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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12398, 10 November 1934, Page 5

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OLYMPIC GAMES CHAMPIONS

v/ TED MORGAN SUES FOR, DIVORCE

ADULTERY CHARGED

WELL-KNOWN JOCKEY CITED AS CO-RESPONDENT

CLAIM FOR £SOO

ALLEGATIONS DENIED

fPress Association’ * WELLINGTON, Nov. 9

Eclwarcl Morgan, the boxer, is a petitioner in a. defended divorce suit in tlio- Supreme Court to-day. His wife was formerly M'sg Norma Wilson of Gisborne, and they met when both iwero away representing Now Zealand in the 192 S Olympiad. The third party is another person known in. sporting circles. This is Rangi Marsh, a jockey, of Hastings, with whom Morgan alleges that his wile committed adultery, and from whom lie claims £SOO. Adultery is alleged on two occasions at Hastings and Gisborne. .Roth the respondent and’ the. corespondent deny the allegation oi adultery, and allege, moreover, that the petition was collusive, and was presented by agreement between the the respondent, and the co-respoudent. On or about March 2, they allege., the petitioner, by blows and threats, compelled them to sign an admission that they committed adultery, though they had repeatedly assured tho petitioner that no, such adultery had boon committed. The petitioner, - a plumber, said in evidence that his wife went away on a three weeks’ holiday, but' did not return at the eud of that. time. Four weeks passed, and still she did not return. lie communicated with her by telephone,, and she > : a:d she wanted to go to another race meeting. He told her if she did not come home he would come up and want to, know why. His wife then said that she would come, and avlien she arrived he met her at the station. She did not return his' kiss, but stepped hack and asked if he would divorce her. She said her suitcase was empty, and she had come to collect her clothes. The next day, in reply to hi,'3 questions, she said there was another man, and that misconduct had occurred between them. Subsequently she told him that the other man was Marsh,

(Special, do the Times.) WELLINGTON. Nov. 9. During the hearing of the Morgan divorce action, petitioner said that, 'there had been tsome discussion as to whether his wife would be hotter nit with Morgan or with Marsh. Ho a net his wife arranged to nee a solicitor, Mr, iOngley, Morgan said. When in hw wife’s presence he told Mr Ongiey that his wife admitted misconduct, she did not deny it, and wanted to know how soon she and Marsh could be- married.. At Morgan’s request Mr Ongiey prepared a document for signature acknowledging that misconduct had taken

place. The Morgans then took the train to Hastings, and found Marsh waiting for them on the station. Morgan gave Marsh the paper to- sign, but before signing it Marsn wanted an assurance that Morgan would not claim damages. He gave this undertaking. Some weeks after his. return from Hastings. Jr's wife issued maintenance proceedings against him and as a result he had taken out the petition for divorce. Witness, continuing, said that he and his wife had become engaged after they met on their trip to the Olympic Games. Some time after that the engagement was broken off, and he got his ring back. ’ •

DOMESTIC DIFFERENCES Mt Rollings,; From .that time, until you got married I think you scarcely caw your wife? .You met.only a few weeks beforWyou were married in the registry office? Morgan: That, is true. Mr. Rollings : Was your married life from the commencement a happy one ? Morgan : Wo wore happy in lots ° r wavs. Mr Rollings; Were there-any ways in which you were ‘.unhappy? Morgan: When my wife lost her temper we were unhappy. ■ • Mr Ro-ilings: Were you ever unhappy when the husband lost his temper ? Morgan: The husband never lost his temper. .. -' t ... . Mr Rollings: Never? Morgan : He had good occasion to sometimes.

His Honor: A boxing man isn’t much good unless he can control his temper. Morgan said that ou one, occasion his wife had thrown a brush at him and In's head had been cut open. Mr Rollings: Without any cause?. Morgan said that he was. in the bedroom singing a song. Mr Rollings: That explains everything. (Laughter). Morgan, smiling, said he admitted lie did not have a very good voice. Morgan denied that lie had been cruel to his wife, and had blackened her mother’s eyes. His. wife’-s mother ho said, had; made la rush at him. Ho had side-stepp.c.d .her, and the mother collided with the-, door. Morgan also denied that his wife had accused him of • being-, cruel to her-. - '

' “MARRIAGE BEEN MISTAKE” '.V : I'>l ; ,• ';■ • • •i, Reginald ,C. ■-Carr; of .Wcll*ngtoii, an-acquaintance of ;Mt arid Mrs Morgan, said he met Mrs Morgan on one day early in .March,; and , gave her a lift through the city. She told him then that she was on her way to seo her husband, to arrange, a scparation r r.tliat the marriage had been mistake from .the :start.;.and that 'it had been her fault, and, suggested