THE MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 3 February 1900, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER.

MATRIMONIAL QUARREL THAT?; ENDS IN SEPARATION. J

An almost inexplicable matriinoiiiai quarrel was discussed in the LondoßDivorcie Court the. other day. in a cas« in which Mr Demetrius gophocies ■ Gofl* stantinidi sfiught a judicial sepifratiorf from his Wife on the ground of-her d^ferr

tibn. .tiv Mrs donstahtiriidi nee Miss Julia Hall!)! is the daughter bf Mr Stephen- A. Ballli, the: Greek merchant millionaire; and sifter of Major A. S. Ralli, who is 'nw serving in South Africa with the'lift Lancers. She married Mr Constahtihiai v in 1889; before a registrar, arid a few dsifs later the ceremony was,again■perfdrmifli according to tHe rites of ' the GreeK, Church, at the house of'the bride's father. ■■■' : ■ ■" :',-'; ;.■'"'■■'■•;

Three dayis before' :the' . wedfliii^ "Hf ; Rail!settled a sum of about -£51,#-oS: his daughter. The husband \waM; to;faaVa - no life interest in,this sum,,except In ifi&,' eVerit of the death of his wife; ShSritf after .the. marriage' Mr Constantinjai'S: father settled a further suiii ,6f: £i&# iipon the wife, üboh the same ternis,:Mi; Constantihidi therefore bbtainiiig'' 'i& benefit from either sum. . • "^ :■■■'■: ISS9 to iS&7 the pair lived tofetiifft first ih Chafles^street,. St. James'sS^ar^r aM later iti (3reat dumberlaiiQ Hac^ Mrs Cbhstaritiiiidi; hoWeyer, aftefMfoS went to. Ireiand, and did riot fefiiFi; While iii ireiatid the letters she iktit t4 hei' husband were cciUcheci in

EXTRAORDINARILY COOL . TER^it

One she sent to his brother, ran:—\—

My fi§ar Toiiy,—l am writing id t i&l you that I ahi to' live apart from, Dimitri; It is just and fair it? :- Dimitri to tell you at once that,he lias' hot beeii unfaithful to me, nor lias1 a? been guilty of le&al trlieltj^, but hei.KSs : succeeded in completely alienating Btf affection, and latterly he. has behaveq;! and spokeji to tile in such a v?a.f Mwm consider myself authorised to appeal tot an amicable separation. : r !! ;(

Later tH6fe Were negotiations for .an amicable settlement .with the representatives of the Wife's family, but the idea Was put ah end to as it was sought io put Mr Gbtistahtinidl Under an obligation that when he lived in England ha Would hot live within twenty miiesI"^' London. . ' l-

In the witness box Mr" ConstaritinMi Stated that before his WJfe1 went to Ireland she Was rude and snappy to fM>: and after lie made' a remark to her site immediately replied, "There- is such a thihg a§ a Reparation, you know.'1 Me $<H lieved her condition at that time to .B« dlie to hysteria.

When She refused to .return t6 him iia sent her the following ietter:— .-C)

My Dear Jiilia^On the principle that too many cooks spoil the broth, I a*l writing these few lines to beg of j^ earnestly, whenever you can, to" code back home. However much you tnajr #' like me now, you did love me once ThiriK of our old love. Think over the matte' welh—Believe me, your affectionate hiisband, Demy. / . .-...--.:

Replying to Mr Justice Barries, Mr £<#- stantinidi said he had dpne nothing"*ll alienate his wife's, affection. The incoinß from the settled moneys was £2500 ; r» His Lordship granted the husband* judicial separation, with' costs. " :."}>,