WIFE DESERTED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 273, 17 November 1936, Page 8

WIFE DESERTED.

— POLICE FIND HUSBAND. UNDEFENDED DIVORCES A wife who had come from R.otorua to Auckland, there to await advice from her husband to join liini in Gisborne, ; and who had to obtain the assistance of the police to ascertain her husband's whereabouts, was one of four petitioners in undefended divorce suits heard in the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Smith. The petitioner, Mary Elaine Dra.bblc (Mr. Spring), stated that she was married in 1919 to Frederick Layne Drabble. There were three .children of the mairiage. By arrangement witli her husband she came to Auckland in 1929. When she did not hear from him she took maintenance proceedings, and her husband was arrested in Taranaki. He had since served two periods of imprisonment ' for failing to comply with maintenance orders. At the present time the arrears were about £300. Petitioner added that she had not lived with her husband since 1929 and had had to earn her own livelihood. A decree nisi was granted on the ground of constructive desertion. Husband's Misconduct. Evidence of having caught her husband misconducting himself in a motor car at Orakei was given by Hinda. May Russell (Mr. Sullivan) in her petition against Frank Dicker Russell. Ihe parties were married in 1913 and there were five children. After corroborative evidence had been given by a private inquiry agent a decree nisi was granted. On the ground of failure to comply with an order for restitution of conjugal rights, a decree was granted James 4udihwood Simeon, formerly known as James Coffey (Mr. Robinson), against Evelyn Constance Simeon. Verbal separation since 1931 was the around on which Thelma Unita. Beale (Mr. Winter) was granted a decree against George de Breon Beale. Petitioner said she was married in 1924 a there was one child. " DIVORCE » DAYS. HEARING ON THURSDAY NEXT. Over 100 undefended divorce petitions were set down for hearing during the final civil session of the year. The fiis of two "divorce" days at the Court will be held on Thursday next, when two judges will be engaged in hearing the petitions.