MARRIED LATE IN LIFE.
SEPARATION REFUSED. George Brewer (Mr. W. Haekett) appeared before Mr. E. Page, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday to oppose his wife's claim for separation and main- ■ tenance. M!r. Cabill represented. Mrs. Brewer. -'.'"vV ; . • . . . . ■ The complainant was married in 1911, her husband being then 70 years of age. . She stated she left her hueband because ! he would not give her any money, and . told her to go. She had done washing and scrubbing to keep herself. She went back to her husband at His.request, but had to leave him again. Complainant stated while she lived with her husmand she looked after his house well. Mr Haekett urged that an order should not be made against a man , 75 -years ot age, for the maintenance of his wife who would not live with him, but was earning her own living as a housekeeper. \ Complainant said she had worked hard for her own living. She was now a great- , grandmother. She left her husband because he did not know how to treat a ' wife. It was a shame for a woman tiS years of age to be scandalised. The case was dismissed on the ground that the complainant left her home without cause.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 19, 22 January 1916, Page 6
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