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DLAIA CIEO AnilMARRIED LIFEWIFE’S STORY IN THE DIVORCE COURT “Say HtsburfWu Wronf”SYDNEY. Tuesday.Only /or telling a nan he u*i wrong—two lovely black eyes.These words from the old muuc-bell song typi/ied several outstanding instances in tbr married life o/ Mrs. Mary Victoria Pickard, who before Mr. Justice Stephen to-day souebt a divorce from Henry Pickard on tbe ground of constructive desertion.BKCAUBE she told her huahnnd h* waa wrong In culling a Christ. HIM cake while ll was sllll hoi. ■he said. he blackened her eye*My husband waa a very heavy alee per.” laid Mr*. Pickard, and ask* ed mo 10 call him early. 1 always did 00. but be would alrrp on. Ciu on* occasion when thVa occurred ll w-ig too Into for him lo go lo work. When I •old him that it waa hli own fault, hr ■rain blackened my eyoa. split my ||p. and Injured my riba. Then, when my father died, he blackened my eye be. cause I wanted to allend the funrral H« said be could not afford to let me *o.I'lcbard. declared a witness for lh« petitioner. waa not whnt she would C«ll a man. lie was big, rough, and dirty, and that waa all.The Judge reserved hka decision.TEST PLAYERS
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Newcastle Sun
Newcastle, New South Wales, AU
Tue, Oct 28, 1930
Page 8
Full Page
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