WOMAN'S JEALOUSY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15252, 15 March 1913, Page 2 (Supplement)

WOMAN'S JEALOUSY.

• WIFE THROWS VITRIOL. t Jealousy was alleged in a remarkable r case in which a married woman was charged with throwing vitriol over a • widow who had been visited by her huss band. Tho accused, AH Broughton, was » remanded by the Manchester City Justices. 1 The case outlined for the prosecution was s that the accused had been married about 10 f years, but had not lived very happily with ) her husband. They had been separated for six years, but had been together again during the past two years. The husband had known for many years a Mrs- Elizabeth Ann Kay, a widow, and had been in the habit of visiting at her house. Towards the end of December last, the. accused appeared to have become somewhat jealous, and twice - called, asking if her husband i was at Mrs. Kay's. i On the first occasion, when told he was not there, she was alleged to have threatened to "blind" Mrs. Kay. On the next • visit she asked a lodger, a Mrs. Grace Holt, 4o send Mrs. Kay to the corner of i the street. . Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Holt went out together, and when tho former refused i to "have a drink" with the accused, the latter, it was alleged, took a jar from under her shawl and threw it over the ; women. Mrs. Holt escaped with very alight injuries, but Mrs. Kay received the fluid on her face and neck. Medical evidence > showed that, apart from great disfigure- . ment, there was every likelihood she would lose the sight of both eyes. In her evidence Mrs; Kay proved -the throwing of the vitriol, and said accused's huband had visited her house at week-ends during the past six months. She had known prisoner slightly for ■ ten years. Crossexamined by Mr. J. H. Lloyd, for accused, Mrs. Kay denied that Mr. Broughton had sent her money, or that they had lived as man and wife. Mr. Lloyd: He came to stay at your house at week-ends, leaving , his wife and three children at home. Is that the best answer you can give? Well, sir, I told him not to keep coming.. The witness also denied telling accused that when the man was with her he was comfortable, as the witness had £1 a week for cleaning offices Accused was remanded.