DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 June 1913, Page 2

DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

A LOWER HUTT CASE

Isabella Mary Kronast, wife of .Edward Kronast, applied for a separation order with maintenance and custody of her child, against her husband at Lower Hutt Court, on Wednesday, before Dr McArthur, S.M. .

[ In giving evidence, Mrs Kronast ! said that she married Edward KronI ast on July 9th, 1912, and a child was born on August 14th. From the time of ii-jir marriage to the hegin- ! ning of September her husband (she : alleged) did not, provide for her .support and she lived with her mother, j When the child was* six weeks old ' hor husband ttfiok her, to live in a. sh'd that was built for a Chinaman ; at Nai Nai. The premises, she al- . leged. comprised one room partition- ' ed off to make two rooms/ Daylight came through all the walls and the floor was in such a state that parts of boxes had to be put , over the holes to prevent cats and dorrs com-' ■ ing into th? house. When it rained the bed had to be shifted away from the' weather"'side of the house to prevent, tha bedding getting wet. • Mr Blair: You were living in a summer-house.

Plaintiff further alleged that her husband""came home the worse for liquor every Saturday, and on one occasion he struck hor on the bre<a,fi+. TWond one oair of boots Kronast had not supplied he'v .with any we**rin<v apparel, and had only bought the child two. shirts and given £1 to huv clothes for it.

A number of witnesses were examined, and it was shown that gro, c?''ies, et<\. had boon provider" plaintiff *i»H that, she had received some monevs.

At this stace the case was adjourn ed to' July .2nd at Lower Hutt.'

Mr P. W. Jackson appeared-for the plaintiff.