THE BEAK BOTHERED.
The Reason of Hubby's Closeness.
It seems , that- Frances Clara Hurrell, of Christchurch, is ; a woman to be piti ied,. in' more ways than one. She chargj ed her husband recently with, wilf ally '" ne- : glebtiflg to provide for the maintenance. loi "herself and children. Hubby- explained, with a flourish of rjetbri^ that he. had been unable to contribute owing 'to i his . "financial ' position-'* ■ It appsars r however., that Hurrell,' who is a master ; saddler, gets £2 8s a week, and was iin I the habit of placing a shilling on the mantlepisce evezy morning ere he departed" for toil. A bob a day, however,. isn?t. conducive to high living, and- tee missus soughit .fche -protection of the iSJSI. Court, and prayed for a separation order aad maintenance.' .' BEAK BISHOP WAS ! MYSTIFIED ; i what was the reason tor "Henry Thomas's ■closeness ? The .missus said he didn't ; drink, . but she suspected morphia, ; and morphia being an expensive drug everything was explained. His Worship made an order suspending., coh&bitation, iand ukased that Harrell shculd pay £1 a week towards the support of his wife and_Jkids. -
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NZ Truth, Issue 170, 19 September 1908, Page 6
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187THE BEAK BOTHERED. NZ Truth, Issue 170, 19 September 1908, Page 6
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