Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1894-04-07 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

NOVELIST'S UNHAPPY MARRIAGE. MR. CHRISTIE MURRAY SUED FOR MAINTENANCE.  DISTRESSING DISCLOSURES.  At Bow Street London Police Court, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. David Christie Murray, the novelist, appeared to answer an adjourned summons charging him with neglecting to maintain his wife. Mr. Yelverson appeared on behalf of the complainant. The defendant conducted his own case. Mr. Yelverton said the case was of a' panful character. It woe, pity that defendant was not provided with profeesional assistance. Defendant : I do not want professional assistance.  Counsel went on to say heat the parties were married in 1880, end lived together until 1886. Defendant then took rip with a Mrs. Seel, and cohabited with her until two years ago, when he With • Alice Dudley. He was still living with her, Mies Dudley had borne the defendant one child, and another wee shortly expected. In the meantime Mrs. Murray had been living in the moot discreet way. Fore, long time ehe had been working as • machinist in the city at a eatery of 108. or 12s. a week. That being no, he did not wonder that Mr. Murray, a succees fel noveliet, wanted to stifle thin inquiry. His wife bad been on the verge of starvation, end his only propoeel now was Lie week. I,n his (connect.) opinion it ought to exceed that map considerably Mr.. Alice Murray Imo thee called. She stated Stated that before her marriage her name wee Wont. She mime to know the defendant through living in the some street at Barnsbury. Site married him in 1880, end lived with him anti' 1886- In that year be went to Clifton. He edwitted thet on several occasiono he had been  intimate with a woman named Nina PeeL The defendant left witness in 1887. At intervals he had sent her small sums, which did not average £1 a week, and in order to maintain hereelf are 4 her son she had to work a sewing machine. Her earnings from this .once ranged from 12s. to se. a weeg. Vaughardsaid he could not understand why no arrangement had been arrived at, the summons having been adjourned for that purpose. Defendant: 13ecause the arrangement proposed was preposterous, and I could not wade to it. Mr. Vaughan What wadi it? Defendant: £3OO a year. I can no more pay 300 a year than I could three millions,. Mr' Ydverk'n i...ntructe4 inn income is £1,500 • Teir, • Dofendani I would it were. Mr. Yelverton: We would acoept any reasonable offer.  lir. Vaaghan.f.,aoo.a year eeeme. aFeseive.  ehall.n4airevidence to ;how that he is prepared to pay each an amount. I think the etimmone maxi be adjourned for prod as to hie income. In reply to defendant Mrs. Marray stated that for sin mouth. Or Wee in ail xeyinm at Clifton, the object being to our. heroic habit ehe bad ac --" mired of tokio g opiates and o ;l;o1Ti . Defendant wee then sworn, mid said be lived at Scarsdale Villas, Kensington. He lived happily with his wife for three or four years. He then found that ehe drank, and terriblq wawa took place. For some time they lived at Twickenham. There his wife grit ,woree snd worm, and the menet between them more and more distressing. Fleetly his wife attempted suicide. After that she went to London, and the police took part in the search for her. After that he sent her to au asylum at Clifton. At the expiration of nix mouths the doctor there wrote to nay that she was making s bell "of the place. He (Ilis dwtor) regarded the case ate hopeless. Mr. Vaughan : What is yotir inoome ? Defendant replied that he had been bankrupt. He had bad n dreadful attack of ilad001.• which had caused him to mien Ms market for one year. He bad produced n play by which he had loot money, and had been obliged to receive assistance from his friends. _  —.----. Mr. Yelvertuu : Wes your income over i 1,500  year ? Witness Yes, for one year, Do you pay £3 a week rent for your boa..?—  DO you live with a Hiss Dudley ?—Yea. She kes my name, and lives as Mrs. Christie Murray. And you have a child them I thank Heaven  Have you written between 20 and 90 novels 7 I have. Did you hope that your wife would drink herself to death 7—Permit me to say that that question is unworthy of your office. Mr. Vaughan eventually adjourned the caw, and strongly advised the defendant to come to some arrangement.  Csnamer's Cooos.—Cadbury's Cocoa contains b. condensed and increased form all the murk/sing proof the Cocoa Bean, the proportion of geals-form,mg mgrediente being 21 m coMpared with 3—b. natural Cocos (Cocoa-niba) and the meagre proportion of 16 in the ordinary Cooed of Commerce with added Starch a6d Sow. Cadbury's I. atholutely Pure and always make in quality.—Ths einslyse.  A Geer banana TO Howstarr is without doubt • medicine compoeed of ingredients that, whilst it ' medicates the gerins of disown, strengthens the system. Holloway's Pills act in this manner, and ill genetal debility, mental depremion and nervous .eritebllitj there ie no remedy which operates eo bmenmally. They purify the blood, give tone to the stomach and thoroughly regenerate the eystent. They sre mild it. operation, although moat powerful in removing dimes. Helicete femalee and young children tad take them with safety and benefit. It would be aim& heimenterste all the Wreathes tobedtateedby taklaglidasboaderful ALL No boa.. held should be without ems, ter there lure comp) a int • 'utli CAI •nuot • %lc cc 'nmvr.