New York Court of Appeals January 5, 1932 (People v. Schenkel)

Lehman, J.

Upon the complaint of his wife, the defendant has been adjudged a

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disorderly person ” as defined by subdivision 1, section 899 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in that he actually abandoned his wife without adequate support and has left her in danger of becoming a burden upon the public, and he neglects to provide for her according to his means.

The parties were married in 1928.