State v. . Vickers

It is provided by statute that upon any conviction for abandonment tbe judge having jurisdiction may, in bis discretion, make' such order as in his judgment will best provide for the support of the deserted wife and children from the property or labor of the defendant. C. S., 4449. It was by virtue of this authority that the trial court adjudged that the defendant should pay into the office of the clerk a stated sum at the beginning of each month and should secure compliance with the order by the execution of a penal bond in the sum of $1,000. The defendant contends that the period or term of…