria, AU
Fri, Jun 15, 1894
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