HUSBAND AND WIFE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4142, 18 June 1892, Page 2

HUSBAND AND WIFE.

Pork Pieshd Boots.

', Contradictory Evidence,

In the Masterton R.M. Court yesterday afternoon, before Colonel Roberts, R,M,, «n extraordinary ease was heard in which Alfred (Joy was charged with unlawfully deserting his wife, Martha (Joy. .""'•'■'"'".' Mr Pownall, who appeared for the i informant, briefly stated the oiroumstances of the case.

' Martha Coy, on oath, deposed: I am the wife of Alfred Coy, and have been married twelve iyears.' I have three children. My married life has not been happy, owing to ray husband's very bad temper. About eight ago I left,bjtn because he illtreated nie: 1 went back to him after he had followed me to Masterton and promised to treat iiio better, He behaved better for a little while, We then went down south on account' of my bad health, and he beat and. illtreated me there.,,. When-1 was oarrying my last, baby, into the shop about two years ago hetook.me by the throat and threw me on the stair, : ! •If anything dissatisfied my husband outside he made me sudor. About a week before ; Queen's Birthday I got up to ted Sis horse, and he left for work. After milking I went to feed the pigs and onoofthem got out. I could not get it in and when he came home he used the stock-whip upon me. He wanted me to go through the Waipoua river. He insured my life for £2OO about seventeen months ago and he then said it was more than my skin was worth, lie said the £2OO would get an English woman for him, I ran away for two days after he struck me, just before Queen's Birthday. I oame back to see if he would behave himself when he told me I oould go to h—if I. liked, He said he could get another woman to do the work for five shillings a week and I cost him £l. After Queen's birthday he kicked me, and 1 fell upon the floor. He said he would do for mo but would never be hung for me. He said he would put me whore I oould not be found, and that nothing could be made of ashes. 1 left him last Friday because he was Musing me, He called me all sorts of names because I did not make pork pies like the butchers. He said there had been a Scotchman tramping on his ground, a Scotchman like my b—self, He would shoot down the whole of the Scotchmen in the land for a shillinp! a bead, On Friday morning he wanted his boots, and because they were not cleaned he threw them at my head, I cleaned his boots and took them to him, when he took a knife from the table and said he would stick it through me. Ho afterwards went away and I asked him what time he would be home to dinner, when he told me to go to h—. Whilst he was away I left the house because I was afraid of him. I have remained away evor siuce.

By Mr Bsard; My husband insured bis own life for £2OO when I insured mine. 18m naturally very i quiet, but ho has broken my temper since I have been married, My eldest child is six years old. I left the whole of my. children with my husband because 1 had nowhere to take them. -1 am now working at the Union boarding-house, My youngest child ia eighteen months old, I sleep at Mr Winchester's. I went there once before. My husband did not like mo going there bscauae ! Mrs Winchester was Scotch. He has I never made complaints tome about my drinking, or that I kept company with those who drink, I do not drink myself. I went down South by the instructions of Dr. Hosking. My husband made me ride horses that were not fit to ride, I had to break them in. During the last seventeen months my husband has bought me no clothes, Be has about seven pairs of boots, and if there happens to bo a pair that is not cleaned he wants to I put them on, He gave me digging in the garden to do during the day, and when I went to scrub the floor at night he complained. My reason for leaving my husband was because-1 was frightened of him. To MrPownall; My husband has threatened myeldest daughter because she would not tell him whether I had spoken to the butoher or the baker, By Mr Beard; I tookaway with me a little of my own jewellery and what few rags I had, . ' The. Court.:.. What, (into in the morning did he throw his boots at you? ' ' Witness: Between eight and nine. Neilie Woodham, employed in Mr Winchester's shop, deposed: Coy came into the shop last Friday and swore that if he got hold of his wife bo would cut her throat and give her a hiding. By Mr Beard: Coy asked if his wife was in the shop andl said she was' not. lam a friend of Mrs (Joy's, I heard Coy say that his wife had no right to Mrs Winchester's and neglect her children.

Mr Beard maintained that Mrs Coy was not justified in leaving her home and her children. Be would show that she hadbeen exceptionally welltreated at the bands of her husband, and had received everything Bkede< sired from him. This was merely to get rid of the duties of a mother. Alfred Coy, on oath deposed: lam a rabbiter, and hare been married to the complainant about twelve years. We have lived alright together until about a month ago, The statements of ray wife as to my treatment are all wrong. I have always treated her' as a man should treat bjs wife, Tho three children have been left in my , keopintf. I have objected to my wife I going to Mrs Winchester's. With regard to the pies, my wife said she would make some pork pies for my tea but instead of doing eo gave me somu stsalr. She did not give mo any pies for dinner, although, she promised to do so. Icomplained to her that she had not brushed my clothes. She thon oleaned my boots, and 1 went to work. When I returned I found the children- in the back room and Mrs Coyaway. I did not threaten to cut my wife's throat. By Mr Pownall: I have never passed under any other name than Alfred Coy. I married my wife at Chri»tohuroh.

Mr Pownall: Then why did you marry aa Frederick Pigott Coy ? The witnoßß; I might havo. dono I bo, Igo by the namo of Alfred Coy. ■ • : ■ .;■:'■, ~'■ '•

/t Mr, Pownall; You have beßn'trip« p'e3 up. The Court bows now how much valuo to plaoo upon your contradiction of the previouaimdence. Why did you marry as Frederick Pigott Coy? . i Witness; That's my business. That's my mother's nkrao. ■' Mr Pownall; 'What, Frederick?, (Laughter). V " ! -\ 1 Witnessj No; Pigott. •

Mr Pownall;'Then why did you marry as Frederick Bigottf Witness: Because I got intp a bit ofawrape, .'.

Mr Pownall: Did you ever strike or ' Mok your wife 9 Witness: I did not. Mr Pownall: Bid you ever catch boldof her by the throat? Witness: Not to do her harm, Mr Pownall: Your wife appears to have milked the cow, fed the pig, done the digging, cleaned your boottwu fact done everything t J^^ Witness: She only cleaned my boots once. ~.,-,... * ■ This was the oase for the defendant, His Worship dismissed tho informatibn; and in doingßoremark'edthat he had been greatly impressed with w the concluot of the informant in Court. Whilst the witness;Woodham had been giving her evidence she had been .'all smiles and apppitred to treat the matter very lightly.' The order for maintenance would be refused. ' '"' ;