The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-07-24 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SIMULATED DEATH.  In the first week in May, when they were residing near li!asgow, her husband want,: money, and when she said she had none to g,le him be knocked her off a chair. tlo!nx fu•ther back, witncss said that when her liosimuil fret began to indulge in drink she r-moostrated with him. She tried to holp hint to oieroome the habit, and brought every good influence she could to bear upon him. She tried, in fact, in every possible way to redeem his character, to keep his faults hidden, and to shield him, but he would not have it; he rebelled against her trying to help him. He accused her of what wag: to a pure woman the greatest insult a man could offer—unfaithfulness. This was often repeated. When hitting her ate contrived to strike her on her breast—which he knew was her weak spot—and he often succeeded. A better husband never was if he would leave the drink alone. Drink seemed to turn his brain. Apart from the accusations he made against her he was piotane and obscene, and all through drink. Mr. Riley: you warn him when yon were leaving Glasgow for Birkenhead at the end of May that your pattence was nearly exhausted?  Whalley: Yes. I said I wiehed him to understand that the book was elssed for ever Oil his acts of cruelty to me. I never would submit to them again. Be promised amendment, and we Came to Birkenhead 60 that he might ieave his old associates and his old haunts, behind, and begin a new life. I hoped he would. and I weuld have forgiven the past had he done so. Continuing her evidence Mrs, Whalley said he. husband's conduct did not improve, and she sent to see Messrs. ThompNIL Hughes. and Mathison. That firm wrote to the defendant a letter on the subject of "the unfortunate and unhappy diftereneso that have arisen between you I in eonaequence of your conduct for some time past. As she cannot (the letter continued) matinue to live with you unless you alter your conduct, we desire to intimate that 1111181 s you see us to-morrow (Tuesday) and make some oatiafactory airangement for your future conduct proceedings will be taken." The letter to the defendant proseeded to say that his wife was very anxious to do all she could to assist him to live in a better and more herMOIIIO UR manner if he would give some bona-fide indication of his intention to improve his conduct. The interview, said Mrs. Whalley, took Once in the office of 'Mewls. Thompson, Hughes, and Mathison in the presence if Mr. Mathison. Promises were then made of amendment. She teturned to him en condition that there would be no recriminations, and that he would do his best to live harmoniously. By his persistent worrying and annoyance he failed to fulfil the condition. As part of her endeavours at appeasement she gave up a policy which among other papers she had in her keeping, owing to defendant's repeated illnemas, lie being not smoldered a fit person to have charge of any papers. Late one night her husband threatened to commit suicide, to the terror of the children, unless she gave him the policy. The children were terrified and sermmed and the neighbours could hear. She saiishe would give the policy up, and he did so. He promised he would divide the .1140. keep half, and give witness half. She had not, however, seen any portion of the money. On the night she had been referring to he had a ramie. Witness wished to keep this, as he did not seem to be a fit person to have a raaor in his hand. He wookl not five it to Itet.nattlior vapid be allow her to ratmain in bad with the children to protect them. Be gave the child the razor, but she pat  311.11 watched fot four or fire bollre till they all fell aaleep, and then rho took the razor and hid it. Shortly after that ehe thought it wi.e to get protection, and on the Bth July, when her huaband had had drink, hid manner when he came home was wo