DOMESTIC INFELICITY.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14839, 3 December 1913, Page 2

DOMESTIC INFELICITY.

BRIDE OF A YEAR ASKS FOR MAINTENANCE.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., Catherine Roud (Mr Dougall) proceeded against her husband, Walter Roud (Mr M.. Donnelly), on a claim for maintenance. Mr Dougall said that the parties had only been married a little while, and, as very often occurred, there was trouble. The Magistrate: Very often occurs? Mr Dougall: Well, not uncommon, at all events ? The Magistrate: That's quite a different thing! Counsel continued that the girl objected to living with her husband's mother. Since she left him, he asked her to go to his mother's house and live. She was now willing to go back, provided he made a home for her. Th© Magistrate (to Mr Donnelly): Is there any possibility. of providing a home for her? * ■ Mr Donnelly: She left home without the faintest provocation. They have had a home, but this girl broke it up. Catherine Roud, the complainant, said her age was 23, and they were married last Boxing Day. She left the home on October 17th. Prior to that, they had had some tiffs. Hβ never allowed her any money for dress, and was always forcing her to go and see his mother, whom she did not want go and see. f The Magistrate: Hβ couldn't force

yon?—Hβ made.it that disagreeable that I had to leave him.' ; ~ Why did you not want to go and sco your mother-in-law? —Because I can't bear her; You married'her son, but yon can fc bear her?: —Yesl If I crossed him in anything, I was put outside. The Magistrate: I think the thing is absurd. Complainant: He wasn't so keen on his mother before we were married. The Magistrate: How long had _you known him before you were married? —Two years. Was Jig very.sweet then? —Oh, very sweet! (Laughter). But he was altogether different after we were married. And you had two years' trial of him, too! ■;, . ■ Mr Donnelly asked wnether it was not true that tneir first quarrel was because her husband " asked her for ', a shilling to so to a football match, and this witness refused to give him. Complainant: That's rot! That's, a lie straight out! > He kept £1 a .week himself out of his£3. Mr Donnelly: But he used to give you all tho money?— Yes, but in such a way that it had to so all back to him again. ' The Magistrate: Won't you go back ? —I will go back on certain, - conditions. That ho never asks mc to go near his mother. The defendant stated that on certain matters they could not agree at all. He was twenty-two years of age. The Magistrate: It's all bo trivial. Each of you has got your life boforo you—a life of misery, and probably worse, if you live apart. Mr Dougall: It's absolutely frivolous. Finally, the; Magistrate arrived at some understanding: between the parties. The case was adjourned until 13th January next, in the meantime the husband agreed to pay 15s a'week maintenance. His Worship stated that Dβ hoped a reconciliation would follow, and make it unnecessary for him to make an order..