CASE OF MRS. INDER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 5

CASE OF MRS. INDER.

WAS HER'RUIN PLOTTED?. INVESTIGATION'''PROMISED. Zy~ : tar I*l«rMti. r PM,i 4m W I»U«»J , Auckland, June 12. ■ J lMrf is a caso which calls for soareK : ' . order to-ascertain whether or not a .number- of people have conspired to ruin- > ,s «;omnn s character mid her health." remark.,! Mr. C. C. Keltic, S.M., in ilie ' s :' s Court at the conclusion of. a -. ■' maintenance. case which' embraced roanv ' peculiar 'icauues'. c'iY «?*> based uon a. claim-- by . ' S.uah Linen Imlrr for .£lO2 as arrenrs . ol maintenance, which her husband, William'l'rancjs Jndeiy had agreed-to lniv at ■ .tile rats ol- „C 3 per- week when tho b'epara---non order was made in IMS. Plaintiff admitted,;,having received several 'small sums oi: money from her husband, but. as .sha was iu ill-health and could. not . work,-'she soiignt to recover tho an ears •' .and; adequate support..:Vr ri appeared •' for plaintiff," and '.r'l • ? J'tiiuistoii •ro pro sen toil uefondant,' •...' , ,1-c-ienuanl s caso • was founded on the cvKioncc ol CTvornl witnesses, -which iu- • iiicaieu that Mrs. lndev's conduct had not been all that it oui(ht to have been. Keltic suggested .that Mrs, lnder ' should invoke the support of the ■ Desti-■ .-tme-'-icrsons Act, but, after Miii-e'.; coii- ■■' ..sideratiori'. 'I,y counsel, ; tiiht sufjgeslioii was nut adopted. , v ';. Ifrs.;■ liuier. went. intoVthe witness box": :aii(j stated .that she first met her husband £ -.at \\ anganui, and she became so attached .-.'■s.' ■■to. mm that she.afterwards went to Dune'--dm tp'grc'him.-'lt w.i's'then Hint witness ■■■'■"' heard, that liuler was; married;'/and she "*■ , endeavoured to- drown'her sorrows; by a . . holiday to Sydney.': On returning to''New 5 =' ■Zealand,;.,witness found, that hider ': had-' obtained.a divorce, mid, as her love was - 1 !' not.,diminished, -. she-;,oveiitnnllj- married-' ■:■''" him." .She was. years old. '"During our married lifo,*continued witness, liusbiind-'fell in love ; wilh nnother pit], • ..They., drove out.in a'beautiful motor-ear, " : - ami., went -week-end trips, together." Wit-, ?'■■ ness, then loft her. husband for some time.'"? 1 ' - "I don't: know whether .my husband was ' ' a bad-man or a fool," added witness, "but..,. .I'think that'lic was -probably a little nf each.".'..', Witness added that her husband had never."complained of her conduct.". .V.Cross-examined-by Mr. Donnistoii, witness admitted that,she" frequently look' ' doses of morphia. •'.■■■■ J).Mr,. Kettle; Whs .advised you to tn!w morphia?-:.- ■ '.. ■ SsrWjtness:'- It was. on a doctor's advice, :;i ; Mr. Singer contended that the evidence' adduced-.bv. defendant, revealed n- plot to';, ruin*. his. client.- I'wjui'y had . been com-'. ' initted,'he ,said, ami ho'seveivly 'the.';characters of the witnesses. ' Mrs;-';;;;" lnder had. denied that she had been ' Euiltyof misconduct, and-she had rebut-' ted everything-'that-had been laid a pains! her. J-.;- 1 ":'' V"I can promise' you a most se.vrehins -' ' inquiry into this matter," said Mr. Keltle, turning to Mrs. Inder. "H has been con- * traded;that these .people sire guilty-, of perjnrv. -.You have absolutely' denied: ■"'■" everything-that they have said, and, if:' wiiflt you' say'is true, .these people are'-Q-uilty of perjury, and they liave conspired to ruin' you." ■ ■ .. Mr; Kettle added': I* will leave iiolhin? undone to get at the truth of the matter, and. if I find that a conspiracy had been entered into to injure this woman, X- will- movo;. heaven and earth to roach, the truth.",'-';. I Tho casef was adjourned nntil Saturday morning. .■' ■ '