Five Thousand Pounds

NZ Truth, Issue 578, 15 July 1916, Page 2

Five Thousand Pounds

Left by "Hubby" No. 1.

"Hubby" No. 2 a Failure.

(From 'Truth's" Auckland Rep.)

There was not a great deal doing nt Mr. Kettlo'B Auckland "Agony" Court on Friday of last week, and the only heat which won /ought to a UniHh was between .Caroline Graham and Thomaa William Ornhum,

Thomaa waa nowhere about the premiweu, and Caroline, who \va« chumplonctl by Lawyer Matthowo. and uukod for separation ond mnlnionunco. said ghe xvtm a "wJUdy" with throe chlldrun when she throw In nor Jot with Tom, and her family wan Just doubled after she and Tom had been married some time. Tom had boon A "METHODY"' MISSION'ER and had preached for almost all denomination* except Anglican. As a canva«B«r for tho Savonth Day AdvontlfitH ho earnod six "quldlats" each week for about twelve month*. Curollno'B nr*t "hubby" had been kind enough when luv'diod to Juave her rtv« "ihou." nnd thin mo»u»y uho and hor sccontl v*murf luul lived on up till A couple of yrnm ago. when owing to failure) m btixtiv^a and constantly movinjj around, tho £f>ooo dwindled away. In 16 y<'«r« they had «old 13 houwot), and now Thomiut wn.iu«d h«r to bo to Sydney and Uvt cm A "Ql-JD" A WKIvK. Carolina »ald xho wqulU I* ttaiijtftet) with n maintenunctt orckr and would let thu gepuraUou ordor ?)llp for thp limit being nt any rato. Hlh Worship made an ordor for maintenance for 30,'- a week.

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