RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2682, 21 September 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Civil Oases. Eliza Turner, wife of Samuel Turner, of Cavershain, applied for the protection of the Court from the cruelty of her husband, uml r the provisions of the Married Woman’s Pro perty Protection Acts, 1860 and 1870. Mr llaggitt for the complainant. On eXaminatiou, the complainant stated she was married t» her husband six years ago last J ;ne. Six months afterwards he began to shew to her violent temper. He used to come in without speaking a word, moved the things in the house about without giving any reason for his conduct. At other times he would sulk for half a day, and sometimes would go to his bed and remain there for more than a day, refusing to speak to her. At that time he had a small farm, but he Would not work it nor do anything for his living, and Mrs Turner was frequently without necessary food. Mrs Turner was obliged to leave him, and after staying a short time with her sister, got a situation as housekeeper with Mr Stevenson of Kuri Bush, where she remained a fortnight, when Turner went to the place and insisted on taking her away ; and his conduct was so violent that Mr Stevenson had to interfere, on which Turner seized a knife and concealed it about his clothes, dragged Mrs Turner out of the house, and threatened if she would not go back and live with him he would cut her throat or his own. Eventually he went away. On the following Sunday he came again, and his conduct was such that Mr Stevenson thought it necessary to send Mrs Turner out of the way with a view to protect her, he himself detaining Turner for a time. Having thus lost her situation, she went to Green Island to her Son and sister, and got a situation as manager of a dairy with Mr Colquhoun, where she remained undiscovered four mouths ; but at the end of that time, tiuding her out, Turner lay in wait for her, found her outside, and would not allow her to re enter the house, but dragged her about and used her badly. On promising to behave well in future, however, she consented to go back with him, and after staying as servants withMr Taine for two months, they left, and lived some time in Filleul street, and ultimately obtained situations as master and . matron of the Benevolent Asylum. Here on several occasions his brutal and violent temper broke out, and in consequence he was dismissed. On leaving he took all his wife’s clothes with him, and left her nothing excepting those she then wore. She bad not seen him since until yesterday, when he saw her in a cab, and taking his seat beside her, used disgusting and brutal language towards her. She was afraid of him, and did not consider her life safe. His Worship did not consider the case exaggerated, and said an order in accordance with the application weald be issued.