Woman's Pathetic Appeals For Forgiveness Fell On Deaf Ears

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 7

Woman's Pathetic Appeals For Forgiveness Fell On Deaf Ears

HENRY ,FREDERIdK BEYNON, who described himself as an engineer m- the employ of the Hutcheson Engineering Company,- Limited, said that for the first twelve months of hismarriage m 1922 he and his wife, Mahalath, lived quite happily,, but after that they were constantly quarrelling over the t condition > m which she maintaino'd the , children's clothing. The cb-respbnde'nt,j . David Crosiei' Handyside, was employed m thfe same workshop, arid the. two became very ■ friendly. :•'•:. In 1925 Handyside's people went to live at Wanganui, so he was obliged to. stay at. a boardinghouse, but he became somewhat ill so Beynon invited him to stay with them, m Nelson 'Street, Petone. , • ..' : Christcias i,itrm e > 1925;: catne' round, and the husband went acrjoss ; to Motueka, iwhere. lie' stayed with. an. engineer friend of : his, while 'Mrs.' Beynon and their small child travelled north to. Wanganui. Handyside. had arranged to visit his people at : the same time,, so Beynon agreed , to ' have .their boarder-friend" accompany Mrs.' Beynon|to Wanganui. Both parties returned early, m January, 1926. .'■■-.;> : ": o--\ ' ■;■;■. r •■• ■ .■■-'■'• Shortly- afterwards Beynon organised a dance orchestra, and on Saturday nights- they .would be engaged at irregular intervals to play the music for dances at Silverstream or Heretaunga. ' . . • "I had no suspicion of any trouble at this particular time, and although I was treated" rather coldly . vyhen I . oame home late from these ..dances, 'I . attributed that to my coming . home at a late hour," related Beynon. "In the • middle of 1926, or thereabouts, Handyside - met a young lady whom he commenced taking out a good dealj'arid I noticed my wife's; at-