WHITE'S WATERLOO

NZ Truth, Issue 509, 20 March 1915, Page 3

WHITE'S WATERLOO

Sporty Spouse Slings Slush at Slavey Did Hubby Succumb to the Servant? (From "Truth's" Christchurch Rep.)

A marital scrap, possessing more than a tinge of ultramarine, cropped j*p iri Beak Bishop's conventicle at Christchurch last Tuesday. Rose White, a shemale with every appearance of being able to hold her own against all comers, seeking a separation and the usual dole of maintenance from her flat-faced husband, David James White, whose allegedly persistent cruelty was made -the basis of the application. "Costs" Cunningha'm paddled Rosie's boat, and Lawyer Donnelly, on Dave's behalf, endeavored to sink the frail craft. Rose reckoned she hitched herself to David ten years ago m Central Otago. '■ Later on. the duo shifted to Port Chalmers, where Rose took unto herself a maid named "Cissy." The White twain wandered around m different ' parts of Noo Zee and finally, settled down m a Southern pubbery. Cissy again coming Into the household. David paid a good deal of attention^to Cissy, and on one specific occasion, went so far as to OCCUPY THE SAME BEDROOM with her. . Some time after that, Rose politely told Dave that he and Ciasie were altogether too cayenne, and Dave promptly stroked his spouse across the .napper with a chair. In fact he took to her, either verbally or 'physically, • every time she introduced "Cißsy's" name into the conversation. Things blew along m that atmosphere of happiness until the end of last October, when Dave cleared out. He took all the furniture and' said he was going to store it, but, as the result of a bit pf quiet sleuthing, Rose -learned that her hubby and Cissle were now living -together m Mile-road. Rose had tumbled out of bed early m the morning and visited the Mile-road house, so that she wai sure the pair lived under the same roof , , and ■ that her furniture, including a double bed, was In the house. Lawyer Donnelly: Do you intend to try ' and get a divorce from your husband? — Yes. You want to- get rid, of him 80 that you can marry a man named Edgeworth? — No, I dp not. Aren't- you bringing these proceedings with the object of forcing your husband -'and Cissie into' the witnessbox, m order that there might be some evidence , forthcoming, which will be useful m your dlvorco case? The question was asked -three times, but Rose preferred not -to reply. On October 21 when you and your husband parted, didn't you tell him that if he ' , t DIDN'T' GET TO HELL OUT of the house you would ?— No. He went on his own free will. He took the best of the furniture and left me the worst. , Your husband was formerly a police officer m Otago. Isn't it a fact that on account of your ambition to be a fine lady, you caußed him to retire . from the police sioroe?— No. My sister put him into an' hotel , and it was for that he left the force. . ; . You say that Ciasie came on the scene eight yjears ago. She is now 22 and/ of r :course, she must have • been fourteen then... You engaged her? — Yes.. And-,you" were- kind to her?— Yes, and so "was my husband. On one occasion at Cromwell, did you .clear out to the races and stay away for three months? — No, I was not away that long. ' . You've a mania for attending races, have' you not?— No. ■ Is this your racing library (producing a bundle of r.ace-books) ? — Yes, some of tHem are mine. Now.ybur trouble Is that you want more money for races, isn't it? — No. Unveii't you said that If you could get; mole money from . Cissie, for races, you would leave her out of this case? —No. - > Have you bought hats for as much n.s £6 and U7V — That's got nothing to do with- the case. Jt; „ ; WAS MY OWN MONKY.* He (Dave) did wlmt he Uked with his money. No, 1 would not go back and live with him lifter the way'he'is carried ' % You have made «onie Kr»vi| accusations agaluai a young lady, who holds a re«pectnble position m ChriHtchurch. i Tell me how, did anyone except your- i self, ever sen Cissie and your husband hi. bed? — No, they took fine caro of that. Will you take tht» responsibility of sweurlng, on your i>fttb, that yod saw j them' m, bei\V— V'e.i, I went to bed ehrly that night and my husbftnd said lift would bo along' later. " When he didn't come., 1 got 'up and went to Ciasifc's.room. She wasn't there. «o I wont to another room nnd found her j m bed wit" »'»>' husband. ' j ifave'ybu met CTI34»J« m the street! recently and told her that this fuse wan being brought into Court so that she would be shown up?— Yes. But I stale' now that the case was honestly brought m order to get a eeparatlon and more maintenance Umn my busband is -now paying me. ' ne-eiiiminod by ''Costs 1 ' Cunniuriia'm, Rose reckoned that sonic of tho rare-; hooks produced belonged to Dnve. '..'Kvldence on. Rose's bohnlf was nlso given by n couple of her nhemale pals nn<? Nurse EnrJy. AUliougli C1shI«» antl Dave wpre prc.*ent to do feud their characters', it was decided fitter some discussion, that as rh«« pnrti*"« »««' "-Ireaidy been separated for three months or so, there wasn't nriy crying noed for nn ofOclnl order, nnd the fiueßtion resolved Itself only into one of malniennnee. This -was fixed n't £1 a week, nnd Rose was given <lie custody of the' child.