Barnsley Chronicle, etc. – Saturday 29 June 1907

Painful Case From Great Houghton.

Mark Adams, miner, Great Houghton, applied to the Bench for the discharge of maintenance order under which has to pay 8s. per week to his wife, Harriet Adams.

Mr. Falwaaser. who represented Adams, said the application was based on the resumption of co-habitation the wife and also on her alleged misconduct. The separation order was made in April of last year, and was carried out until November, the payments being made regularly in the meantime.

In November, however, the husband and wife agreed to be friends again, and, though they still lived at different houses. co-habitation was resumed and continued up April of the present year.

In April, Mr. Falwasser proceeded, the husband heard certain rumours as to his wife’s conduct, and, being satisfied that she was guilty, declined to anything further to do with her. She accordingly brought him up for the arrears of maintenance which had accrued between November and April, and. in default payment, he went gaol for a month. Last week she brought Kim no again for farther arrears, and had paid the necessary instalment in order to avoid being sent to gaol again.

Mr. Falwasser added that there was one child, aged five, whose custody the father applied for

The applicant gave evidence as to the alleged resumption of cohabitation, while a number of witnesses were called say they had seen Mrs. Adams In the company of other men.

Mr. Rideal. on behalf of the wife, gave a warm denial to the allegations, and. without calling witnesses on that point. the Bench held that there was evidence of misconduct.

With regard to the alleged cohabitation, the wife gave an unqualified negative to the applicant’s statements. She added that she had had take out four different warrants to obtain payment of her separation allowance.—After hearing other evidence for the defence the Bench declined discharge the order.