THE OTHER WOMAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 214, 31 July 1909, Page 6

THE OTHER WOMAN.

Bridget Wiltshire's Worry.

The case of Bridget Wiltshire v. John Wiltshire, a marital misery disturbance that excited the Christchurch S.M. Court recently, had exceptional features about it. John is a bootmaker, and Bridget is a New Zealander who had expectations Irom an estate m the A^uld Sod. The ex- j pectations were so good' that she borrowed money locally to go to Ireland and light vher „ , claim, and while there ran short- of cash to prosecute the same. iThis necessitated her going into service ; the claim was carried to the Court of Appeal ; and finally Mrs Wiltshire won, hut, as is usual m these cases, sne found Itha-t the whole of the money coming to 3ier was swallowed up m Costs and her ' own personal exes., and she landed m ■ iNew Zealand with no wealth whatsoever, .doing back (to the home of her husband j and five children she was Shocked to find ■installed m her stead a woman whom hubby called "Missus," and the baggage tailed him "Dad." They were living as roan as wife, and the children were frightfully neglected. They were m' a filthy condition, covered with vermin,, and had dreadful sores on their bodies. Dr. Orchard examined them. In addijtion they were compelled to go out and sell papers m the streets. On the night iwhen Mrs Wiltshire returned she didn't sleep with her husband, but she was Sleepless, and heard him get out of bed and enter the room of the obnoxious fe>nale. Wiltshire cross-examined Ms unspprcclafcive spouse with severity, and she said Jslie had been two years and three months away froia him m the Cold Dart. When she arrived back m the house and TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE OTHER ' FEMALE, ac said to her, insultingly, "Yes ; we Jiave been very happy together. You get out !" The woman left the bouse afteriwards, but her husband was always visitang her with the children. Of course, the rwife hadn't cohabited with him since she had seen how things were. Wiltshire's story was to the effect that ibis missus was highly imaginative, and ithe presence of any woman on the premises was wrong. With five young children ithe services of a woman were necessary. Beak Haseiden agreed. Wiltshire contended that the bogey was tiis wife's own making. ,Wrth regard to the children selling papers, they did it fto obtain pocket money, and earned good pocket money too. His Worship commented on the fact [that the selling of papers m the streets seemed to be a respectable occupation. Mr Haseiden : Will you undertake to supply the house with necessaries? — Yes, I will. His Worshjp (who picks things pretty iaccurately) : Take a word of advice from a man of experience and a man of the .world and try and arrange matters. Wiltshire : Yes, sir, 1 will.