Mr. G. W. King had a case of husband and wife to deal with at H. M. Police Court on Wednesday, the parties being Mrs, Ida Berry and Edgar H. Berry. On April 23 defendant wag bound over for six weeks, and Mrs. Berry now complained that he had "caused her further annoyance. An addition was made to the summons that daiendant's conduct caused) his wife to fear bodily harm, and endangered her health, Mr. Baddeley, for complainant, stid there was a charge of cruelty on the last occasion, and this was withdrawn upon a separation order being agreed to. Complainant would-be content if her husband were bound over for a further six months.
Defendant denied that he had molested his wife, saying it was she who had asked him to meet her. She had written and also telephoned. He admitted being annoyed because on Thursday last she called him a nasty old man.
Complainant admitted that since the separation order she had seen her husband on several occasions and had talked to him nicely, thereby hoping to keep him straight. He had, however, annoyed her by his conduct outside the house where she was staying, and especially on Friday morning last when he interrupted her work as a governess by ringing up on the telephone all the -morning. He kept calling her a "dam fool."
Defendant—Stwrely any man can call his wife a dam fool!"
Asked if she wished to return.to her husband, Mrs. Berry gave an emphatic negative. "Never,'" said she. "It ig finished, for ever.'"
Defendant said he did not want to enter into a bond not to molest his wife for six months.
His Worship—The alternative ig imprisonment. Do you want that?
Defendant—I lived with my first wife for 27 years. If a man can live with a woman for all those years it is something to talk about. 7 His Worship decided to bind defendant over in his 1 own recognizances to keep away from his wife and not interfere with her in any way for six months. If he broke this condition he would be called upon to pay $100, and if the money was not paid he would have to go to prison. Failure to sign the. bond now would also mean imprisonment, so he advised him to sign.
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