SHE TOLD ME SHED AVE ME

NZ Truth, Issue 1078, 22 July 1926, Page 7

SHE TOLD ME SHED AYE ME

WH EN Albert lsrae| decided. -.to. sever "his marital relations with /Hilda Christina: he went tabout> matters m wjiat appeared to b'e>a somewhat unusual manner, and the separation gave every, indication of being devoid of the customary tragic circumstances. . v ; jJNMpn KBERT'S ' explanation.: -iwras P^*Tl^| that their 16 years of' mar-. p /fij ried life had been . devoid" jb <f OB ' ; of- -the usual pleasures,; of m- V 1 home: life— -thaf there .ha 4 auk ' Jft ; been- -little .. enjoyment ..ih' X- ■. it for either :of,.th,emrr- ; . ■••.'so he took the f flrst excuse for cutting the painter v, and setting himself adrift; his 'idea being t that they could both go ..their, own ways, and ; get the utmost out of life. :•}'.. '■.■ '.'..■ ~ . drift, however, was' pulled: up by. ;the restraining force of a "blue.y'.' which called upon him v- to appear' m Court and show; cause why he 'should'; fe.pt be the subject of an order if or maintenance and provide" security/for* compliance . with the order. :< /• , ' A foittle Bonfire : ~ "7 "~ '.', / ;. Magistrate .-1/evvey.- was, asked to .ad judicate on the, disruption Hilda placed a 'different complexion on. the cause of the separation. '■■. ■ ■ . ■ ''■>._■) ■ '.. Her. first, complaint was that ' Albert had. omitted to. tell her that he had received three: years',, board and lodging at the expense of -the.; Government as a result of a little bonfire he had. started. .;. \ ; .'• The finale of the various actioris^that caused the, \breaking.iup of the home Was — according to v :H.ilda— a certain accusation ••w'hich •Albe'rt';m^de : 'agamSt her, after which he disappeared. ..< *-.••■ Even : more* serioMs'pshe r •aliegedl-. ' that he had taßena gir"| ; pf'is yea'rsf, to; Wairoa^ having give ri her, the^ : money to leave her own, home. - > Few 'of these allegiations, however, were supported. : . . "• ... ; < Always 'kissing H^r ~ / Even her' expensive fur . epsiJt /failed to make Hilda, a attractive pieie of when slie" stepped into the f po^' : tb tell' her story." ■ : She related how she and". Albert 'had beehx. married- : in -15)10 -and " had -.since: owned farms "m Te Kuiti and Australia and' business premises m" Palmerstori North and Gisborne. ' :. ' ; Three L.little. little '.purits jfeadluarriyed'^ to. brighten their lives the. '■ course of their peregrinations. . - Jr For some' time' the; home had not been a happy one, Albert not treating her _•; well. N Things were brought to a climax when he made , a certain accusation against her and 'ql feared out. ,'. While alleging ili-treat«ieht, : Hilda admitted under cross-examination that Albert ha -d endowed: 'heir .".fairly' well with; worldly goods. ;^ ;^ .■•■•- .:]'■ _He had given her a 100- guinea piano, an expensive fur coat, and ' other fa'l-de- '■' '' : ' v -\ r'i. ' ''!■'''"''. rals so dear to A ■ ; the . feminine : /^y5W ; heart, but none ' Stf'^SW of these had • compensated : - &^??^ijr£3^, for the manner y K.^~^Z^%~^ i in 1 which she' ' ■B~~~^~^ n?*S i; w^s treated. . ; ; , • . J : .; ;it was tru,e? how-ri-. mmm^^^^^b^ e'yer,'. that during ' ■the : 16 years of .their .married life.. she Had never been. left a\6neatv night. Ma-in-laW was called to support •■ ■ th' 6 evidence :of : ill -.treatment, but the only allegation, she made was -■•tt.hat Albert was always wanting to > kiss his wife as often as three or . •:fbur times m five minutes. W' These seeming signs of affection , ma-in-law regarded .aSi- being a # deliberate endeavor to annoy- v^Hilda, and—considering her state of^heialth-r-were not reasonable. .^■Wi'-^-- -■•.-• 'The defence maintained ;:that ; - Hilda was not destitute,; ■and ; :-Ma%ftfie;-actiori^ . being br ought; ;i under the Destitute' Persons Apt;- had vno/grounds;.. ,•.>.•;".. , 'Hilda had a riicely-furnisH.ed. house; Albert had paid alUthe bills ''before lie: left and had, : handed /fly'e^ half hisj savings. ' •'■■'; . '■' ' •; '• ■ '>f '":■': y \ >'' ; He toldithe • Bench th'atV he could' 'not read or'wrjte-^-except' his own .;. ;. signature — and 'the; resujt^was vtKat •■ ! ; al 1 his business was ■ attended to ; > by his wife,, into whose name al'/most everything had been ;put.

..(From "Truth's" Gisborne Rep.) t- is 16 years since. Albert Israel Bunt led fiis blusning bride, ; ilda Christina, to the altar. But ;: Leir imarried^,life Jas not been ;j; ippy and noW hubby has flown ';•■ om the lbve-nest; -v ?r -v ; ; He had. endured.a.great deal, becausd / Hilda was always- m- bad, "health aridkept wanting to shift about like a bee. JVluch"of;> : the } . I s§rid, arose thrpii'gti Bery false accusations against him.' 1 *- '.•'! f 'J 1 V -4 , He never went out. at night, never bothered about the theatre, and Hilda bad no time f6r; sport, i. v , ::>:; c i' • When they reached: the last . ditch he told her that the only course was for them -to go -their^owii /ana he iWent — but notsnvithout malting every provision for his wife and offering to agree ?to "any arrk'frgement- made for the care of the 1 children. ' - .• 1 — = : / The cross fv examination; was - pointed at times, but .neveppene-.'"" trated.very deeply, because Albert .wouldn't bite. , / , , „ - .'•His wife was. always -ievelliHgiaccu- ' satioris against him, he said, and if he got out of sight for an : hour-sh.e : would' be trailing htm down. -•■,. ;> ■ .: -- i- ,." He had never made the accusation against her which had been, mentioned, !" In evidence. ■ - ■•:■'..'■ .:..■:: '.i-:..: : : He Gave Her Money ' 'Lawyer ..Burnard: Do you, say that you. never confessed to your wife that you, committed , misconduct ?-— I never committed misconduct.* . .'!■." ■ ■'■ . You say that your wife used to _ "fox" you'?— She "Would never let • ;: me out of her sight. r' •-; ,' Wasn't, because you were going put with; girls ?--I" was not. ' Now? didn't you take a Qir'l of 15' !' years to the pictures?- I^-!- never did.:.-Dp.;-you- say • that -you did . not meet ' this girt at the pictures : ?-rJ did^not*"-: • •'-■-. ; 1 want you to be careful. You say you did not "meet her there?— l did not meet her there. I saw- her outside- \ f Did you give her some money? . - -—Yes. ■'_ ■-■ ' '.:. To pay her fare to Wairoa?— -Her step-mother had been ill-treating her, and I gave ( her some money to go away. How much did you give her? — I lent ; "her .. \ . ;...,>•%. .-,- ■■ ■ > ;/i <\. To: . go :to ■.Wairba^?^-She- said "she ;"- vvanted to go away because she was ill-. . treated.' •'"■ • And vyhat did you_do the follow-;..:-/. V-tng?'mornTrii?-^lr. : Honlt-'kh6w..” ~ ~ '■; S;put it to you that you went to Wair;da?^7No, I*did n0t. .... : ■ : i : v.W>ll, where did you?go?-*jvdoft't A ■"'' kii,oW.' ''"*'": "''"' '" ' "." '"■'""" " \ ".' Bu.ti yo^u laave got to know! Where ,: did you go the morning after you -gave this girr the money? — I- was running ; about, the country m my car. - : ' . ; Did you run m. the '.direction of •; \ Wairpa?^r don't k.novvV v . ; ' Do you mean to say you don't know \\ where you .went?— l was running about .\\ the cdUntry: \*'tf ' . -•■ '■"-&■ siTiiK- r . On the rpad- to.iWairoa^^-TTes. . ; I Did you. go to Wairoa ?-^-No; I did : not.'' -:'.-:.' .'■ ■' . ••/ /:■ •■" ■-'- . :! ; :;- . Where did :; • . .; you /spend the [ -. ,-_i i- .•' od: ' c : nightJ'i^At an | <OrV .*•:>:-. -.1:. -•:> hotel:.: m the 1 '" r ; :; \;'t«^.'"isld" : .i"o 5 ff»go on to :^'&X-i^ f"/WauW-^o./ _„ • ,^;pi^\".;^/ . ;^ K^J Have/y ou been to > •/, ••• •■/■wft#--""v"-'-;:V,y.-^airi6.a; i smpe?rr:No. ..*■'- you; heard ; ■:■:■' - i.v>;^ .■; from the girl since - ; :she^,arerit?4-Np.; ■ 1 Arid "you gavethis girlrtnbney /to ' 'feaveV her home because she said ; she' was ilhtreated?— Yes. / ; You say: this was .riot the 'cause of :> the dispute with your wife"?— lt " was not. Albert Will/Pay '^^r^ : fe-^., " Albert said^lha'^aiout^ 3&%<it¥ m the bank- and was about twelvf "months olid.. sJiVKi It was true^tlmt he: h^d seirved;:'J.?i term of imp^soril^ent,fpr^«^BPl|||beff>i^(e h6 mai^edj,| fiujnlie^ :' tiajar^injce! ,borne^--goo^^a|^^;^^f 5> was sufficient e.x(d^ tsth '-WMM^ \f Y. ; ah order,oii.fe,i:he^c^s'6^fh6|jl§ ineyer have been:;bro ry^h"jfc,';j-ntbJ*&fflßi:lr'ii{g'- > ■--:.:■■■-:■..'■ .^••':^'y'-;^.?^p^^^iS>vi?: ; j!>;^ tt ■ ' After a- -brief ' intimated that the ae£^tfan#*»^>re-J pared to lodge £200 as" seepsjif&^o* the.p maintenance of the complainant ands? her children. ';; •_;■'