People v. Cusick

Aug 10, 1914
Reporters:

The charge against defendant is that of being a disorderly person under Section 899 of the Code of Criminal ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍Procedure.

From all the testimony in the case it does not appear that the wife, complainant herein, at present is, or is likely to be, for at least two months, a charge upon the public.

. These proceedings are not ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍for the purpose of regulating matrimonial differences, another tribunal being provided for that purpose, but are for the purpose of preventing wives and children from becoming a charge upon the public and preventing it from assuming burdens ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍that should be borne by husbands..

The rule is laid down in 139 A. D. 364, as follows: “ Inasmuch, however, as the purpose of this section is not to furnish appropriate provision for the family support, but ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍simply to prevent the family from becoming a public burden, etc., etc.”

See also: 128 App. Div. 328; 133 App. Div. 881; 115 App. Div. 412; 86 App. Div. 352.

*88If changed conditions should, in the future, bring complainant within the rule above laid ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‍down, the Court will entertain another ápplication for a warrant. Under the present circumstances, the proceedings are premature.

Defendant discharged.