DIVORCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10627, 4 June 1897, Page 3

DIVORCE.

Wellington, Thursday. In tho Divorce Conrr, Joseph Soler, wine merchant, Wnntfuiut, sued for a divorce from hi« v>if=i, Mary, on the ground of adultly with John Tnoker, llonneeo of tho Piinco nf Wplen Hotel, Masfnrton, The piiiiiee wore separated in 1893. Thrro were nix children. Mra Solor petitioned for a judicial separation in 1892, on the grounds of adultery and ornelty, ond a decree won granted. Soler agreed to pay bis wife £1 per week, and one-third ot the profits of the business over £250 per annnui, and also to take a honßekeeper approved by bis wife. The petitioner aald he bad offered several rewards for evidence agalnet his wife. Later. Soler deponed thai he had employed a man named Dale to get evidence In support of the divorce, and had offered 225 and £% to a oook and a waiter at the hotel in Manterton if they conld prove In Contt that Mrs Soler had done wrong. They, however, showed the letter to Mra Soler. He afterward employed 15 asset t, a private deteotlve, Wellington, who was to «at £100 If ho got enffioiont evidence ; it lio foiled bo wus to Ket nothing, Peritlonur douled telling a wltnoiß tbst he had teen a letter to tho efleoi) thut the wife Imd ennn to a woman at) MnsSerltju to [lUiJottu an operation. W.G. Bftesett Rtivo evidence rs to watchinp tho hotel and seeing Mib Soler entered Tucker's bedroom at 1 a.m. Bassofcl) is the mon who wdb pnli on trial for being concerned In ex- Deteotlve Kirby's eoeapi:, and nacio amnsoment wan cinsed by Mr Jelllcoe remarkiog to him, " I bellevo yon hays been ooncerned with some other kinds of cases— paokiof? cijeb», for inßtar.Cß." The witness rntorted, "I bellereyon advleed a man to clear and I oosluted him." With the conclusion of Bassett'B evidence, which was mainly directed as to the money be was to receive, the Conrt adjourned until the morning.