Commonwealth v. Davis

Bonniwell, J.,

The inception of these proceedings, begun under the Act of April 13, 1867, P. L. 78, and amendments thereto, took place in 1915, when, upon complaint of the deceased wife, Marie C. Davis, that her husband, the defendant, Joseph H. Davis, had without cause deserted her and her two dependent children, a petition was filed to compel defendant to contribute to their support. An order was entered September 20, 1915, commanding defendant to pay six dollars a week to his wife. Later the wife succeeded in locating defendant in Danville and lived with him there until about May, 1916,…