TYING HIM UP?

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 7

TYING HIM UP?

Wife's Application Is Turned Down (From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) Domestic differences m the Faulder family some time ago led to a breach between Wythbourne Wynne Faulder and his wife, Theresa, since which they have lived apart. Last week the wife briefed Lawyer Blampied and brought her husband to. court m answer to an application for variance of her maintenance order. TN stating his case, counsel informed the bench that since the former order had been made, Faulder had come into a considerable sum of money. He had, said the lawyer, already received £800 and there was a further £1500 to come. Faulder, apparently on the strength v of this, had given up his dental practice and was buying a farm, it transpired. . On these grounds, a security was asked for on the wife's behalf and ar charging order against his estate, it being indicated that Faulder was not— as the legal man put it— "without his misfortunes; I might use a stronger term." • ,: Speaking for his client, Faulder, Lawyer Hall-Skelton observed: "He gave her a house and section worth £2000 . . . and has been paying the maintenance: regularly ever since the order was made." Faulder was entitled to two weeks' grace and he thought his payments were up-to-date. "The property which is m his wife's name is not worth anything like £ 2000 or anywhere near it," was the reply of the wife's counsel. "REQUIRED PRESSURE" ■ "I d^o not want to bring his brother to give evidence , against him," and Lawyer Blampied "Went on to say that Faulder had already drawn put of the estate some £ 800 and other large sums. Horse racing was mentioned. On the other hand, • Lawyer HallSkelton maintained that Faulder was investing his property wisely and well. "You will have to show me that he Is wasting his property' before I can make an order," said Magistrate McKean. ' % • . ■• ■ But Lawyer Blampied was insistent: "I think this is a fit and proper case for an order. He has required the pressure of these proceedings to jbring his payments . up-to-date." v To this assertion Faulder's legal man objected, contending that it was incor r rect. He read a letter to prove his argument, adding that the trouble arose out of a mistake made when the proceedings were before Magistrate Cutten. That being so, Magistrate McKean expressed his opinion that the case should not have come before him at all, but should be heard before his fellow-magistrate. Later he added that if it could be shown that Faulder was spending his v money m hotels he would have no hesitation m making an order. Magistrate McKean dismissed the application, which he considered had arisen out of a mistake. He refused to allow the complainant costs.