from The Advertiser South Australia Wednesday 21 October 1903
CONJUGAL TROUBLES.
In the District Court today Nellie Francis Slade proceeded against her husband, Walter Slade, stock broker, on a charge of intending to desert her and leave her without adequate means of support. The defendant, who was formerly a well known member of the Stock Exchange, was arrested on a warrant last night. Mr. Strong, for the complainant, stated that the parties were married in 1890, and after living for some time together they had separated, and by deed the defendant agreed to pay his wife 30 shillings weekly. The defendant had got into arrears. He had now tendered £24, but did not do this until he knew proceedings were to be taken. The defendant had sold his seat on the Stock Exchange. His brother had arrived from India, and there was reason to believe that the defendant was about to proceed there with him. The complainant was a barmaid, earning her own living. The complainant, sobbing, said that the cause of the separation was that the defendant was keeping another woman. The defendant said he sold his seat in the Stock Exchange for £500, but his debts absorbed nearly all that money. He had thought of going to Western Australia, but had so far made no arrangements to leave the State. He expected a small sum of money from England. The bench declined to make an order and dismissed the case.
I wonder which brother went to India/
