MARRIED MISERY

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 109, 29 July 1927, Page 13

MARRIED MISERY

WIFE SEEKS SEPARATION INCESSANT QUARRELS (From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, To-day. A tale of domestic unhappiness was told before Mr. Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at Hamilton this morning, when Constance Moller sought a maintenance, separation and guardianship order from her husband, Charles Moller. Chapters of an unhappy married life, with quarrels and reconciliations were quoted by complainant, who alleged acts of cruelty toward her by her husband in the past year. She stated he was a cook at the Rnakura Farm and there were three children, one of whom was the child of her previous marriage. Referring to incidents which had occurred she stated that in January, after being absent for a week, her husband returned and a quarrel ensued in which he called her vile names. Counsel: Did he strike you?—No—l struck him. Complainant added that her husband then caught her by the throat and ill-treated her. On another occasion, when she was unwell, lie caught her by the throat for not rising from her bed. She got up, but fell. The last quarrel occurred about a fortnight ago, when he again seized her by the throat. Further cross-examination provoked the following outburst from the complainant: “It’s all very well. You want to live up there yourself and see what it’s like.” She admitted giving her husband a warm reception when he returned from Auckland late at night, that she had complained about living in the country and that her husband had occasionally taken her to a play. After hearing the evidence his Worship came to the conclusion that it was a case of incompatibility of temperament. There had been quarrels, but nothing to disclose persistent cruelty. Regarding failure to maintain adequately she had been reasonably treated, considering there was a growing family to care for. If the couple could not live together happily they should separate by deed.