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A PECULIAR HAPPENING. SYDNEY, Sep. 6. Tiie. co-respondent stood with him outside his flat while he watched for his wife by night, Gilbert Frank Alexander told the Divorce Court yesterday. .According to Alexander, thei corespondent (Brian Waugh) said: “You can take it from me she’s all right,'’ xn this action Alexander, works manager, of Stanmore, is seeking a divorce from-Audry-Jessie Alexander, on the ground of adultery. Waugh lias not entered an appearance. -i
Mrs Alexander denies the adultery alleged.
dREWIAR KABLE”. BEHAVIOR,
Alexander said, in evidence, that he first suspected his wife towards the end of 1936. ' "
She frequently went, out at night and refused to tell him where she was go-
ing, he said. One night he returned home an<f went into the sleep- out, where his wife was in bed.
“We were not on very good, terms at the time,’’ he said, “ and 1 thought what she did was most remarkable.
“She kissed me very affectionately, and put her arms around my neck. “She said, ‘When you go out, leave the keys for Gilbert.’ My name is Gilbert,” Alexander added.
Offer to Help Watch. About that time he told Waugh, a fellow employee, that he was suspicious about his wife. “Look here, if there is anything ] can do for you in the way of watching your wife, I’ll do it for you.” Wahgb replied, according to Alexander. After that, in company with Waugh and another man, he watched outside his flat for two or three .nights. One night, after they had been watching for some time, Waugh said:— “All this'watching is waste of time. This woman is one hundred, per cent. I’ll go in and sound her out.” "Inside for 20 Minutes."
“He went inside and was away about 20 minutes,” Alexander continued. “When he came out, lie said, ‘You can take it from she’s all right. If she’s not, .she’s an absolute Sarah Bernhardt.’ ”
On,another occasion, Alexander said he asked his wife if she would like to go to the pictures. His wife booked two seats
“When we got there I found Waugh was sitting in a seat next to us,” Alex-
ander said,
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1938, Page 6
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