HUSBAND'S NOBLE LETTERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 3, 3 January 1920, Page 15

HUSBAND'S NOBLE LETTERS.

[ A painful story of the married life of I two young Londoners was told to the Torjquay justices, when Mrs. EmUy Martin , iscugbt a maintenance order against her husband, Albert Peter Martin. At first an effort was made to bring them together, but without success. For Sirs. Martin, Mr. J. B. Eastley said the Issues were such as usually came before the Divorce Court. In "this case misconduct was committed, but it was condoned, husband and wife living together again. ■Married In 'Hackney In 1907, Martin was an assistant chemist. After he joined the R.A.SLC, In 1015, (Mrs. Martin went to live with her mother, and was employed on the L.C.C. tramways. Then, unfortunately, she met a convalescent New Zealand soldier, named Winter, who presently took advantage of her. On the day after her husband came home ou leave a child was born. She wrote confessing misconduct, and ln a written reply he said: —- "Dear Em. —I forgive you if you wUI in future be faithful and true " Five or 6lx days later ne wrote:— "I believe sincerely you are not very happy. Do you think we will be happy If we come together again? It is entirely up to you if you think so. Now you know what my love ls worth. I wonder if you have the same for mc?" In another letter he wrote:— "Dear Em. —I promise I will never throw this trouble up to you, and -will treat the baby as one of my own." When at last he was demobilised he Te-joined her. Having drawn his gratuity, between £40 and £50, he placed It on the table, and, for a joke, she hid a £l-note ln a book. Afterwards he wrote:— "It Is impossible for mc to live with yon again. Never, never, never! Only six days in England and you steal £1 for a joke." Mrs. Martin admitted that she sold np the home ln London. In the end there was an adjournment for a month, so that some form of settlement could be arranged.