The Warwickshire Herald. — 1899-08-17 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THF: DEMON JEALOUSY AGAIN.  On Wednesday, at Aston Police Court, befo, Measni. R. Peyton, A. Taylor, and Dr. Hill Non* William Holland Woolley, landlord of the Grosvenor etrms, Grosvenor Road, Am on, was awe_ moned at the instance of his wife, Ellen Louis. Woolley, to show cause why a separation order should not be made upon him on the ground of persistent cruelty. Mr. Hadley appeared for the applicant, and Mr. Norr a Focer (ins meted by Mr. Philip Raker) wee for the defence. The evidence of complainant was that about 18 months ago she was a widow with three childr.n, and at that time kept a smill shop. Shortly after she married the de. fendant he got her to remove her furniture to the Grosvenor Arms, which he had taken. Since then fie had persistently abwed her, and on the 24th Jtdy and aga:n on the 10th August he assaulted her. On the latter occasion so great was the force of the blow that the rings on her finger were bent. Mr. Foster: You have led him a pretty good dance as they call it for some months—Witness: No; I have not.  - And "Wen Wen you were confmed, you sent downstairs to see what woman he :had wAh I sent to see what the noise woe about. You have taxed him with being with a certain woman, you know who I mean?To, I have net During the whole time he has lived with yon, has he ever struck you more than one blow!—Yes. In the course of fur her cross-examination, Mrs. Woolley denied taking up a cup and a pot and threatening to crack them on her husband's heed. She admitted throwing A cup at him, but it was broken before she did so. She also admitted shs was annoyed because the other week her husband went out in a brake to Sutton and did not taks her. She thought his wife had as much right to go as any other person. A nuMber of witnesses were called by Mr. Had. Icy in ,upport of complaNant's case, Maria Lave stating that on one ocean on when defendant went home late hie wife upbraided him, and he threatened to murder her if she was not taken sway. In reply to Mr. Foster, this witness agreed 44 a woman's tongue went pretty strong eonoetitn The defendant, called by Mr. Foster, denied ever having struck his wife, except on the 24th ult, and then it was in self defence. Up to Thursday •last week they were perfectly agreeable with eaeh other, when lie went to Sutton. On returning home at 8.30, he was quite sober, and she commenced to call him foul names, telling him he could take other women, but not his wife. She was becoming by. stcrical, and to frightm her he broke the panel' of one of the doors. On the next night he went to the theatre and on his return she again upbraided him. When he went to bed she began hammering him on the back, and because he told her that did not hurt, she got upy went to the clubroom door, and was going to throw herself through the window, but he followed, and was just in time to pull her in. lhe whole of his wife's disagreeableneas was jealousy. Mr. Norris Faster said he woman was of a jealous and irritable temperament, and she did not like him, going out pleasuring without taking her .with  The Bench, after a private ronFultation, said the charge of persistent cruelty had not been proved, and the case MS dismissed. They, however, re. minded defendant he was much to blame and th 4 the pre-eul ease count again.St him.