People v. Paaschen

Bussell, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the Police Court of the city of Troy, FT. Y., of the defendant of being a disorderly person under subdivision 1 of section 899 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Subdivision 1 of section 899 reads as follows:

“ The following are disorderly persons:

“ 1. Persons who actually abandon their wives or children without adequate support, or leave them in danger of becoming a burden upon the public, or who neglect to provide for them according to their means.”

It is evident that this section was designed to prevent persons from becoming a…