DIVORCE SUIT

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1934, Page 5

DIVORCE SUIT

BOXER CLAIMS £SOO DAMAGES

JOCKEY AS CO-RESPONDENT. *

(Per Press Association, Copyright),

WELLINGTON, November 9. Edward Al°rgan, the boxer, was the petitioner in a defended divorce suit at the Supreme Court to-day. His wife was formerly Norma Wilson, and they met when both were away representing New Zealand at the 1928 Olympiad.

There i s a third party, who is another person known in sporting circles. This is Rangi Alarsh, the jockey, oi Hastings, with whom, Morgan alleges, his wife committed adultery, and from w.hoifi he claims £SOO damages. Adultery is alleged to have taken place on two occasions, at Hastings and Gisborne. Both respondent and corespondent deny the allegation of adultery. They allege, moreover, that the petitioner wa s collusive, and was present, by agreement between the. peti■tijonei*, respondent, and co-respondent on or about March 2. They allege that the petitioner. by blows and threats, compelled them to sign an admission that they had committed 'adultery, though they had repeatedly assured the petitioner that no such adultery had been committed.

The petitioner, who is a plumbed, said in evidence, that his wife went a wav 'on a three weeks’ holiday, but she did not return at the end of that time. Four weeks passed, and still she had not returned. He communicated with her by telephone, and she said that she wanted to go to another race meeting. He told her that if she did not ’.come:?homier, vhe would. .come up and want to 1aio«- why. His wife then said that she would come. When she arrived, he met her at the station. She did not return his kiss. She stepped back. She asked him if lie would divoi’ce her. She said that her suitcrises were empty, land that she had come to collect her clothes. The next day, in reply to his questions, she said that there was another man, and that misconduct had occurred between them. Subsequently, she told him that the other man was Marsh. ,

Witness went on to give evidence of the subsequent course taken by him. ■He denied ever being c r nel to .bis wife, or that his wife had accused him of being so.