Commonwealth v. Wibner

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

The defendant was indicted, in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County for neglecting or refusing to contribute reasonably to the support and maintenance of a child of his born out of lawful wedlock. The indictment was drawn in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 11,1917, P. L. 773. At the trial the defendant was convicted and on July 17, 1919, was sentenced to pay a fine of 6% cents to the Commonwealth, the costs of prosecution, and to pay to the mother of the child $150 for its maintenance from February 1, 1919, to July 17, 1919, and was…