MURDERER NAMED AS CO-RESPONDENT
(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH. Oct. 21. Unusual developments, including the disclosure that the co-respondent was serving a life sentence for murder, followed the calling of a case set down as an undefended divorce in the Supreme Court today The petitioner was Alfred William Tate, tailor, Christchurch and formerly of Ashburton, who instituted proceedings against Annie Victoria Tate on the grounds of adultery with Edward Raymond Horton. Mr. Justice Northcroft stood the case down for further inquiries when Mr. R. A. Young, who appeared for the petitioner. was unable to produce proof that the respondent who had been married at the age of 16 had reached 21. There was one child of the marriage, a girl aged four. The petitioner gave evidence that his wife had left him two years ago and had not returned. He subsequently learned of his wife’s adultery with a man known as “Slim” Horton and had ascertained that this man was Edward Raymond Horton who was serving a life sentence for murder.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23083, 22 October 1949, Page 6
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168MURDERER NAMED AS CO-RESPONDENT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23083, 22 October 1949, Page 6
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