DIVORCE COURT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12282, 28 August 1905, Page 4

DIVORCE COURT.

(press association telwjram.) AUCKLAND, August 24. DESERTED AFTER TEN DAYS. At the Supreme Court his Honour heard three out of seven divorce cases set down for hearing. The tale of how a man left his wife ten days after their marriage, was related by an attractivelooking young woman named Florence Mary Lansgridige, who petitioned for a deoree nisi. Mr Martin, on behalf of the petitioner, stated that the application was lodged on account of desertion and failure to The parties, he said, were only married for ten days when the respondent loft; for the Straits Settlements. That was seven years ago, and since then his wife had nob seen him. After hearing evidence hie Honour granted » deoree nisi, to be made absolute after three months, with the custody of child. Costs were granted against the respondent. A HAIRDRESSER'S PETITION. The next application for a decree nisi was tihat of a haidresser named Goo. Edward White. Edgar James Chifcham was named as the co-respondent".: White said he married the respondent, Margaret Jane White, in England , on August 18th, 1806.... They afterward? oame out to New Zealand. _ The co-re-spondent was,formerly a friend of his, I and wee aeort of disqualified jockey. j In December, 1903, respondent paid a visit to her aunt down south and subsequently returned. At the beginning of 1904 eihe paid another visit to the sarnie place, and while she was away he heard rumours to tie effect that she was living with the co-respondent as his wife at Palmerston North. The next thing he heard was that the respondent and 00-respemdont had 'returned to Auokland, and were living together as man and wife. Petitioner saw:Chitham) •whom he taxed with having led.away his faife.' He said! he couldja't'h'eip'it, he'loved her so muah. His wife and Chatham afterwards left for Palmerston North. He tried to find them there but could not- Petitioner put matter into the hande of his solicitor,' who diecovered ■ that the respondent and corespondent were living together in Greymoutih. Hie Honour granted a decree nisi, to bo made absolute after three months, with ooste against co-respon-dent. ; AN "UNHAPPY MARRIAGE. In the case of Jessie Langley v. Edward Stephen Langley, a decree niei was granted on the grounds of habitual drunkenness, oruelty, and failure) to maintain. AUCKLAND, August 25. A HUSBAND'S DESERTION. At the Supremo Court, Ada Mary. Collins petitioned for a divorce from Alfred Collins, on the ground of desertion. Petitioner said ehe .was married on January 10th, 1900, at; the Registrar'e office,, at Auckland, and she went to keep house for her sister at Epsom for a fortnight, during which time her husband lived with her. On February 3rd her husband went to Papakura with some horses, and she went to her people nil Waikato, it being arranged that her husband should follow later on. Several affectionate letters were tween them, An which her husband promised to ride in. a race a fortnight later and ithen give up the turf for good, and come and settle down alongside his "own little pet." The petitioner said' that at last her husband came up to her people : at Hamilton;: her peopl© arranged to set him up on a farm. He eaid ho had promised to take some tiorsee to Dargavitle, and after he had done this he would return and ectt'K From this time onwarA she never saor heard from her husband again. Mi Alice- 'lurbutt, petitiorier'e sister, gay evidence of respondent and other boy renting a house and having a jolly tim in it with some girls. A decree nh was granted to be made absolute aftc three months. . A SALVATIONIST'S PETITION; John , Samuel Brighouse petitioned foi a divorce from Lillian Harriet Brighouse, on the ground of desertion. The petitioner said he was married in June, .1897 and there was one child. They lived together happily at Kaeo for sixteen or seventeen months. His work took him away from home for frequent intervals. He spent very little money, on.himself, being neither a drinker cr a gambler, but nis wages were insufficient to finance his wife's extravagant habits. She gave, numerous parties, and he got into debt j he resolved that they should leave the temptations of Kaeo. He went, io Dannevirke, but, at his wife's request, she remained behind to allow him time to provide a home there. A fortnight after he. had loft Kaeo he said ho received a startling letter from his wife, in which she complained that he had left her in an uncomfortable heme with her' child sick and no firewood , . The petitioner . said the child was well when he left home, and he left six months' supply of, firewood. She declared that, after the way in which, ho had , bullied, insulted, and sneered at her, she t would never live with-v hhn , again. Petitioner* eaid , he replied to this , letter absolutely ■ denying tho charges', end asking her to come down. He then received & cartoon of a Salvation Army bandsman, in • which he recognised the penmanship of his -wife. He had joined the Salvation Army on reaching Dannevirke. Petitioner said* he visited Kaeo to eeo his wife and reconcile her, but she would not have anything to do with him. He went to her mother and asked her if she could tell him what was the reason of this behaviour, and his mother-in-law said it was because b<3. was too prim and would not let her get about to dances and other things just as she liked. *.* >.-. A decree Vnisi was granted, to be made absolute after threo

A WIPE'S PETITION. Janet Daweon petitioned for a divorce from Duncan Campbell Forbes Damson, on the ground of adultery.. Petitioner said she was married in December, 1886. One child vraa living in 1902. Mrs Stanley was living at Manukau Heads as postmistress. Mrs Stanley's husband died next year, and the petitioner took pity on her es a. lonely widow, and did. her many acts of kindness. In January' the respondent confessed to petitioner that Mrs Stanley was about to v . give birth to » child of his. In spite of petitioner's protestations, Mrs Stanley was kept in the house. Petitioner went to a private hospital to be operated on, and after 4he operation she was brought back on a strefoher aqd found that the woman was still there. Four days later, i against the doctor/a order, petitioner got up and left the house for good. . | His Honour eaid the point might be raised that #he unfortunate wife had apparently condoned the offence. alt Reed, for petitioner, said it wee unwilling oondonanoe. A sick woman could not very well fight against it. : Evidence was given that respondent had/: admitted that he was now cohabiting wirh Mrs Stanley. ■ Hl3 Honour deferred granting a decree nisi till Monday-, to enable Mr Reed, to make an application for maintenance. .-.-'■ •'.■•' •'-■::'-■. . ■ ■■■ ■.'■'■■ .•■; A CRIMINAL DIVORCE. Maude Christian petitioned for a divorce from her husband, TimoQiy Faoard Christian, on the ground tof respondent's criminal assault upon a little girl. Petitioner said she was en hotel cook at Waiuku up to the time of her marriage in 1899. and they; then lived together in Auckland till May. 1903, when tor husband was arrested and convicted. On account of his conviction - she sought a divorce. Mr Severne, the oilier gaoler, eaid respondent was imdergbing a sentence of ten years. 'Honour erpressed regretthat the law did not permit a con.vio-. ; fion to.be accepted as proof in a> case of this kind without making it necessary, for thfe istory 4o be gone over again.' A decree, nisii was granted, to be made absolute, with the custody of the child, after throe ' ' v