DIVORCE CASES.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8717, 13 February 1894, Page 5

DIVORCE CASES.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, February 12. In the Divorce Court proceedings Joseph Bush, petitioner, v Isabel Mary Bush, respondent, Mr Justice Conolly granted a decree nisi. There being no co-respondent no coats were allowed. —-•■ This morning, at the Supreme Court, ah application for a decree nisi for the dissolution of marriage came before Mr Justice Conolly. The petitioner was Chas. Win. Banister, a chemist in the employ of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company at Fiji, but formerly of Wellington, and Annie Maria Banister (the respondent), and Alfred Percy Ferber (the co-respondent), live at Tairaa. Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the, petitioner. The other parties did not appear and were unrepresented. The petition for ~ dissolution of marriage stated that the parties were married at Johnsonviile in 1877, and lived at Wellington. They had two children. In 1885 the petitioner s wife left him at Wellington but joined him at Fiji in February, 1885, and after the expiration of three weeks she again left him and they had not since lived together. Petitioner bad resided at Fiji for the greafer part of the-period frorii February, 1835, and had not been able to discover any trace of his wife from tiie time she left him until 22nd April, 1893. The petitioner further stated that for four years his wife had been living with Alfred Percy Furber, machinist at Tairua, as his wife, and has had issue three children. After bearing the evidence, his Honour said it had been proved beyond all doubt that respondent was living in adultery, and had been fcr some years. A de-.-iee nisi for the dissolution of the mar-, riage was granted without costs. .