BUSINESS AND SENTIMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 22, 27 January 1922, Page 6

BUSINESS AND SENTIMENT.

• THE STATUS OF A LODGER. COURT ASKED TO DECIDE. The case in which Benjamin H. ITerzog (Mr. Jordan) sued Ivan Devcieh (Mr. Sullivan) for £2."i damages for deprivation of his wife's society and services. £25 for insulting trespass, and anked for an injunction to remove Devcieh from his house, was continued yesterday afternon before Mr. K. ('. Cutten, S.M. Cross-examined by Mr. Sullivan, tha plaintiff, Ilcrzog, said he had a Boston diploma as a professor of astrology, and hia wife carried on a business as character-reader. Devcieh was not entitled to use. their shop in IToheon Street at all for any purpose. "My lady says he pays £2 a week board, but I have, not yet seen a single, solitary cent from him." Before he went to the King Country, continued the witness,, his wife paid £200 for n part of the machinery. He didn't know where she got the money, and thought it was from Her business. Witness did not know she got the £200 from Dovc.irh, and she had never said thnt she had got it from bun. Witness had been married before, ml America, and his wife deserted him. He had told that to the present wife before they were married. That was not the cause of his wife's coolness. He said lie hud rented the shop and dwelling premises, and he and his wife acted in partnership in the shop. "There's tlie cause of the coolness over there:" broke out the witness, pointing to defendant. I'roeeedinc. witness said that his wife had a.->kod him to get her a divorce. To Mr. Jordan: If Mrs. Ilerzog had borrowed £200 from Devcieh she had tiie means lo pay it back. Kli/.a llerzog." wife of plaintiff, stated that an arrangement was made with Devcieh to use part of tbe shop, and to sleep on the promises, paying 10/ a week for the use of tlie shop and 30/ a week board when lie was there. Devcieh used the shop fur the sale of beads and other soods he had there. Her husband mado the arrangemnt. Devich lent her husband £2011, paying it to plaintiff himself. That money was for a log-hauler for a sawmill. Devcieh for about a year slept with llerzog, and later slept in the shop. There was no trouble til Devcieh asked for his money in October last. Witness bad always cooked the meal-. as well as looking after the business and earning enough to keep herself and her husband, who didn't (rive her any money. She did not go out at all with Devcieh. Witness did not know until recently that llerzog had been married previously, and that had caused some words between them. The arrangement by Devcieh to use the shop had ln-en made with her husband, and Davcich had regularly jraid her. To Mr. Jordan: Her husband was at the house when Devcieh first went to stay there. If she had a little money she didn't'get il out of tlie business. It was money her people had her. At this stage the case was adjourned till next Tuesday.