A WIFE'S SECRET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9021, 7 December 1907, Page 1

A WIFE'S SECRET.

WOMAN'S ARREST SURPRISES! HER HUSBAND. While Mr and Mrs Larrimoro, of Pennsylvania, America wore walking along Hampstead road, a detective touched the lady on the arm and said, "Pardon mo, is your name Mrs Bales?" At Maryleboue Police Court on October Utli Larrimoro was charged with failing to notify her change of address while a convict on license, the warrant for her arrest having'been issued ou July ailth, IiXW. In reply to the Magistrate, the detective who made the arrest stated that convicts 071 license were notprohibited leaving the country, but they must notify the police they were going. The woman's husband stated -'lie was a dealer in American trotting horses, ami was married in America, Tliov had been living at Ins mother-in-law' i house in Kent, and had come up to Loudon to get the tickets for their return journey to Pennsylvania. "This was all a surprise to me," said Mr Larrimoro. "I knew no tiling about- this trouble until the officers came and told me. "She may, nevertheless, have been a very good wife," said Mr Paul Taylor. ' '''We have been married five years," replied the husband, have never hud any trouble." "I would not have come over lie.ro," said Mrs Larrimoro, "but- I have a son whom I loft behind, ar.'i I came to see him." It transpired that the woman had committed no offence in not reporting herself to the police on arriving in England, as her time had expired. Mr Paul Taylor" said she had committed a technical offence in not reporting to the police her intention to leave 'England, but under the circumstances she would only bo sentenced to one day's imprisonment."