A Wayward Wife

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1082, 1 September 1904, Page 2

A Wayward Wife

Anil a Sympathetic Judge The Husband's Responsibilities

(Special to the Daily TELF.onirn.) Auckland, this day In the Divorce Court, before Mr Justice EdwnHn, Arthur John Cndman (not the Wonot) sued for a divorced from his wife* Ancio Cndman, on the ground of hot de* sertion mid allowed adultery with a mau named John Bush. The cm was briefly wired to tho Tedegbapu yostorday. Mr Oarruth appeared for tho petitioner, but ttaero was no appearance of tho other parties.

Potilionor, a miner, agod about 80. said ho married his wifo in August, 1895, end lived with hor at Karno, Kiripaka, and Hukeronui. Thero were two children, who wero now in the wife's custody. One levoninjj in March, 1808, when ho returned homo from his work at Hnkcremii, he found a noto left on the table from his wife in which she said: " You can go your way, and I will go mino. Ijhave taken tho things rnysolf, as I have no money, only £1 from Mr, Flannigan. I will look after littlo Andy, so you noed not bother about him, I will say no more,—Your loving wife, Annie Cadrnau." This took him by surprise, bocauso she had just passed him on tho road riding in a butchor's cart, and, suspecting, nothing he waved his hand to her. She had both children with her. She went to livo with a man named Bush at Kiripaka. Ho mado inquiries, and bad since had nothing to do with her. His Honor You are a very philosophiool husband. You loso your wife three years after marriage, and don't bother about her apparently. I want to know what you did. A mau mustn't treat lite wife like a bale of goods or like n pipe that he loses from bis pockot. You have not bothered yourself about supporting tho ohildron, I sapposo?

Petitioner: No, I would liko (o got them,

His Honor: You aro going the wrong way about it, What do you expect tho woman to do if you treat her in this way? Dc you want to marry another w.omnn ? Petitioner: No, Your Honor. His Honor: Then why do yon want the divorce? Petitioner: Just to bo olear of her, Mr, Carrnth said it was a matter ol local noiorioty that the woman was living as the wile of the other man.

Hie Honor: I don't know what else her husband could expect, Nothing can excuse the conduct of a man who lets his wifo go away with the children, and doosn't bolhor about hor. No matter if she is as black as piioh, Perhaps that doosn't intorfere with his getting n divorce, but J don't like to let the matter pass without letting those who do that sort of thing know what I think about it," Hiß Honor said ho would grant a decree niai conditionally on proper afiidavots being produced to show that the summons was served on tho right woman. It was out of uo consideration for the husband that he granted the decree, for his own evidence Bhowed him to bo anything but a good husband mid father, aud it was quito possible that if the suit had been defended ho would not have got a decree.

His Honor deolinod to order that the respondent should pay costs,'