SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 34, 9 August 1933, Page 9

SUIT FOR DIVORCE

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

PETITION BY HUSBAND

(By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Alleging that his wife, Mona Mary Eichardson, had on March 18 of last year committed adultery with Harry Ecginald Jenkins, company director, at. the Waipapakauri Hotel, Kenneth Eahiri George Eichardson today petitioned for divorce and claimed £1000 damages from Jenkins.. Mrs. Eichardson and Jenkins both deny the allegation of misconduct. Mr. Weston, for tho petitioner, said the parties were living at Taupaki, and the wife left her husband in November, 1931. He wrote asking her to return, but sho did not do so. During March, 1932, it was alleged, a mysterious yellow car was noticed at Taupaki. The petitioner would say it contained a private detective sent up by the respondent with the knowledge of Jenkins to watch the petitioner. The private detective suggested to the petitioner that he should get a couple of Maori girls to spend a night at his place. When tho private detective persisted in this suggestion the petitioner kicked him off the farm and that was the 'end of him. On March 18 Jenkins "and a man named Morrison motored from Auckland to Taupaki, and all the way up Jenkins spoke of nothing but the iniquities of tho petitioner, who, he said, was carrying on with Maori women. As they drove through Kaitaia Jenkins crouched down in tho car and said, "If you see | Eichardson in the street drive likehell. I don't want him to see inc." Whpn asked why, Jenkins said that Mrs. Eichardson had confided in him. They stopped at the Waipapakauri Hotel, and there would be' evidence to show that Jenkins remained in Mrs. Eichardson's bedroom till 4 o'clock in the morning. The inference was, counsel alleged, that misconduct occurred. The petitioner in April, 1932, interviewed Jenkins and said, "Look here, I am told you are carrying on with my wife." Jenkins said: "Do you believe it*" And Eichardson replied, "No, I don't." Despite this, said counsel, Jenkins continued his liaison with Mrs. Eichardson, and frequently visited her house. .