A MOTHER OF NINE.

NZ Truth, Issue 571, 27 May 1916, Page 5

A MOTHER OF NINE.

Her Passion for Powoll. The next was the story of the mother of nine "kiddles" and her love for a "bloke" who she didn't "ougrhter" love. Frank Moore, for whom Mr, A. 15. Skelton appeared, applied for dissolution of marriage from Lily Moore on account of misconduct with Kiehard Powell, sometimes known us. Richard Wallace, Prank said it was an fur buck as 1907 when he hitched himself up to Lily at Whanguroo, and things HAPPENED ALONG SO-SO till May, 1912, when Frank \va« managing a limber mill at Whangupe. At this time Lily wan living ut Tangowahlne with the "kiddies," n/» shft said Bho preferred to Uvo there. One day Prank received an anonymous letter (produced) containing fttatoments to the effect that Lily whs showering: her lovo oa Powell. The "hubby" sent tlio letter on to ht>r, but ho trot no satisfaction, and a. couple of weeks later «he wrote saying that who was going to Auckland to see a doctor, und that she was only taking the youngest child with hfcr. The othor "kiddles" w«r« bundled along: to Frank, and. on their arrival, the eldest girl handed him nn envelope containing Lily's wedding ring. Then ho received a letter from her, In which she said clio wns not going to Auckland, and she hoped tho children would lov« him more th«n they did her. Me then discovered clio HAD THROWN IN HER LOT with Powell, and all of Frank's offers to take her back were turned down. Kvidenco was given touching tho service of tho citation upon Lily and Powell at Tangowahlne. and then hlti Honor pawned a brand now decree over to Frank.