THE BRODERICKS' BOTHER.

NZ Truth, Issue 115, 31 August 1907, Page 6

THE BRODERICKS' BOTHER.

A Hobby no Woman Could Live With. If marriages are really made m heaven, that of Mr Patrick and Sarah A»n Broderick, of Christchurch, must have been fixed up out of office hours as it is a matrimonial misfit of the most awful kind. If what Mrs Broderick says is correct, her husband's conduct was not only scandalous, but is scarcely understandable l»y any sane person. The couple sot spliced lasi; year, and only lived together five months. , During that time the man's 'behaviour was such that no self-respecting- woman would live with inim as his wife ; so m December last she was forced to leave him and take on domestic servioei, earning £1 per week. Recently she applied to the Court for an order for maintenance against Broderick, who is employed at the Addington work- . shops. The applicant, a spectacled lady of something under middle a&e, told a strange story. When she married Broderick she had the nice nest egg of £100. Of this she spent £60 on furniture, and £20 on other articles. Sha was aware that Broderick had no money, but didn't know that he had a lot of debts, and that the duns would be wearing away the door-marfj. and the bailiffs passing time m the parlor. However, he had been married before, and he brought along his fourteen-year-old daughter to live with them. Mrs Broderick very soon found out that her darling huJbby had a PRONOUNCED 'AFFECTION FOR ANOTHER WOMAN, who used to go down to the work- | shops to meet him from the very first day he started graft there. Her name was Mrs Appleby, and she worked at Mr Cowlishaw's. Broderick had never mentioned this woman to her before, but he had stated that he had been, engaged to some other girl once. A gay Lothario is Mr Broderick, apparently. The first Sunday after their marriage, Mrs B. desired hubby to take her to church", but he pleaded Ahat' tir-ed feeling and a desire to sleep.. So she stayed at home. Happening to go into the wash-house, she came across a bottle of whiskey rolled up, but said nothing about iti, thinking he had bought it to entertain friends. Still she thought the wash-house a queer place to keep it m. Later on her husband went out, and subsequently she found that the bottle was missing. She questioned him about it the week, and he absolutely denied any knowledge of such a thing as whiskey. The first week they were married Broderick Went out every night, she said, coming home at all hours. She remonstrated with him, and said that if he thought anything of her at all he would remain home a-t night. Told him that he was carrying on with other women, including the woman Appleby, and he admitted it. She had hcardi that he was told by Mr Cowlishaw to keep away from his place as he was now a married man. After she broke U P her home she soldi the furnifyxe* ■He^feusbaiid Wad been livjnfi

with Mrs Appleby m a house m Sel-wyn-street since then. Personally she was buying- another house, and had. offered to forgive him if he would return to her ;• she would be only too pleased to see him reform, but he declined. In reply to Mr Cassidy, the witness denied that she had thrown A DIPPER OF HOT WATER over her husband, and that the whole trouble was over the young daughter. Her father had told the girl to pick up anything bandy and throw it at witness if she annoyed her. The girl m question gave evidence that her step-mother treated her badly, and had thrown hot water over her on one occasion when she "got the spike" about something, Sometimes when witness was learning her lessons m the back room Mrs Broderick would come m and put out the light, so she would either sit m darkness or go out and stand at the gate. Her father and herself lived with Mrs Appleby a few months ago- Mrs A. had brought her children to Selwyn-street and she acted as housekeeper. The defendant was now examined as to his means and said he made £2 14s a week, but had to pay 10s a month to the superannuation fund. Mr Bishop made an order for 15s a week against Buck Broderick. Mr Cunningham appeared for the applicant.