AN IMPUDENT CASE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4400, 22 April 1893, Page 3

AN IMPUDENT CASE

Wife v. Husband, In the Masterton R.jf. Court this morning, before Mr T. Hutchison! R.M, 3'hoß, Alfred Tracey was charged by his wifo, BarahTracey, with failing to provido for the. maintenanoe -of herself and three children. / Sarah Jano Tracey, wife of defen-! dant, gave evidence that there '.were children by her. marriage with Tracey , She had been residing in Melbourne, but last Sunday; arrived in Welliugton, .Sent word to the father, who eventually came and . took -her to his house, On the Monday Tracey came home in; a. great temper, and told witness to pack up her.." traps 1 '!, and olear'out, as she had better go with Travers altogether, She refused at first, but finally decided to go, as her. husband "said ho would make. her, The children cried when she. was packing up and tbe father then said " You had better, go too, with your "so and bo " mother. Let .Travers keep you," , Witness asked the father to take one, she would take the rest,' ::He refused .unless lie got Hum all. v Cross-examined by the defendant; When did you write last ? ■;

..... Witness: I wrote ; about' three weeks ago. If you did not. get the letter I cannot help it, You called Travers a dog. I told you ho had been kind to the children on the boat.

Did I Bond ; you or tho children money?

.■ The little girl said you sent £2, I only got £2 lOsin six months. Did I not have a home for you in Wellington?

Witness: Oh yes. ' I did not say I would stick to Travers and yon could get a divorce or a separation. 1 said I had supported the children bo* , fore and could do it again, Tracey here remarked to the Bench it was ro good asking any further questions.

In answer to tho Bench Mrs Tracey denied that oho was living with Travers as his wife. Travora boarded with her and pnid for his board, She wanted nothing for bersolf from her husband, but only for the children. She could support herself as sho hod done before, When she loft her busi band's house in Wellington on the Monday night she went for a bed for the night, and went back in the morning. Came to Masterton in the train with Travers, and stayed at (be boarding house with him, Tbe father did not turn the ohildren out of the house, but he told them to go, Aray Tracey, aged 14, remembered her father coming borne on the Monday afternoon in Wellington, and saying her mother was looking all over the town for Jack Travers and they could clear out, and Travers could support them. Witness asked to be allowed to step till tbo morning. Her mother went out <ind came back on the Tuesday morning and picked up, They wont away together,

Iti answor to her father the witness said 'she was not turned out of the house, but told to go with her mother. Did not hear what her father had asked her mother, but recolleoted him refusing to take the other two children unless lie had her as well, Thomas A. Tracoy, stvorn, stated that lie did not know Mrs Trncey was coming to New Zealand until lie received a telegram just before the boat arrived. Got ai woll prepared as he could. If Travors had not been with her nothing of this would have occurred. After seeing the children, noticed Travors, who wished to shake bands, but witness turned his back, Then said to his wife," Whatever did you bring this dog with you for." Mrs Tracey told witness bad been kind to them, and she had brought him on to Wellington. Had never turned tho children out, but wanted them all, Iliß Worship said that would do. He had heard quite enough. He considered it as impudeilt * case, as cvop ho had known, A women, practically living in open adultery, uotuallyeued for maintenance from her husband. The caso was dismissed. Tracoy asked if he could claim his children, His Worship said he could not direct him, but the law allowed tho father the custody oi his children,