POOR FOOL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 142, 6 July 1888, Page 3

POOR FOOL.

'■* ; At Adelaide the other day Amelia Salter, known ' as Ada Miwen. a member of Hudson's Surprise Party, which has occupied Garner's. Tooms for several months past, sued Thomas Hudson, the proprietor, far £200, b^ng the balance of wages alleged to be du'rf to her. Hudson, who was married on May 20th to Mis 9 May Habgood, wa3 arrested at Serviceton and brought to Adelaide at the instance of the plaintiff. The defendant, m his evidence, denied bayiog kissed the plaintiff when he. saw her tbat morning, and said he had forgotten what he said to ber. Tbe plaintiff, who was considerably affected m giving evidence, stated, that sbe had been m the defendant's employ as a vacaJißt for 10 years. She as Gisi paid £3 Wa per week, then M 10e, snd during the li t two yeare £5 a week. Htr . salary had been paid irregularly, find orer £200 was due to ber. Tbe defendant hsd frequently told ber that'he was unable to pay her salary, and he promised to marry her. She went to Melbourne recently ih the belief ,tbat be was going to fulfil his procaine. When sbe saw Hudson m the room by himself he kissed her, and askod her not to go on with the case. She said "Very' well, dear." The plaintiff here buret into tears. On regaining ht-r • ccmposute she emphatically said^hat sbe-wa? anxious to proceed with the case. She reiterated her statement, with the proviso " nnless Hudson w«nts to settle it out of court;" She further said that she was u!ad she had had tbe defendant arrested. She then wept. When she recehed :he. lost monfy p»)id to her '(El), she di.i hot see written m a book, "Eeceived from Hudson salary m fu.l lo daie," k She did not 'accept £1 for herniary m full. She had lived wiih Hudson for 10 years as his wife. Sbe last lived with bun on frray 25, when she left for Melbourne to'marry him. He then, gave ber £3. She would not have brought this action if he had not married, as it wonld be all one if -they were married. She had travelled through England, China, India, and Australia as Budson's wife. At tbe suggestion of the magistrate, as the defendant was willing to submit himself, to the jurisdiction of tbe Court, tbe case^was adjourned.