UNHAPPY MARRIAGES

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 120, 21 May 1920, Page 7

UNHAPPY MARRIAGES

UNDEFENDED DIVORCE CASES.

Additional divorce cases were heard by his Honour Sir John Salmond yesterday afternoon after The Post had gone to press.

Elizabeth Lewis sought a dissolution of her.marriage with Charles William Lev/is on the ground of adultery. Mr. O'Leary appeared for the petitioner. She stated that she was married in 1903, and there had been three children of th.£ marriage, one of which had since died.' Evidence having been given-a3 to immoral relations of the respondent with another woman, his Honour granted a decree nisi to be moved absolute in three montli3. The petitioner was granted the custody of the children.

William Henry Hepburn asked for a divorce from Inez M. Hepburn on the ground of adultery. My. J. Scott appe.ired for the petitioner, who stated he was a miner by occupation. He was married to respondent in 1910. and there were five children of the marriage. He left for the front in November, 1916, and .on his return in January, 1919, his wife met him and confessed she had been unfaithful to him, a -child having beeu born while he was away. She stated that the father of the child was John O'Dfmoghue, the co-vsspondent. After further evidence had been given his Honour granted a- decree nisi "to be moved absolute in three months, with costs against the co-respondent on the lowest scale..

In the case of Biauweis v. Bkuvveis, the details of which were- published yesterday, evidence- was given as to the dates of admission of the respondent to the Mental Hospital. A, decree nisi was granted to be made absolute in three months. ■ ■ . ■

Evidence was given in the case of Jane r. Jnne as.to service on co-respon-dent. A decree nisi was granted, to be made absolute in three months. No order was made regarding the custody of the children.

Elizabeth H. Cowan (Mr. O'Leary) sought a x dissolution of her marriage with John D. Cowan on the ground of adultery. She stated that she was married to respondent in December, 1915. One child was born of the mar-nacre, but it had died since. Her husband left New Zealand with the 9th Behifoi-ce-ments, and she went to England two months later. Her hupba-nd 'vns in the Medical Corps, and during his service in Enjarlarfd contracted a- disease. He subsequently dwerted. A decree nisi was granted to be mads absolute in three months.