Saturday. THREATENING LANGUAGE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1964, 2 November 1863, Page 4

Saturday. THREATENING LANGUAGE.

been guilty of constantly using abusive and tbreatenmij language to her, more especially ou Friday, the 30th October, in consequence of which she \v»» afraid to return to her home. John Adeane wa» charged by his wife with having Sarah Aileun the plaintiff deposed, John Adeane, the defendant, is my husband. Yesterday I had some little dispute with him about potatoes. I told him he was telling an untruth, in what ho said I had done. Ho said he would stnitsli me if I laid anything of the kind to him again. He ia a very violent man, and very dangerous. When ho spoke, he rose up and lifted his hand. I was nfiaid to go home yesterday, and am still aft did. Cnm-examined by the defendant, I did say you were telling lies. I only said «o once, and never said so before. You kept talking about the three pound* of potatoes, although I told you I had served fourdiuneis out of them. I did not lift my hand. I did nob lay I would miiuMi tlie windows if you tieatcd me so. Dclcmlaiit Buid his wife called him a liar four times, mid was upfc very frequently to give too much license t<> her tongue. He «!n mileied to find two sniities in £25 each, for his liehavinm Im 3 iijoii'hi.

DIttJNKI Msv> Ann Shit-h wivi fine-l ">-, im.l uM-< for dein^ tlninlc, or 2i iionis iin]» imminent uH, hu , I lulmui ; J.unm lio^onml Sai.tli Hill l(k .nid costs, or 48 horns impiisonmmit wit!) li.ml labour.