A DUNEDIN DIVORCE CASE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 272, 20 October 1883, Page 2

A DUNEDIN DIVORCE CASE.

; j» . TELEGBAPH.) I (TOITBD PBRSSf ABSOCIATIOK.) *' "l Dunedin, October 18. In the suit of Laverty v. Layerty, for judicial separation, jpme queer disclosures were made. Mrs Laverty sued for'separation on grounds of cruelty. She alleged that Laverty, on the evening S>f the marriage, accused her? of liking the best man too well, and next >ttiofning he, accused her of improper I conduct with t:, & said best man. On a subsequent night he. refused to allow her m the bedroom, and she had to sleep with' the housemaid of th? hotel who, T had been her bridesmaid. The best man referred to was the groom of the hotel. When Mr and Mrs Laverty got to the. country district where they lived, things; sh© asserts,' did .not im-; prove.,; He threatened her with a gun, and she had to bake refuge with a neighbour with whom she had been serving previously This neighbour -attempted the peacemaker^ and drew put. «X e6?ft eftl i whpreby Layerty, i| hf waft thiß first to quarrel m future, should make amends to his wife by giving 'ha''^l'^'fua^j^''^!^ t: if she were the first tii. quarrel,' should" make amends to her kusbandfby giv>ng him £700, but Mr Layerfy declared he had ilot got £700, and would iiot'sign. Mrs'Xavefiy' did c noVafter-this go^back^ to him. Eor the defence,, ±av f erty,. asserted that^bis wife. had gone away entirely of her own accord, and .from the first refuse: to eo^abit with. him. He .declared he met the: best 1 man coming out of. ner bed-rboih'.); Hehad* never threatened her with a He was pretty drunk whpn he married h»r. A twin brother of Laverty, lived m: the^sg.me house,!corroborated thedenial o/jthe gu^(^c^en*» and asserted that the^niight the douple came home Mrs Laverty came to his room and doited tP shw W oouohV ltJJwatffurther attempted to be shown for the i defence^that Laverty was drunk when j he got married, and had been secured j by Mrs iiaverfcy because she thought him. wprtk; bu^ that when she fouftd tWf.WW ft W#te^ fijje wanted to get out Pf herbapgajn.. H^( Honor fc 4. oyer h4§ decision til! he CQi^dftear the evidence of Patter Newpof t, %hd married the couple, " s ...... ' 1:: „„, „ "Qctobei.ia, ' Jntbe case Laverjiyy. liftveriyfthe Judge granted a. decree nisi, His Honpr (Ssoreditep^^e itytjf pf the 4e-, 1 fence, '" " ' l " '""