More Stories of Life at the Crest:
Half Share in Cafe Valved at $10,000
The action brought Brown ogainse. Pra Hyde, proprietor. of the Crest Hotel—ease which his. Honour: Judge Grain described Gwen the Matter first came before him) as due to a wrangle between two women and which never should have been brought into cour was continued at H. M, Supreme Court on Monday. "Mr." Head Harris informing his Lordship that the parties had been unable 1 to arrive at a settlement. 'The ense for the defence was, accord. ingly proceeded with. Plaintiff (formerly manager ct the Crest Hotel) claimed, under a contract in writing, three months and 19 salary, at $300 per month $1,816; and three months and 12 days' board and ledging, at $250 per ninth, together with $151 costs, Mr. Tycho Wing appeared for pluintift and My. Reader Harris for defendant,
the defence, alleged that plainti My, Render Harris, in opening had been hhogligent in car out ad behaved in such " mariner as endanger the licence "it the hotel. On 20, plaintiff struck his wife a blow whi dered he) fous and fendant can bhar to her room ut the hotel en another occasion he wei the Del Monte during business hours and had to be fetched. back. One night Brown and turned: to the hotel at 12.36, demanded that dinner be served, and, on being told, that it was too ate, went td the defendant's Roti, where - plnintit used Frame snaked -t0-be paid of and abusive and threatening, Language,
to be allowed to go, and Hye agreed.. The. two then left the yom, and a fey. minutes later defendant wont downstairs and everyone in the garden, where Mr. and Mrs, Brown were quarrelling fiercely, 8 d were. ha Brown's window she Appeared to have got down into the garden by this moans, When defendant spoke to Brown about ident, the Jatter told him to be eaveful he might find himself in tal. Aes. Brown was ina raving temper and defendant decided to fetch the police, an Thapector - coming on the scene and conducting Brown, who had continued to rave, "out into Avenue Haig, where "she calmed down, The Tnspeetor told defendant thine mich incidents were repeated he Would lone his licence.
$10,000 mate sua.
Tu this way, said counsel, the wet of the Browns had been and prejudicial to the fevests of the Counsel hotel, nese i Yosal that plaintiff should pur base a half share in the to-do $0 for $10,000, $100 down, complete the purchase withi month. He failed t do so and shed for n 10 days' extension, which was grant the end of that was sull unable oF to complete the, purchase, then crating rt be hou be at salments from his stlnry. This wed. to. pay. the, balance: by tn-
Proposal was refused, and the sti was the euuse of the enst-one "Cine plaint to duty, and tittle anaoyents occurred, culminntin the' "bed-room "window Inspector P. Kersulee, of the French Police, who was called the Crest on the ceeasion deser ed, stated that Mrs. Brown was raving and yelling and appeared to have been drinking. Brown was doing his best to quiet her cording to la Ar. Wing pointed out that, ae misconduct on the part of a wife did not constitute misconduct on the part of her Defendant gave evidence bear-fig put his counsel's statement. Speaking ct the occasi when (he alleged) plaintiff. st wife and rendered her uncon. cause of Mrs. Brown's, her husband dan the Russian girls.
the ball room she went to the bar and ordered a brandy: and soda, drinking this and calling which the bar boy to." serve. Her husband then came in and struck Tier. Wit. ness denied that, he backed out of the preposed half-share agreement upon finding that it might bes bad bargain for him.
Three Chinese witnesses were called to support defendant's story as tothe conduct of Mr. and Mrs. Brown. rile CONTROL oF A WIFE.
Counsel then addressed his Lordship, who asked Mr. Wing whether ho went so far as to say that a master ould not brool the contract of an employee whose fenton the premises and a disturbance ces. TE may be 99, but ig—Tt di
held responsible for what happen. in, this case piajntifl cannot He di rything possible dant regarded hes say that ap-
Manager as. a menial. servant Without power or discretion to do the smallest thing except. stand pu his hind logs in. the ballroom.
was a natural thing for him to and sco what was doing ut a val establishment. Plaintitt not responsible for the garden eerie. Tt might not have been the best thing to do, but clearly Wad locked his wife in her bedroom for the sake of peace and quietness, His Honour, announced that would give judgment in a fei days' time,"
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