APPLICATION FOR SEPARATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1973, 6 May 1919, Page 3

APPLICATION FOR SEPARATION.

DIN v. DIX,

CASE DISMISSED

the Magistrate’s Court, Pal’•inerston North, yesterday, Emily Dix, of’Foxton, applied for a separation order, with the custody of the children and maintenance, from her husband, Charles Dix. Complainant alleged that quite recently she had received ill-treatment from defendant. On one occasion he kicked her, on another hit her in the face, and he had qlso been unkind to the children and had knocked them ’about severely- One night he came home the worse for liquor and got an axe and smashed up the chairs and table and threw them outside. - Some time ago he went away for six months and witness was compelled to support herself and family, and practically ever since they had been married she bad been compelled to earn mohev herself.

/Elizabeth Ann Williams, mother or complainant, stated that she lived with the parties at Foxton. On the Kith April defendant came home and after some words dragged witness up and down through the house, and finally outside, where he threw her on the grass. As a result witness was bruised bltfck and blue. On the same day he also illtreated the children, (hey being also severely bruised as a result.

Under examination, witness said that she was not the cause of the trouble in the house, and had not her statement of the occurrence on April ’Kith. Charles Dix, defendant, stated that he had always contributed to his wife's support, but admitted be bad quarrelled with her now and again. The (differences had been largely caused by the interference of his mother-in-law, ami if she left the house lie considered things would go on smoothly. In reply to counsel, witness stated that he was quite willing to go back to his wife and support her. lie admitted having struck her on three occasions, but under great pvovucaWon.

His Worship said that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the granting of the application, and dismissed the case.