A DOMESTIC CASE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1906, Page 4

A DOMESTIC CASE.

THE EL’LL JUDGMENT. The following is tho full text of a judgment given liv Mr Kenrick yesterday : ".Mario Alaiocchi (Mr Hannan) v. Angola Alaiocchi (Air Joyco).—This is an aclion unilor (ho Married i’orsons .'summary Separation Act, 1896. it is proved that (ho parties wero married lour years ago.

"T«e plaintiff was a widow with tlnvo children at tho time and has one child of tho present marriage. Tho defendant was a cabinetmaker by Hade. They lived together in Wellington for six months after tho marriage. Tho defendant then left for Givymoulh and got work at £2 8s per week.

“Defendant! wrote several times to plaintiff after being three months in tho Grey to join him, but did not send her money. After live months expired ho went to Wellington for ono week and then returned to Grey. Between six and seven months after defendant went to Grey, plaintiff sold her furniture and brought her family to Greymouth.

' ll is proved that during tho wholo of this period (six or seven months), defendant failed to contribute anything to tho support of his wife or laiiuiy, nor did ho pay for their passage money to Greymouth; nor had ho found a homo for them when they arrived, i’laiutiff got a house in Cobden, where they lived for 12 months, when plaintiff and her family went to Italy to get some money left her by her first husband. Defendant says ho was not sad or sorry sho went, but lie consented.

"Plaintiffs father sent the money for Ihu passage and plaintiff was away 14 months, during which time defendant did not send tier any money. "On plaintiffs return to Sydney, the defendant wrote to her to wait there till he got work again, but she eventually came to Greymouth, found 'a house, furnished it and paid the rent. "It appears to mo from during the four years of married lifo defendant has not contributed towards the support ot his family for more than 18 months, and then only very moderate sums.

"Defendant says during tho last 5 weeks ho has refused to contribute anything, and tho trouble appears to be inat (ho plaintiff has refused to put his name in a deed of conveyance of a house and land which plaintiff has purchased out of tho money left her.

"There is evidence, and I think it is proved, dial, defendant lias behaved with persistent cruelty to plaintiff. 1 am satislied he has struck Iter and shaken her, and lias at various times used filthy and grossly insulting language to her in tho presence of tho children.

“The plaintiff brought similar proceedings before, but withdrew them on defendant promising to alter his behavious.

"The plaintiff appears to have been subjected to a number of potty acl« on the part of tho defendant to annoy her.

"it appears to mo there is no hope of Iho parties agreeing, and tho behavior of defendant justifies my making an order that the complainant l»o no longer bound' to co-habit with the defendant; that complainant shall have the custody of Santana Maiocchi, the only cltild of tho marriage (now three months old) until such cltild arrives at tho ago of 16 years; that defendant shall contribute tho sum of £1 per week towards tho support of complainant l .”