In re Alexander

Rodney, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The petitioner has presented questions concerning matters of both law and of fact, but we prefer to consider the legal question first, viz., whether the Courts of Delaware have or had jurisdiction over him in the matter of the failure to support his wife and child. Desertion and non*464support are uniformly considered criminal or quasi criminal in character. Of course it is the general rule that the prosecution of a criminal case should be had in that place where the offense was committed. Desertion and non-support are often treated conjunctively,…