DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15664, 18 July 1914, Page 7

DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

LABOURER AND HIS WIFE. | MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATION. I I " Several cases of domestic unhappiness j were heard by Mr. C. C. Kettle; S.M., at ] the Magistrate's Court yesterday. I "He is very cantankerous towards me ' and calls me some filthy names," said Agnes Kealey (Mr. E. J. Prxdergast) , of her husband, John James Kealey, a 1 wharf labourer, against whom she .. dosired a separation and maintenance order 1 to be made, the ground of tho application being persistent cruelty. ,- - > Applicant said that she married, defendant in Auckland 16 years ago, ami thero were two children of the union. ' " Ho j is addicted to drink,"-she continued. "On Saturday night I had tv get the I police to him because he th*eat«n< 1 us. j He was drunk on Saturday and- drunk 'on the Friday. I have, had l'\o prohibition orders "taken out against' him', but he was worse with the orders than i x fore. I found that they were no good,- so 'I have given them up.' I 'don't intend I to go back to him if he offered me £20 I a week. I'd sooner beg ray., bread." , She ! had kept boarders, but d. fondant was I so abusive towards her that unpl'asaalI ness was created, and the" "boarders' left. ! Her husband had often threatened her, and twelve months ago had hit,her on , the face. ] To Mr. Kettle: This treatment had 'j been going on for 11 years. ~„,., i. J Defendant denied that more than one ■ prohibition order had been taken ■ out against him by his wife.-He bad broken I the conditions of that one, and W.as imprisoned for not paying the fine. £2 I imposed on him He .complained that there had been several trivial dirpulcs with his wife, who was the cause of the trouble. Mr. Prendergast: Did you come homo between 6 and 7 p.m. on July 4, take tho teapot and pour the tea all, round tho table, and then empty tho tea leaves on the table?— did not. ' i To His Worship: The 'cat- way have i knocked the teapot over. " .".. :v- ■•■< i The magistrate made an' order, that do- | fendant must pay £1 a week towards. the ' maintenance of his wife, but ' adjourned , the application for a separation order , sine die. His Worship urged that tho i wife should go back to her husband to see i if happiness could be restored. I Mrs. Kealey: I won't go back, Your . Worship. ..... His Worship: You had better think this I thing over. It is not a matter to be 1 decided in a hurry. [I —r— |! "A DISTRESSING CASE." i . -l Percy Eden, a motor-car driver, was ! proceeded against by bis wife, Rosaline Eden, on an information of having diai obeyed a maintenance order in respect to her support. She also asked that sureties i of the peace be made against defendant on tho ground that he had been guilty 3 of annoyance and provocation towards her ' by following and whistling after her. ■ Mr. 'i A G Quartley appeared for the appli- , cant and Mr. J. R. Lundon for tho ' defendant. ■ • : - 1 It was stated that the amount of the 3 arrears under the order was about £2. Defendant denied that he had been 5 guilty of provocation, and said he would 1 do his best to meet the terms of the . order. 13 The magistrate said he did not deem the defendant's statements satisfactory and severely criticised his treatment of his wife.,.- • 5 During the course of the proceedings the applicant, who is 'only a 'young woman,'became hysterica! and rushed out of the courtroom. His Worship characterised tho case, as a distressing one, and said that something should be done by the Society for the Protection of Women and Children 1 on behalf of the wife. She. needed to La s' cared (or. It was evident that the parties e - could never mand their troubles, f; It was decided that arrangements if i should be made to have, the applicant I placed in St. Mary's Home, and the (iwn was adjourned until Monday.

ORDER AGAINST A 'FARMER. William H. C. Tilly, a farmer, of Pukekohe, was ordered to pay 10s a week towards the maintenance of his wife, Isabella Tilly. Mr. W. P. Endean appeared for the applicant and Mr. F. S. Goulding for the defendant.