A FAMILY QUARREL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2139, 23 July 1907, Page 2

A FAMILY QUARREL.

Press Association. DUNEDIN, last night. At the Police Court to-day Mary l rentice and Sarah Jackson, mother and daughter, were charged with the • uxet of a gold ring and gold-mount-ed pendant, three . white shirts, a singlet, a travelling rug, two photographs, and 7s 6d in money, of a tota> value of £4, from the dwelling of Herbert Jackson, of Riverton. The chief detective said the police he • knew nothing of-the facts, and he. would ask that accused be remandcd to appear at Riverton. Mr. Hanlon, who> appeared for accused, objected to a remand to Riverton in the meantime. Defendants were mother and daughter, and prosecutor was the husband of the daughter. The young lady stated tliat she had been subjected to great cruel tv at the hands of prosecutor ■ omo Proceedings were taken in Invoicargill, and ultimately she had to leave him altogether. The articles alleged to have been stolen (with the exception of the white shirts) were ou 1 -'i RS t , ller llus kand had given her. While they were friendly the husband an. wife wer e living together, and the wife had two or three articles iir her possession which she took with h>r when she left the house.- This was a dispute between 'husband and wde, ,and the mother had nothing to cl i with it except that she went dowii er‘,^H 00k J le , r Slighter away from the cri elty c f her husband. He asked n 'T. remand should be. granted in ~ "! Gdlu for .eight days, that he cutbr communicate with the proseThe magistrate thought that it was a complaint which would probablv Vl°" do .wn on second thoughts' It would be just as well to give chance of settlement. The case was