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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

AFTER FOUR MONTHS,

BRIDE SEEKS SEPARATION.

A J'oung woman named .Winifred Maude Bereman-Dyson made an application in the .Magistrate's Court yesterday, Tor separation and maintenance «Kamst her husband, on the grounds of failure to provide, and persistent cruelty. Mr. I). G..A. Cooper, S.M., was on tho Bench, aiid Mr. Willis appeared for the complainant. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for the defendant, Samuel Henry : Francis BorenianDyson. ; Tlio story of the applicant was to the effect that she met her husband for tho first timo early in February last. He had come to Wellington as a special constable from the country. The courtship was short, and they were married ac the Registry Office He told her that ho had a large farm at Hawora, with a fourteen-roomed- house; she would have nothing to do,' he said, and would have plenty of money. Hβ also said that ho had another property at Daunovirke. She lived with her grandmother for a week after tho marriage, at tho defendant's request, as he had not his home ready for her. At tho end of the week she went to live with her husband at the Grand Hotel, and then ho told her that ho had no money, and suggested that they should apply for a situation as a niarried couple on a farm. She told him that she had expected the defendant to provide for her, and that she had never worked for hejr living. He appeared to have a curious influence ofrer her, However, they secured a position on. a farm in the Wairarapa, where she was engaged as cook and. laundress for a large household. When she objected to the hard work,' her husband became abusive, and.swore at her. Ho was persistently cruel to her, struck'her! and threatened to shoot her. After ten weeks of this she came to Wellington for a holiday, and later her husband followed. ' He had no money when they were married, and, at his suggestion, she drew her money (£25) out of the Savings Bank, and , gave'it to him. .With this money ho purchased the marriage certificate, bought her a weddingring and another ring, and generally paid all the marriage expenses. This was four months ago. . . I "■ After hearing; other evidence, His Worship adjourned the case sine die, in order that the evidence of tho owner of "the farm, on which applicant and her husband had worked might be taken. MAINTENANCE CASES. ■- For failing to comply ,with a maintenance order in arrears to the'amount of £B'lßs.'fid.,:Donald Tasman Stewart was sentenced ■ to 14 days' imprisonment, tho warrant to bo suspended. so long as he paid 2s. 6d. per week off the arrears, and continued to make the payments under tho original order. Malcolm M'Donald, who was \n- arrears in respect cf'a maintenance order to the amount of £4 3s. Gd., was sentenced te.sevon days' , .in gaol, the warrant to bo suspended >so long as he paid 2s. 6d. per week off the arrears, and maintained the other payments under, the 'original order. •

Thomas Sifi'leet was ordered to. pay 2s. per week off arrears amounting w £1 545., in default one month in gaol. He was also ordered to keep up the pavnients under tho original order; Walter Clarke was ordered to pay Is.. 3d. per week towards tho support of his brother, who: is iu a State Institution. ■ ' ' ' ;.'....

POLICE CASES. ALLEGED THEFT ON A i STEAMER. . l*i'e case in which Daniel O'Keefe was charged with the theft of jewellery and money, valued in all at £26 12s. 6d., the property of Stephen Andrew Tilley. a miner, was-concluded before Mr. W. G. lliddell, S.M., yesterday. The money stolen consisted.of two £5 notes, and it was alleged that.tho acbused had committed the theft on tho steamer Nikau at Fronch Pass on July 3. Evidence had previously been given by Tilloy, who deposed to. having handed a quantity of jewellery and money/to the accused, whom he thought to be. a steward, for safe custody. . , The accused (who wns represented by Mr. P. W. Jackson) reserved his defence, and was committed to' tlha Supreme Court for trial. : ■

OTHER CASES.

William M'Kay was Temauded till July 27 on a charge that while not possessing a license to do so, ho did sell liquor to one- Michiiel Cunningham. Bail was'allowed in the sum of £25.

James Wemysa O'Donohoo, who ploaded guilty to stealing a silver mug valued at 25a., the property of Minnie O'Donohoo, was remanded till to-day for sentence. . ■'."■'

A plea of guilty was tendered by William 'Henry Cooper when charged with breaking a plate-glass window in Barrett's Hotel, and- stealing a bottle of beer. On the first charge he was ordered to pay the cost of tho dainago, £3 18s., in default one month's imprisonment, and on tho second count fie was ordered to pay Is. for the beer stolen, in default three days' imprisonment. ■ . .

On charges of committing objectionable acts, Miohftel Shirbut and John Bowcn were each fined £2. . \

■ Thomas Connor aiid Thomas Kelly were each fined 20s. for insobriety, and for a similar offonco William Morrison was fined 10s. Sevoral first offenders were leniently dealt with.

For insobriety, Aunabella Swanson, who bad been fifteen times previously, convicted for the same' offence, was •sent to tho Pakatoii Inebriates' Homefor twelve months. ■•..■'

.. For breaches of their prohibition orders, Joseph Kearney was fined £1 and Richard Noel Burkin was convicted and discharged. . •'...,,'

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 9

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 9

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