MILLER'S MARITAL MISERIES.

NZ Truth, Issue 230, 20 November 1909, Page 7

MILLER'S MARITAL MISERIES.

Alice's Awful Alliance

. The next item on the judicial programme was that of Alice Birfield Miller, seeking to he set free from Charles Barnes Millar. The lady was chaperoned by Lawyer Hanlon, who does not suffer from a weak voice. Lawyer Hanlon said that Alice and Charles were marriod m February, 1889, and there was one child of the unhappy union. They lived together until 1984, when Charles started to stop out at night and- neglect the connubial couch. Alice had wanted an explanation, and Charles had hit her instead, and had then fled: Alice Birfield Miller, said she was the wife of Charles Barnes Miller. They were married m February, 1883, at All Saints' Church, Dunedin. They stayed m London-street for a few months, and then went to Suuth Dunedin, and afterwards to -Walker-street. .Whilst living m these places, they were on good terms until shortly before they left Walker-street. THERE WAS ONE CHILI? , who was born on April 5; 1902. At Walk-er-street, Charlie started staying out till 2 m the morning. They afterwards went to Mornington, and stayed there until May, 1904, when Ofiarlie left for good. At ' Momington, Charles used to stay out every moruing m the week until 3 or i o'cibek, and, when she remonstrated, he told her it was none of her business, and lie would go but when he liked. She suspected he was going out to see some beastly other woman, a's Charles did not drink. His first excuse was that he had to wor,k late, but this was a lie. She followed him one night, a Sunday, and saw him emerge from a widow's house at 10 p.m. She remonstrated with Charles the faithless, and he struck her. On the following Monday, he came home, and LEFT FOR GOOD on the Tuesday. That was the last she had seen of him. She had written asking for, money, but Charles did not send any, and She had to go out to work. She had since lived with her mother. Jean Gallan, mother of Alice the unfortunate, used to visit the unhappy couple at Mornington , and noticed that Charles was not filling his domestic armchair and slippers alongside his hearth. Since Charles had cleared, Alice had lived with her. Charles had never come to see the wife of his bosom. James Alexander Hawkins, solicitor and managing clerk for A. C. Hanlou, gave evidence as to serving Charles with the papers. Charles admitted that there was a quarrel, but he would not say what it was over. He also said he would not return and would not defend the petition. His ilonor. granted a decree nisi, with costs oh the lowest scale and custody o! the child.