Man: I haven't actually paid anything to my wife, but I have given her my good wishes, Defendant: The whole trouble between my wife and me is that she's got a mother and I haven't, "Woman at Tottenham: My husband read the paper, and said he did not agree with the way the world was being run, and that in the morning he would go out and find me a job, Woman at Willesdei My husband ordered out my mother, my sister and my brother, Magistrate: Did he order you out?
Woman: He said "all" when he gave the order, Husband at Highgate: You say I have given you no money, but who paid for the false teeth you have?
Wife: You did. I had forgotten it because you have given me no money for food.
Man: A neighbour told me you had only to go to the police station to get a reconciliation with your wife, Clerk: What is this man to you~a friend or a relative?
Defendant: Neither sir; unfortunately he's my brother-in-law.
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