A REMARKABLE MARRIAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 94, 21 April 1903, Page 5

A REMARKABLE MARRIAGE.

The story of a remarkable marriage was told at the Police Court to-day to Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., who heard a charge against a young man named Charles Albert Bloomfield of neglecting to maintain his wife. Constance Anna Bloomfield. The defendant is blind, and his wife stated that she married Mm last December. Ever since she had been ill-treated, and it culminated recently in her being told to leave the house and make arrangements to look after herjself.' ! In reply to the Magistrate, Bloomfield said his misfortune had come upen him two years ago. His Worship: Then you have never seen your wife? Bloomfield (with some emphasis): No, but I know her by the voice and by her ways. Bloomfield added that it was no ordinary marriage. His Avife agreed to do her share towards the keeping as well as himself, but as soon as the marriage took place she changed her mind. He expected her to go out with him in. a hawker-, cart, but she refused after going a few times, and he told her he would have to leave her and shut up the house. He denied the ill-treatment. Mrs Bloomfield, questioned by His Worship, said that half'the story was true. She did object to accompanying her husband because she was abused the whole time. Defendant suggested that it only amounted to remonstrance, because his wife refused to assist him, but Mrs Bloomfield denied this, and said that she also objected to her husband's relations with another woman. Bloomfield called the person to whom his wife had referred, and she denied the suggestions. She admitted she had treated the defendant in a more affectionaie manner than his wife.had, but Mrs Bloomfield had herself said that the fact that she urged the marriage, and the parties lived with her. was sufficient to convince anyone that there was nothing beyond friendship. His Worship advised the parties to try and arrange matters, Bloomfield replying that his wife was welcome to come back. Mrs Bloomfield, however, said she could not. but, with the hope of a reconciliation, Air Hutchison adjourned the case until Wednesday week. He advised both sides, if they could not agree, to secure further evidence.