Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

DING AaMATcEUR
n,EGATTA.

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FIN_A:--lUl\L l)OSITION. I
: 1ft their report the committee

~eading ~JUo.teur

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Regatta indicate an im~

pro.elUent ill the -financial state of aff .. ;rH.
, Owing pai"tly to t.he fact that the pr€S<'n to.tien prl~a for the g.-and chall enge cup,
. ~tb, e.ttribukc1 their un· v.alue £27, remained in hand- not hav ing
liCi>< to · ,,,. incompatibility-of ~en . won the p revious yea.r-and to , t1j(J

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"NAGGING."

his wife, ' who, ho said. nagged

C'!3.
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occasionally
rena'OT<><1 , n)J"' unfij lor work, Hi> had
her ex~pt . under great
wer& frequent quarrels.

~rowll

pr ~. . o·

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food, cooked and partly

and ftho liit him once with

fi~::i;~~it~~t Tho ohildren weru. ta.uS'h~
·.and d:"",spectful to -h,m,

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ohastised,

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put

into

0lUPt~~~;~~ill.;~b\! .:VIOlence.
.threatened
Bnd
8u:bj<<iI\",td
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-their non·· ..llon:
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it on the 1912 accoullt into" .mali
balance.
_THANKS TO MR_ TATE.
, The committee fool th at th e hen.-t.y
~hallks of .. U intereflted are dll e to ~-r.-. H_
P. Tate, who !lot very short Il oti c<' ''III'.-i ril
~)Ut the duties of hOIl. sec ret,H"." wi ll. RII Cll

behaved improperly
dOJ!l~ti o expenses.
There
1\86& In 1910. and 1911/ and
laller -yeILr matterA -li.d b~aom e 80
for the

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threate n ed to do

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of anoth e r up -l'i v nr r<' .'wt h ~
favmg been fixed {or Bank HolidHY I hi ...
~e&r, .extra expense will pl'obn.b 1v l}(Ir OfHf!
neces9n.ry in or<1 er j,o rctnill 'th f!' ('I llri •. ~

.took refuge in & know hi. wife was ~hiOll tho door when he , and keep the regattn liP to , i18
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ocourrence' was al1oA'-ed to bo.vo Jammed h.o r hanti"

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for in~ ' to tho mi.tlotoo incid"!l.t. defendant .aid

This will ~Ilt"il rigid economy
oCcB.!ion . wherl , ho canw down whon Miss FUller arrivod. Ho
put on her hat was going' to ki~ the children und er the part or the committee. ano it. i"l

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will be no diminution of
but rather that "pde.vours will Le 111 ,<1 0
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8upplement
the suppol't eo killd ;)' gir ou
co&l, and !!pnerILllv ASsaulted h.r_
pushing: him with her fist 'on the l.ft aide of
Eo~I., l"ivlD)f ev'donce, stated thd the face. Ho rotaliated sli,!,htly. Ho .hit hcr 'in past yea.rs.
on one oo-=a ,jon her husband struok hor and hghtly on the arms and shoulders one or two I The commlttee tender t.heir R:nr ll l'i\
,R'&VO hor a bll'l.Ck
fYye.
In consequence of (eeblo blows i thoy were not vi.cious. . HO' thanks to the sub!!\crib cl'!". (! fl nor,;:, 'If
this she ceuld not go -out for- three weeks. denied pulEn~ hor along the pn<tJ.O a ge and
and a.ll those who IlBRi.-.tl." tl t n 11I :tI; il
On ano'ther occasion he jammed her arm iii down tho stops; she (oll -down aecidentally,
fl. S UCCer>S, and thc.v nrc p fl)' t ir ll'
the cupboard door. a.nd 'when she &aid, II You
to Mr. E. F. Sall/I'lfll·... ro r
"RAGING HYSTERIA_"
btute" he cl('nchcd h~" fiet. struok bor in
donation a.nd Vf\h lf\h l(' f~ h n l.
the face ; nnil knocked her down. Then h. . It was whilo his wifo WM in (\ raging
Thi9 cup w n.::! flllCl('alNl 10 Ih e
seized & rubber pipe ,: which .be swung
hysteria th.t he threw a 6urgery jul!', can·
,mining about thrce-quad.{;lrs uf n. pint of I" '"VU .v, maiden fourfl, anrl WM won In" Iho
hel" bead . exolaiming, H You took my
Rowillll: Clt1h.
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water, OVer her, He did '0 with tho .ohjoet
.wa~, alld murdered ,~erl -- ~nd I will
The commitLe-Po d e,'i iTl~ to pl f\ (, ~ Oil r ~('() r('
you.
On one OCCA!IOn be o :'d ered
qf bringinJ( lior round. A.nd it had a rather
of the surge ry. ' .nd after some word~
b enofic :al cfff'ct. He _admitted striking he ~ theJ:r I\ppre~in.tio l1 l lf the vI\11Iahl., ~pn'!~'t'!t
the contenls of ' a jug 01 ~ water over
ae~os. ,the kn\loldos with • e.no when sbe r"n?ered during tho l., t thrM , r al'" l, y
dr-enchinJr her to. tne tlkin . Witnegg also WA" going out with a ·torn coa.t ancl an.t;urilt~ thetl' late hon . secretary, Mr _ H. \' . Wi ll.
aJ;1ut to i.avo the hou.. when he mistletoe when his wife got in the way,
the doors, aga.in atruck h~r~ tore gav~ h er

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H o tried to : The committee would po illl Dil l I.hal II,

heM, though I he threoteried her hv holrling

He· tore t'he 81onvo.s' it.up tn a. threatening mlmncr.

in C14ists
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becaww she was bawling.

p.event h er KainEr out attd making II 5(,,one,,
He did not flouns h a rubber tube ove r h or

and defendant etruck he r

th reaten ed

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He did not Itnook he r down,

aJl'ain tho unpleasa.ntne2!l8

soon
1oV.1t<l..,r#

Bunday incident, he did not Blnko hi •
with clenched fish, thou",h ho

allowed 25:..
bf herselJ and.bQul. lS- month.. .

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neccssMiea which ought to
Th" 8YsteTu of sel:mg nag , for hoat.< 011
for out of the hou se keeping the oourse WM contilluNI and ng nill prm' f"l d
tho past nino m ontha h e had ilucces~rul.
The coll1mitl..cc firo(' \'~ r y
meats, go without, or mflke
- sCrap meal from biscu ~t.e_ \Vith rClla rd to ·mu'c h md-ebted t.o those lacli(¥; n lld /.{~ 1I 1I r.
men w~o so kindly HSRist ed in th e mnll~' r ,

kept hot . short of money,

was doing well .at bueineaa

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of .the Pl'eYIOU8 year, ftnd a gOo0,1 d:\V':'\

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a\";'ays had to onmpla, in ra~nng ~~ 1 provfded. mRlly of· the (W e ;ll~
,bills hl'l.ving b een run UI!. be1l1g partHmlarly welJ co nh"'o<;tNl . .

",ife -for'
he!' and .",orn at

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~as conslderabl.y curtai led, and thot fn cl,
~n oopjullctlOn with th e n..Â¥~: 8to.nce of F.(>V'

.'-"'II!P">ln'.n& was Ilever up in time mQ,~ked .success, and 111 t he ir · opin ion tim
tnl) ·cnuar<tn ready for achool. Ho hod eatlsfactory state of th e r-..cCOllllt g it1 largelv
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wife sufficient fo'r h OU80- due to h-:a eXArtionfl
riron,artion tc:i his income . , His net
'I'he en~ri~ ft,tL'l-i.,~u the high r:;talHIa.n i
year, and he allowed hhr
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on abool~tc minimum , t.he (>x pp. ndit. um

!tated that her hu.hand sturk har

with ',

walking stiok.1~and said ho did not wish to
aee her ugly face &lJ'ain. -'
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CrO!s-examin~d : ' He had complained about
b~r nagging and her bou!ebold m~naqemo.nt
WIthout any t('&80n . Her husba.nd had

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&Xpooted more than .ho . could afford o~
oUowanoe he gILT" her, H.r hushand
deliberately jammed her hand in the
board.

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slight push,. and sIlO r etaliated by

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water.

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, Or.o Bs.examined: His wife did not go h om6
her father' s about two y e ars ago on no..!
or his iIl·treatment. In a. t ampor he
his wife of boinJ:( lho ca.Ilse of th q
of their child ,at rlsley. He thoul'ht

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ch'ld was neglocted. , In J nnllary hiq
complained to him about striking the

followed h;m about the hOlls.. He
sho ren down puruo.;elY on that occa·

WHIST DWVi': AND DANQR.

sion, ·and he did not pIck her up . A fte r th';J,
TJlO Cavorsham S]lOl't~ ehb;. wll ·d . Ii:u
they did not spea.k to each ' othe r. On MnroH.
10th he did not throw wa.te,· over his wifo. h eld soveral cnj o yuble £undiIJ ll s clu !' ill~ it:1
ox.istoncc,
beat all Pl'O'o'illU:J rocordti 011 Fl'ilJ.l ),
but he asked her to go to tho Burgor:v "nel
di!tCus8 matters roe,sonably. She went. , but 11l6~ Q.v holding n wln ... t driy e: a nd d a ll"l' , .Ll
H.a aC<lusr:d his w ' fo o~ which a .. go Ilumbe r at' the g'III' ,.;i :-l iI)lll ' 1111,d
_\1y~nmg. Bo bad a pieoe of mistletoe in became hys tnriolJ.l.
Tho hall wn~ tn ,.; tdullv d, '( " ' :
~dultery at Ilsloy in Juno laat yoar, anti a~nin
h,. hand.
ants Bnd 11owoL's k ind ly "11' 11 1 IJ \
in
NiA.rch
this
vefLr,
H e said it t o annoy h or j
Mr. Sta.l1wood: It might have been • for He ' withdrew the ac(,u~l\tion.
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while ~h c gas burnN·.i l llld l ,r l 'l ,\
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B eatrice Mace, \Vatlington Stree t. , a hO"l Bhl1Jes. Am on g those nppcarjng i ll ": 0 .:. 111 I"
Wltn." (.hor9Iy), Dc;cidedly not.
Mr-, Stanwood, You assumed that it was flit-al nurae, who was £ormerl.v employed in were Mis~ DeulleU, Po;t:padoli\' ( Wi lll l" " .. (
dolendant'. surgery, spoke of the q ' ,arrol~ "tho Ifl.Uic.'i' prizo), ·Mr. \¥hiLlc, India n (\\ ilILl.·'
for qomeone else.
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WitDe.. explained th&t he . rushed at the · t.~ot ~ook ph,eo hotwoen t.he defendant "nq of the g e ntleman's p l' i:r.t>), IH f.'i, " :l'l h'~ 1
young lady with lhe m u,tletoe, and in doing hIS wlfo. She. d d not 900 tho 'cWfendan t "ct R a.:vcnscru ft (Hosp~ tal Si , te r), IHi :, ~ .1. L OI'x
· or throaten his wifo, 1 who . waR Ii (irish qollcen), :NIl's. Calla s (J) '~ " : H'''''; of
so ~e k~oc k~a witn '? s8 dO,,":D. Wit0966. go, cruoUy
wpmR.n,
Frequf'ntly at fir8.~ D evonshIre ), Mrs. E. Smii ll ( L n' /" :-I, II' )' 1\1 1',•. .
up, and tU['ntng rou'nd 8t'Oldentally struck highly-strung
the'l:n6RJs
Wf!ro not t"elld y at {fie, appointod Whn.lo (" l\'farg u eritL'" f ""111 ;. F a ll.'! " ), f\'l .':' -4
hIm in the fn.~e. Witness .ha.d no doubt she
t,ime,
but
a.fter
that
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complainan t inll- K erry (Cay .:'rl') hulIl S pO! t . . (;1·1111 , ~ l r~ . t i L
III 0. gr~&t t emp or at the time
but she
oo, WO,kinghn.m (Mr=-. '1,'111'.11'1. ~lr:-; . U ~ ;; ... ,
not do it in ten t'onany_ She 'had not 'p roved in this re.:m cet. \Vi-tncSa s~w tho cnm!- TBton
Smith (Red Orns:; NlI :· ~" ) . T\1r .. . 'J'll b " , .
Iplainf\nt
hit
th
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defendant
in
tho face with ~
createn di s~urba.nce8 while patients wero in
d'rtv
dust·cloth_
Witne""
'bought
he
hs.il
da:1o
\Sp onish UIW Cf.r), !\o(r j.:. p np(\ (:q I' I \L I ; .~i:.
the o!urgery. She W8t1 hysterical when sho
was first married. This was owing to ill. been earc&.'Itic. Witness had heard bad la ri- GIPSY . MrH. T. R. Klmt (P , dia), ~Hr. '1'. I: .

-A MISTLETOE INCIDENT,
Witnes8 explained that on one Bodng
noy her hlldband did Dot s12eak to her until
a ~ung lady oam" idto the house in the

health.

TheSOAP~th~

Further
!lAid
the.e
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the ~ old
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s Soap-,-its
~Q':ci€a~: RO,le:SOllne -, chatacter
"arid its ~ n,evelr~ri~lIll~g ability · to-·
make . linen
- and 'fJ.*~ant,'

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- Hudson's
bought : i~and - 't h.e
enhancetl the

thirtY,
forty,
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Did your hu.sband complain about your rdAf l"'ndant camo int.o the sur~ory covc ren
wit h fruit. Ho was upset And made i\ comconduot w ith a. man !-Yes,
,.. Ho comple.in~d tbat you hod misconducted pl.'nt.
The -Bonch granted ' the applica.ion of Mn
yours.lf I-N 0,
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, RAFFLE FOR A WATcCH,_
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. , Mr. Brain:
ing nfter you
his .intention,

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On the sooond '-charge 'the defendant was
fined 11b_ 'and Odl\..
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last tho . priz('! was withheld .

La.st w('ok tno prizf\ W!\!\ "1won by \Valtel"
A?ams, 22, Howard Streot, Relldin g .

" A-N UNRULY CHILD."
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Traffic rooe.ipta week ending . Mn.rch ~),
1914. £661 178. 7<1,; correSj1ollding peri c,l
1aet y-ear, £735 Us. 9d.; decrenf.;e. £ 73
14s. 2d. Nwnher 01 p!l.8Bengffi'B, .154,695,

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"CHROYICLE" COMPE'l'l'J'IO\"
Owing' to tho Bmull num ber of r Cf' IIItJ
which any oompeti tor got l"i,ltht for th o wcC' li:

, Did -i t &ppeM: to you to-he hill u.'tentio'D ,...:
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I ~ ont (bn.rri ::; t crj, 1\.1 ;-,'1. Gwillioo ll (JI A bit
fleC?,\' "I, M is ~ M. Franklin (" .Hlrlf'h: 1~ 1\(1
wh!t o "J, 1\'11'3. J. H . Smitll (IJO~ l d l\'l NIIL ' ~ ('\'

:M r . SIOBllO (DutC'hrnalJ ), L\'h,~ . ~ k o\\,I' () IL l' I ~ l i l
J ap!ln(\~o), Mr. Sk , ) wr o'H'~ k (n Jnp), Mi ~:i 11\'1.
F..agle, to vrhom th oy ordered tl,e delenclnnt K~ n t (G rec ia n Ln.dy), ~'rl·:I . Elpl,i · k {fJH nk, 'r
to 90Y 30._ !)cr week anil the C05t" of th o Glr1), Mrli. Fostl"'r (Q u l~c n Rl i:r.a b t' t.ll l. H i' :i
witness
lor tho
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order. ' The -Belich ordered the wife t.o have Foste r (Fre nch F ish pr Girll. ~h . ('I1 :1 11 :lI:lfI
~ho c us tody of tho ' children.
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(Picrrot l. 1\1r, Pap a {Yol{c\l. Mi....~ n "I) 'H :l 11
(Raft·Time) . Mr~ . n p. n n{\tt (r:ip xL ~" i ~ ..; P:lrr
(Rnr l.V V :ctorifln), ~li ,,'! n!·(l () k.~· (l1 :1I,{.'l' im ,·I ,
Miss Fletche r (noctor of M,, ~ icl. !"Ii~", r : lL l li·
Vcr (Pf'rgia n L nrly). ~!r i ~ ~ Pflr ~ on ." (QII .:I;' ·I·
Mrs. JWiot.t (Girton (j irl) . 1\'1,'. r . 'S Irlid ,
IP i.rr0t) , _~r- A, AII . n (\'likad ,)1, MJ'.' . ,Iilell
An unmual
was heard o~ I·he
(Old En~], s h Cac; tumo) . Mr~ . Cnmpbnll (W nit.
ing . Borou.J:h
P o l ioe Cou rt
on
in!!' T..In.dy). Mr . ; .~ Tl'!c (Dllt,('hmn.n). 1\1i:l:i
da:y ~ when Thom.as J: GrMn, 11. St,
Roa.d, Reading, waB BumQloned .for u"i.n~ hi1l \Valkor (A•. Sp id ~ r\. Thr rr W Nf' nIi'o prf'!'i('nb
hou8~ foo th~ purpo,,,,, of a lottorv for. Mr .. a.nrl Mr!i. William llilker, IHr. amI I\fr~.
watch on January 26th. ' Ho waH. o.lso sum- S, ShfU·Jle. Mr~. StaplpA. Mr. nn(l ·M r i>.. Fmllk
m~ll"ed fpr &aIling U cer,tain ~ chances'l hi con- Gale, MJ", STllith nno Mi." Cile.' (T w'Vfnr.Jl .
The winnp~ ' in th~ whi!tt d ,·i vl' \~' 1' '' (J : . _
n.oction 'with thA JoUory . .
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Defendont pleaded ignoranc~ of tho li"y:--- Lndic" 1, Mi" I,ittie: 2. ]I.! i" Gil.·" 3
P.O. Harman,
ke!lt observation on Miss Hunt . G 9ntlomcn: 1, M 'r. Skm\' 1or~p l( ;'
premisos, explained that 0. Tame too], 2, Mr_ F.. Sm ·t.h.
th'cre for 80 watc h. DAfC ndA-nt~8 waq
Tho duties of M.C. (or th n w lr i ~t (1 1 iY II 111111
d ealer's shop, . and ' 1&& cong~e.B'atoo rJIlHco ; w-cre ably curried o:tt by Mr. J, H.
drank mineral waters; uef'd the auto- Smith,
machine6, and spont thi-ir ' pocke t
A volo of thank!'( to Mr!l. F (')~tl" r (Il l' h ;I\' money, Respoctable ~.,(dents ' had com· ing -carried out the arrang';nlf'lltH for lho
plainod, and had k.,t their sons from the evening was carricd un nnimou::Ily.

hna' gla;~~re :

. was Ite~er
years have
·it ~ ten, twenty,
.For' washing:
nOlllle--- J:o-,r wash.

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