DIVORCE COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7936, 5 March 1904, Page 2

DIVORCE COURT.

Friday, March 4th. Before His Honor, Justice W. B. Edwards. Dew v. Dew. Tbn was nn action on the ground that the wife had refused to obey an order of the Supreme Court granting him restitution of conjugal rights Mr' Samuel, for the petiticnmß husband, pointed out that^this was tantamount to desertion. He called W. A. D. Banks, J'epnty Reßtetr r, who produced papers concerning a decree, which was made in the Pupreme Court, on the husband's petition, for the restitution of conjugal rights. J. B. Roy. solicitor, stated he remembered in October last an in'ervuw between Mr Samuel and Mr 3De vat his (witness 1 ) office. The affidavit made by Mr Bamuel set out all the material conversation that took place on that occasion. The " affidavit pet forth that Mrs Dew refused to obey thp decree of the Supreme Court, and would not agaip cohabit with her husband. William James Dew, a farmer, Rtated that h's wife Euphemia refused to live with him. He took ao'ion for the restitution of oonjugal right?, nnd obtained a decree from the Supreme Court. He had left all the aotions in the matter to his counsel. His Honor grunted a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three mouths. This concluded the business. — Taranaki Herald. Per Pre3B Association. WAI GANOI, March 5. ■ In the Supreme Court on Friday morning divorce business was taken. Decrees nisi to be made absolute in three months were granlei in Ricbdale v. RichdaJe (Swan corespondent), and Robson v. Robson. Husbands' petitions.