NEIGHBOUR’S JURY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3506, 8 June 1920, Page 2

NEIGHBOUR’S JURY.

A novel method of sellliiigg luau-1— lmonial troubles has been adopted by the Rev. VV. \\'. Brunk, palstor of the Z‘~E<-:-tliotlist Episcopal ChUl"C}l of Liverpool, a village in New York State. and his wife_ As a result Mr and Mrs Brunk have separaled, and :1 financ-iat provision has been made and accepted by the wife. all on the recommendation of 21 selected jury of three neighbours. VVhen the trouble came Mr 81-unk and his wife went to the village magistrate, not as an official, but as a friend. and asked him lo appoim a committee of three to consider a. way out of their difficulties. They agl'(>r:>(l to bind themselves to the cominitteois decision.

The niagisrtznfe named :1. collllllili‘.e_-0 which decided that it would be best; for Mr Brunk and his Wife to separate. ir awarded the wife £4OO and the custody of the youngezsm child. The decision satisfied the wife, who left. for her brother ’s home in Florida with her child. while Mr Brfink and the two elder children rmnuin in the parsonage.