The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-04-25 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ACCRINIMIN HI-ARANO APPLIES FOR A SEPARATION.  A novel easels, far as Accrington in concerntsl. svas heard at the Acerington Polite Court on Wednesday morning, when Hugh Pilkington. a hanksman at Wts.chatok pit. applied, for a eeparation from his wife, Dinah Pilkingten. of Agnesstrcet. Accrington. 011 the ground that she was at. habitual drunkald. Mrs. Pilkington was also charged by the p:akv with being drunk and riotous. The Mayor plodded over tn. Bench. which was compo,ed of Major H. Sharpies. Messrs. ,J. C. Lupton, W. Hoyle. James l'unliffe. and J. L.rd.  Mr. G. N. Slinger appeared for the complainant. The drunk and riotous tharge was taken first. P.S. Bale stating that at noon int Tuesday. the 14th ult., he was at the back of Law-street, where he found Mrs. Pilkington. the defendant, its a drunks n condition. She was al, using had language. She had bOell drinking in a hose nith another man and woman.-11,fendant saint her hm.band dragged her out of the home wheelbarrow fashi,n, and Ani inns blank and blue all 0r,,,.  'lle Mayor: Was silo tlitnik it: a public or private houak: .  ... P.S. Bale: In a private house. She had half a glass of whi.k.y in front of her, and the house fairly Monk of whi,liey. • Defendant, who had been fined on four occasion. for drunkenne,s since 1899 was fined ss. and costs.  Mr. Slinger then iiro-cTeded to make —apPlication for a separation order on the ground that the defendant was an Indiana' drunkard. Me stated that the parties had, ken married 27 years, but for lite last ten years the husband had simply lived the life of a dog through the conduct of lOs wife, who was drunk at least three times a week. Site was in the habit of pawning clothes for drink; in fact when -he could gct money, she was always drunk. When she was in this state she was quite mcapable of managing her affairs, and at ene time attempted to nti,nmit suicide by taking an1111.):14. She also threw things' about the house.  The husband gave evidaw-e. to the effect that lie was a honksman at Woodnook Pit. He had been married 27 ylars. and hail five children. one of whom (it came out) was named Hermon-Hodge. (Laughter.) He had frequently found his wife drunk. ttne day last week he went home and found she had pawned his framers. no he pulled her out of the house. Doting the last tell years he had, had to lice whh a drunken woman, and many times he had come home and found her lying on the floor in a drunken Cl ,udition. When she was M that condition she would throw anything at bin]. and On 01PO 011'anlOn she tcok ammonia. At another time she net the wa.ter tap on at full and placed her head under it. (Laughter.) The police had had to be called in On many ooensione. He had never lest a day's work through drink.—erms-examiutd: She had got up at four o'clock. belt then she was drunk befor,  'rho Clerk : Have you got anything to say about hi,. statement that y.ti wore drunk three times a weck: Defendant: No. character was put an from Mr. If. H. tiol,o”, • • -•- • •  which stated that Hugh Pilkingi ii ir;d been unin: teerapti•illy in their eiminy f.ir 44 years. He wea a saiisfa.tory workman and a relwetable man in  Clemeidina Pilkington, a daughtsr of the parties. gave corroborative evidencst stating that she and her fathur never had a ii,ment',. poare with the defendant. who was frequently drunk.—ln crossexamination she stated that she had "licked" her mother boa sin, was drunk and deserved it.  P.S. Rale deposed that he ha, known the de. ((mama for many years. and he knew her to be . .  'frequently drunk: TIP house was like a mat adam road. being in a horrid stare. Site k- p 1 the hosts in such a condition that they had difficulty in getting a house. Witnoss also knew the Inishanth who was restasgable man. He had never seen him drunk. Defendant Nil: he dm t it on tlte sly. when he gets drunk. ILaughterd Itte.Mayor: What have you to say about the condition of the honse?  Ih•fendant: I iun say that I mow it every day. The Maynr: I ant afraid there are few boast. .1,--inirton that it that atteidion. L0,11113C alsolN we tvitimony to the bad Con. hip!' of the defendant. Defendant: My husband I l the ermitaldo that if he did not SUSIM:011 elle lie would repirt hint. (Langlitor.) The megiqvatei. order. Rave him t mad • an ortkir fur hini to p.ay  rrenited  cust.dy  Taratiol  h and work.