EXCITING MARRIED LIFE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11666, 19 September 1905, Page 6

EXCITING MARRIED LIFE.

- MEILBOUBNE, -August 26. Wilhelmina Gamlin, 39 years of age, of St. 'Kilda,' yesterday petitioned for a divorce from Edwin Robert Gamlin, 45,, years of age, clerk- and speculator;' r bn "the ground of miac.onduct^ cruelty, and 'desertion. 1 The petttioiL y&k hej(rd b^ofe Mr Justice a'Jßiciett, -'andMr, A.jSkSinfie*' appeared"to suppprf'it.;" J ' b ". ' " ...- ';■'- \ .^-^v Petttioner said: — We; were -married in 188$/aii&''}ivedfi:o%emoi Ml'lg99 } - when Tleftaij.husband'*owiig to his Violent- con- i duct.'^He' -pfowisea^'to' reform,- and I returned three 1 week% laterl-Hfr obtained jBoOO itoih me- by aayinghewofuld kill" the children unless I gave it; He- also- threatened to-ahoqtme. <.-&e used to sliarpea^knivea in our -presence? an.d'-taEyjthe\,edge& to see i? 1 hey- were' sharp enough... Q?he money was spent in ■■ speculation - and gambling. He would come; home late, and/ -flaying- tiiat he was going to leaver, me, .wouid souse the children, .dress them, and walk- them about tho streets. 1 This occurred dozens of times over ;iC period of iseven ! yeararHe. struck' mo four or five times On the Saturday before r left him Jie gave the. children enough moaey-to stay ata-jnerry-go-rouiid.ajl the aftesnoony-and came into .the; room where. I waajf He was asking queations and answering them himself. I pretended- to reail a paper, and. h« snatched it -a way and.««-p-ped.:my'face; He,thre.w.a'table iigainst.ire,, and I -jiunped/init of the. window intp the garden. ■, He. caughi mea t the front gate, and^slapped.myface again*. The Jfplice were called. in. . l^ext mprning.he asked mo tc drink a glass. of. ale,. and wlien Irffuswl he followed ifie- about f or , two hours; ordering me to do so.' Then %■& . pushed me cwr, arid tried to. pour it .down my. throat. LaU-r on" I dressed to leave 1 the house,' and hepullod the clothes off me. My daughter -returned from Sunday SchoolVand- '.diverted- -Ms attention, enabling- me to. dress and get away.,. Thee© days latef he_ took tho oiildrett 1 fro/m me; hub after 10 months returned them,, .saying . that he , could net work while' he had them. On one occasion

;.' T^Z ~. .. . ..„ = .'--.. TZ " ~* lie unjustly accused our boy of EOinetliiug, 3mdv.sj|ruek-. Wni--with= ar -pofcer 5 - X-took vfche Ijoy into a room and locked the door, but my., husband burst it in with an a^e, and, I Btcuck m© with the poker. Another time 1 he tore all my clothes off, and sharpened a knife .an a steel-, threatening to- kill. me. i 1 Corroborative evidence- was given, ami /a decree, nisi, was- pronounced' , oil, the ground of desertion, 'petitioner, to lilive the custody_ o^ the three children.. , < CLABKE'S 841 FILLS in Warranted to enxe'-Qxayel, Paiap" in "tb^ baqlc; and al) 1 kindred 'complaintr." FreiK ffoia mercury . ; EBteblMh.ed ; - upward* of HO j^ars. Sold by all Chemiata and Patekt Medicine Vendors -throughout ttiei World. - Prbprietiorß, The {Lincoln, ami HLdUad Countlw Drag .Compamy, Liacola, B»|ilam£4.'" -? • " -; -

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