TROUBLES OF NEWLY-MARRIED COUPLE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9452, 27 February 1911, Page 2

TROUBLES OF NEWLY-MARRIED COUPLE.

VENTILATED IN COURT. FEU PI>ES9 ABBOOUTION.I AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. The danger of a newly-married man sending a telegram to his young wife without first considering the legal position was illustrated at the Court this morning. The defendant, a geniallooking man, explained, that he had in heat sent the telegram to his wife, stating that if she did not return home before a curtain dais- ho would leave Auckland. Witness added: "I , never meant it, your Worship. Why we were only married on January 28 this year." Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M.: Why, this is only February 24, Your honeymoon.is hardly over yet. Defendant said the fact was he objected to going to his wife's mother's place or bt-ing mixed up with her family at nil. Ho came to town on Tuesday to look for work, and when he got back home and could not get into his house he felt hot about it, and sent the telegram to his wife. Mr' Kettle: Well, you know that put you within tho limit of the- law, as you aro bound to make provision for the woman you havo just married. Witness said he had a good home, with eight furnished rooms. If his wife would stay there he assured tho Bench he had no idea of leaving N-aw Zealand. Mr Kettle (to the wife): What is your a <rp f> ° '. Tho wife:' Twenty-four. . The husband: It was twenty-five a month ago. Mr Kettle said the couple- had better trv and settle matters. The husband: The home is no good to me if she won't come back to it. Mr Kettle said the husband must make- adequate provision for his wife if they could not arrange matters. Ho quite believed the man had no idea of leaving New Zealand, and would therefore dismiss the information. He coneidered, in tho face of receiving such a telegram, the wife was justified in the action she had taken.