MRS CAUDLE IN AUCKLAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2293, 23 July 1880, Page 2

MRS CAUDLE IN AUCKLAND.

A WARNING TO FAMILY DELATING CLULS. Quite a scene was created in the Auckland Police Court on Thursday last by a woman named Vcscy, who was charged with drunkenness and assaulting a constable. It appeared that Mrs Vcscy was giving her husband a curtain lecture when the constable interfered, and the virago bit his wrist. The story of the police was emphatically denied by Mr and Mrs Vcsey, both of them declaring that the constable made an unwarrantable intrusion into their domestic abode, spoiled a friendly debate, and tore Mrs Yisey from the bosom of her home, “ without shoes or slippers.” The “ Star” thus recites what ensued in Court: —

Mrs Ycsey explained that there was only a healed discussion in her house between her husband, Mr Duane, and herself, on matters of religion. Her husband had changed his religion no less than four times, and she was reminding him of it. She threw his bible out of the house. The prisoner then turned to Sergeant Clarke and charged him with being the cause of all her troubles. She said she would live to see the day when lie would wear moleskin! pants. Mrs Vescy next devoted her attention to Mr Barstow, E.M., and after telling him that he was the law-maker, said she would leave the settlement of her case in his hands.

His Worship said be must find the prisoner guilty. She must pay a line of IDs and costs for the first offence, or in default three weeks’ imprisonment with hard labor. For the second offence she would have to go to prison for three weeks.

Prisoner (screaming - terribly) —Oh, how could you ; how could, Mr McDonnell; oh Tom, poor, poor Tom, my little children.

Sho was curried out of Court screeching - at the top of her voice.