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...passed final judgment on 56 drunkards who had been on probation in charge of their wives or other kin since Sept. 1. When Bill McNulty said, "I haven't touched a drop," his wife cried, "Oh, judge, he's lying to you." Sentence: 60 days. Of John Cpywiak, his wife Anna said, "He's been out of work for nine years. He spent my $500 savings on booze. Then he came home and robbed the baby's bank. I don't want him, judge. He won't lay off it." Sentence: three months. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Wives | 12/16/1935 | See Source »

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