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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 141, 16 June 1893, Page 4

At the Supremo Court this morning (in Chambers), a motion under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, Joseph William Bush (petitioner) and Isabella Mary Buiui (respondent) came before Hia HoMor. Mr E. Mahony moved for an order to excuso the petitioner from joining a co-respondent. He adduced authorities in support of the application, and stated that tho wife bad boon absent from the husband some time, and was now living afc Wellington, where she was confined on bho Bth of April last), and that she had registered the birth of v female child, sotting out in tho declaration that it was illegitimate. Mr Maliony quoted cawea to show that the wife could j. nob usually give evidence in suuport oi illegitimacy, but hero tlio special etatouicr.s was receivable. His Honor agreed with that contention, and made the order as prayed. Inspector Hicksos, to-day, concluded an inquiry into the vacuo charge preferred by the unfortunate girl Mabel Helander ngainsb some members of tho police force who were custodians of bha city prison during the evening ehe was incarcerated thero." Having carefully taken ths statements of tho women who v/ero in the sell in company with the deceased, and having examined several members uf the police forco he is perfectly satisfied that there is nob bbc slightest foundation for the allegations made. We uro also informed by the iaspector that the gentleman who was prsseub ab tho inquiry to watch tho proceedings on behalf of 'ho gill's relatives is quibo convinced that the trirl was suffering from a hallucination. Servant Gamble visited tho unhappy girl on the morning following the night on which ehe afterwards alleged that she had besn insulted, and ehe tnei) mado no complaint. In the cell along with her were other women, with whom ahe bad asked permission to be lodged for tho nighb as she did nob care to bo left) alone bj herself.