{A petition for judicial separation on rounds of neglect and cruelty Wwas brought by 'Mrs. Ariadne. Bana 'Moss against INF. George Willian Nos HM. Police Court on Monday (Fed. 18) before the Registrar, 'Mr. ie. H. Haines. Mrs. Moss also asked for' the custody of their three year old, child, who is at Present being tooked. after by er "husband. Mfr. Hk. E. Newman of Messrs, Teesdale. Newman. te Ca, is representing. the complainant, and Mr. i. A, Weeks lot Messrs. Bills & Hays, the defendant.
Opening the case for the. complainant Mr. Newman said that. the fnarriage of the two. parties con ferned did not prove a success sight from the very start. His client, said, would tell of a series of assaults made on her by her husband from the beginning of Tas summer. The assaults varied from" slapping her face, putting his hands round ber throat! In an attempt to choke her, fiting at her, and tinaly punching Rer on the hin. The last instance was made in public by her husband, who was not under the influence of Mrs. Moss was then called (o give per own evidence "of the various saulls, and before. the court ad-Rocks commenced the eross-examination of the complainant, hinting. that much of" the trouble was due to "the persistent. provoca= tion that "this person gave to her Shortly after noon the Registrar adjourned the ease to next Monday morning Inguest on Mr. W. H. M. Taylor the inquest held on the late Mr.
Taylor in H. MI Police Court on Monday (Feb. 18) three witnesses Were called by the Coroner, Bf. C. Hf. Haines quest was' then ad:
fines. The Inquest wa ads
Dr. S. K. Squires, who conducted 4 Post mortem on the body, said that death was due to asphyxia due to coal gas poisoning. There were 20 signs of external injury on the body. adit, N. b, Polaikot, a foreign con-lo in the French Municipal Polics, told the Coroner that he was Ast sent to the house where the deceased was found, because of a telephone com-plant stating an amah was making jseene. On his arrival he found the
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