JAZZED OUT

NZ Truth, Issue 1202, 13 December 1928, Page 2

JAZZED OUT

The Williams Couple Parted While Gramophone Played

SAWDUST, LIAISON CLUE (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) When Mary Josephine Patricia Williams, after eight years of married life, made the startling discovery that her husband, Norman George Williams, had been unfaithful to his vows before the altar she shed no tears of reproach, although her heart was heavy. Instead, she prof essed herself as, being actually happy at having discovered his affair with another woman. Following- a "few words" with her erring spouse she sought solace m the gramophone, and to the tune of "She knows it and so do I" Williams walked out of her life.

IT was an amazing story that Judge , Frazer listened to In the Auckland Divorce Court when Mrs. Williams applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of her husband's misconduct with a married woman, Rhoda Sissona, of Eton Terrace. Williams appeared to defend the action, but after the story •of his wife land that of a man -who had done a bit , of sleuthing on her behalf had been heard, Norman, on the advice of his ■ counsel, Lawyer R. N. Moody, threw m the sponge, unreservedly withdrawing his answer. ] Smartly dressed, Mrs. Williams, who ■ is still m her early twenties, presented an attractive appearance as she stood m , the witness-box and told m calm and ■ even tones the story of her unhappy . married life. • Lawyer Diekson, -who. handled the ' petition, referred to the married life > of the Williams' as "a very unhappy one." The husband was employed m . the Government Service and unfortu- ' nately he was addicted to drink. Lawyer Moody protested against the 1 introduction of .such details, but Lawyer Diekson stuck to his point, contending that he was entitled to give to the 1 court a certain amount of the family history so that His Honor could be '. fully conversant with the facts. ; Some time back the parties went to i nnriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiniuiriiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimimiliiiiiiiiiii

Several times afterwards Williams was seen m the company of Mrs. Sissons, but it was not until the night of July 25 that the necessai-y proof of his misconduct was obtained. Potter, McGurr and Mrs. Williams trailed Norman to a timber yard, off Dominion Road, and came upon him and Mrs. Sissons m a compromising situation. Mrs. Williams turned on Mrs. Sissons and told her that she should be at home, looking after her children. "I then told Mrs. Sissons that I had been watching them for some time," Mrs. Williams informed the court. "When I told her that she said: 'Oh, you dirty sneak.' " His honor wanted to know whether Mrs. Sissons or her husband made any explanation, but according- to Mrs. Williams no explanation of any kind was forthcoming:. Mrs. Williams, on the following day, consulted her solicitor. Lawyer Moody: Are you sorry you may lose your husband? Mrs. Williams: Not now. ■ Then you are glad? — Certainly I am glad, because of his misconduct. The Judge: Shall we, put it this way, Mrs. Williams; had this not happened you would have been sorry to lose your husband? — Yes. iiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiMiimiiiiiMi»iiiMiiiiiiiiiiMMiiMiiiiiiiiMiiniiiinMiiimmimiii|iimiiimiiiiiir