People ex rel. Sagazei v. Sagazei

GOFF, R.

The defendant was adjudged a disorderly person, for having abandoned “his family ” in the City of Hew York, and was ordered to pay to “The Commissioners of Public Charities” $10 per week, for the support of “his family.” From the judgment and order he appeals to this court.

The following facts and proceedings are set forth in the return of the city magistrate :

Charlotte Sagazei, the complainant, was married to William Sagazei, the defendant, in 1868. In 1886, while the pair resided in Brooklyn, County of Kings, the wife, with her husband’s consent went to Germany, and remained there…