SHE STOLE MY WATCH AND CHAIN.

NZ Truth, Issue 508, 13 March 1915, Page 5

SHE STOLE MY WATCH AND CHAIN.

Why don't you maintain her? — 1 married her to live with .her, not to be a hermit. Mrs. Brown: He abuses me and smashes the furniture. Mr. Kettle (to Brown): Do you? Brown: All lies. When did you give her any money? — A week or two before she cleared out. Is it your own house? — Yes, I bought It. : ;; .. Mr. Kettle: The trouble mostly appeared to be over the son, who Brown says is an able-bodied man wejl able to work. The evidence does, not justify me making a separation order and I am not at present prepared to make one. I am going to adjourn this case and hope you will try to come to .some arrangement and pull together.* 1 will adjourn the matter for fiver weeks and if you cannot como to some arrangement the son will have tcr. come along. Mrs. Brown: He is not able to. ' Mr. Kettle: Well, can you get any of the neighbors to come and give evidence? — They won't come, your Worship. Brown: She cannot get (he neighbors to come. She gets my letters and after reading them burns them. I saw her get a letter for mo from my daughter m Scotland and she burned it. I asked her for it because. I saw the postman bring it and she said there was none. Mr. Kettle (to Mrs. Brown): Is that true? — There was nothing m It anil he gave me permission to read his letters. Do you mean to say that you got a letter for him, read it and then burned it? — Thore was nothing In It. Was It from his. daughter In Scotland?—l think It wns. And instead of giving it to him you opened it and then burned it? — THERE WAS NOTHING IN IT. He does not know what was m it. Do you think that was a right thing to do? All Mr*. Brown could sny was that there was nothing m It. Mr. Kettle: Well the matter is adjourned for rtvo Weeks and m the meantime you (Brown) try and give your wife something to live upon. Brown: 1 havo a home If she comes back to It and am willing to keep her. But I can't trust her. I believe slur gota a pension, but"sho won't t<*ll mi> anything about it. I have to find out from neighbors. Mr. Kettle (to Mrs. Brown): Do you get tho pension? — Yes, sir. Did you tell them whon you applied that your husband hud property? — Yes, sir, I think so. Mr. Kettle: Well, the present matter stands adjourned. Mrs. Brown: 1 will never go luuno with you, George Brown. lam prepared to gel my own living If 1 can only get v start.'