The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-08
SOLD HER HUSBAND
The Story of an Australian wonsn and
Her Troubles.


New South Wales, It transplred that
the plaintiff had sold her husband
against whom she was now proceeding
for using threatening language, to
lady to whom she had given an agree
ment mot to in any way hereafter
modest the buyer or take any proceed
ings against her or join her in any
proceedings in any court of law or
equity"
The document went on to state: I'm
the event of any breach of this agree
ment by me, l do hereby bind myself,
my heirs. executors and administrators
TO pay the said purchaser the sum of
$500 as and for llqudated damages"
Despite this being duly signed and wit
messed. the defendants solicitor al
legged that the wife had repented of the
transaction and was taking proceedings
for a judicial separation. The sum-
mons was eventually dismissed.
At Munich recently woman sold her
husband, good-looking ne'er-do-well,
to n neighbor for q small sum OF
money, and was pleased enough with
death, he came into considerable for
tune. Then she attempted to resume
her marital rights, but was so effectual-
| " resisted by her ex-husband's present
possessor that she resolved to have re-
course to the laws Intervention. To
| this end she consulted a lawyer, only
| to find that, through some technical
a N In, n n
her claim on man and fortune conse-
quently invalid.
For 100 francs a Partisan laundress
sold her husband, whose lazlness and
intemperance seemed incorrlgible. to
the prOprietress of rival establish
ment Under the new regime, how
ever, the man was compelled to turn
over new leaf, and soon became such
model helpmate that his legal spouse
| began to regret the transaction and
made advances to regain possession.
These the purchaser resented, and, on
intercepting letter from the seller to
her husband, repaired to the formers
! house with a stick, which she welded
: With such vigor that the victims cries
cached the ears of passing police
man. whose authoritative appearance
alone imposed peace.
In the early sos the writer was pres
emit at an inn in Cracow when a woman
put up her husband to auction. She
herself acted as auctioneer, while the
lot to be disposed ola strapping young
fellow of not unprepossesing appear
ance, who was evidently not averse to
the proceedings-sat ON stool at her
feet. Bids came briskly, and the man
was ultimately knocked down to a
comely, if mature, widow, with whom
he left the hosiery, evidently on the
best of terms with himself and his
purchaser.
Even in our own country similar
transactions are on record. The end of
the eighteenth century affords more
than one example of such illegal bar
ter. In 1874 Mrs. Crutley, of Leeds,
employed the town crier to make public
announcement that she would on a
day named sell her husband, described
as good carpenter and faithful hus-
band, to the highest bidder. Despite
the enulogy bestowed upon him. the
man must have had grievous faults,
for he fetched no more than five shil-
lings and a gallon of gin.
A slightly better price was paid for
a Southampton man who in 1901 was
sold by his wife, Mrs. Bruce, at an
inn in Hampshire town. He was fas-
tened around the neck with a halter,
which was held by his wife, who. hav-
ing assured those present that her hus-
band was faithful, industrious and
reasonably sober, invited bids These
came briskly, guinea and a bottle of
brandy ultimately placing the husband
in the possession of the proprietress of
a chambers shop.
At Manchester few years previous
ly man named Price was sold in the
market place by his wife, who. to
stimulate the bidding, first proclaimed
his many accomplishments, whereof
the wide range extended from boot
making to flute playing. This AdmIra.
BILE Crichton was the object of keen
contest. and it was not until guinea,
a new dress and pair of fowls had
been bid that he was knocked down.
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