THE DENNISTOUN CASE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 March 1925, Page 5

THE DENNISTOUN CASE.

EVIDENCE OF MAID

CONDUCT or THE PLAINTII'T

BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. ' LONDON, March 17. An attack of sciatica prevented Lieut.-Golonel Dennistoun from attending the court, so other evidence was interposed. Marguerite Pyrronaene, formerly plaintiff’s French maid, gave evidence that plaintiff often described Bolin as her lover. He visited her at the bungalow in Bexhail. Witness did not see anything wrong. She was only stating what plaintiff had told her. Witness had seen both General Cowans and Bolin in plaintiff’s flat in London. Once General Cowans arrived unexpectedly when Bolin was there, and witness, under plaintiff’s instructions, took Bolin to the basement till General Cowans was “got out of the way,” which was not long. Plaintiff once said she did not’ like Dennistoun as a husband, but just loved him as a brother. Witness once alluded to the dirtiness of plaintiff’s dressing gown, and plaintiff explained that it was due to her putting it on the floor, so the caretaker would not hear Bolin’s footsteps when he was going out late at night or early in the morning. Plaintiff at, the Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1920 told witness she had been talking to her husband with a view to arranging for a divorce, after which she intended marrying Bolin. Witness considered plaintiff and Bolin were living as man and wife in the fullest sense of the term during their stay in Barcelona in 1921. While plaintiff was in Barcelona General Cowans' telegraphed that he was ill and would like to see her, but she did not go because she did not like to hurt Bolin’s feelings. - General Cowans later angrily telegraphed, cursing plaintiff and adding that he was going to the other world, cursing her because she had been a heartless deceiver.

Witness, cross-examined, declared that she was giving evidence in order to prevent plaintiff from harming anyone, as she had harmed witness by making terrible charges against her. She admitted she was given a good character later. The remainder of the day was occupied with the testimony of former maids, also General Cowans’ chauffeur, relating to plaintiff’s associations with Senhouse, Bolin and- Prince Odescalchi.

In adjourning the hearing Justice McCardie commented on the apparent impossibility of finishing the ease this week.—A. and N.Z. Assn.