SUPREME COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9743, 7 March 1914, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

IN DIVORCE. His Honor Mr Justice Edwards at the Supreme Court this morning heard the following divorce cases: ALLEGED DESERTION. Jessie Evelyn Jackson, of Te Kuiti. housekeeper, sued for a divorce from her husband, William James Jackson, sometime known as Harold Jackson and sometime known as William Jackson, of Pa hi atua, tailor, hi? whereabouts at present being unknown, on the ground of desertion. Mr Osburne-Lilly appeared for petitioner, there being no appearance ot respondent. In evidence petitioner stated she was married on July 17, 1908. After her marimage she and her husband went to live m Taihape. Later, in September, 1908. her husband, said he was entering into a business in \\ ellington and suggested that petitioner should go to Pahiattia to see her people, as she would not get another chance for some time. Afterwards die received a message to go to her husband in Wellington, and on doing so found that he had left the day before she arrived. She believed he had gone to Sydney, as she had traced his whereabouts up to 8 o'clock on the morning of that. day. and the Sydney boat left at 9 o'clock. The police had been unable to find respondent, and petitioner had received no support or communication from him. A decree nisi was granted, a decree absolute to be moved for in three months, petitioner also to movo for the custody of the only child of the marriage. Costs* on' the lowest scale were allowed against respondent. ALLEGED ADULTERY. Alleged adultery formed the ground of the suit of Thomas Laws, of Tahoraite. near Dannevirke, labourer, in asking that his marriage with Mary Catherine Laws, of Ohakune, be dissolved. Frederick Mahe! of Ohakune, sawmill hand, was cited as co-respondent.

Mr Gordon Lloyd appeared for petitioner, there being no appearance of respondent or co-respondent. Petitioner stated that ho was married at Dannevirke on August 20th. 1899. to respondent. The parties lived at Dannevirke until just before Christina*, 1904, when respondent' had occasion to reprove his wife for her conduct, and she then said she would clear out. Petitioner asked her not to do this and she promised to stop. lie went to work, bur on returning the following day found that his wife had left home. Petitioner endeavoured to trace his wife, but.'was unsuece, sful. The man whom petitioner reproved his wife over left at the same time. His Honor: \\ as that co-respondent? Mr Lloyd: No. Continuing, witness stated he saw his wife in Dannevirke six years later. She had then two children and admitted their maternitv, their father being a man m Auckland. She also admitted leaving Dannevirke with a man rained Dickson. From information h<* had received, f>etiiioner believed his wife to be living in Ohakune with another person. Annie (.armiehael. a. sister of respondent, said slie stayed with her sister-in-law for two days at Ohakune, and the latter warthen staving with co-respondent and going under his name. A decree nisi, to be made absolute in

throo months, was granted. His Honor refused costs, as he stated the rule was not to give costs unless the oorcsiKindent knew the respondent- was a married woman, and that had not been proved. ALLEGED ADULTERY. Samuel Smith, of Dannevirko, contractor, asked for Ins dissolution of his marriage with r lora. Smith. Captain McLeod, of Palmers ton North, showman, being cited a* <v»-respondeiit, on the grounds of allesred adultery. Mr Cooper. fo r petitioner, stated thai petitioner _ was away in the back country ot ilawkes Bay at present, and he asked leave to prove the case of petitioner bv the evidence of witness, except, that of'petitioners. there was i;o appearance of i* sp.'ndent ;>r co-respond. >ni. J. \\ • Rutherfurd. solicitor, gave evi- ', 'C-o ks to being instructed in November n.st to bring the suit, and identiji-d the marriage certificate (produced) of petitioners. winch had f>een hand-ed to him. He identified co-respondent by photographs as the person to whom lie had served t he eitaiion on lie had made enquiries of petition?] but- found he could not got in in time by tho train to attend the Court. Kathleen Laws deponed to keepirur * boardinghous-? in Palmerston in November last. On that night two neonh whom wit-, nes-s identified from a .photograph staved at tier place. These wore respondent and corespondent, and they slaved at witnessS place as man and wife. Petitioner was not stopping- there then. Eliza Etliel Ireland also gave evidence as to respondent and co-respondent slaviri"at her place ior eight days in Novemb.r husband say,ng ' he was respondent's The case was adjourned to enable petitioner to be called. DECKELS ABSOLUTE. Decrees absolute were, granted in the following cases: Martha Coffey. Eeildiri"versus I homas Coffey. Whangamomona' iHlliard room proprietor, on the motion of -dr Cooper petitioner being granted the custody of the child of the marriage; Andrew Robinson, of Aorangi. farmer, versus Margaret Robinson, formerly of Aorangi aforesaid, but now of Dunfermline, Fif'eslnre, Scotland, also on the motion of Mr Cooper. IN BANKRUPTCY. The following motions for discharge «vre granted.—Amy Ellen Miles. John Mckenzie on the motion of M r Cooper). Mason) 11 TC '° n lil<; motlull " f Mr Mf Fitzherbert objected on behalf of Ja\ rI -\\ Uson, the p<>t itiommr creditor to a discharge being granted Carl Anderson and asked that until his costs be paid ihe discharge be not granted. 1 Afted hear in ir M r Jacobs, for debtor his Honor granted the discharge M.bjcct to' the I payment of the costs as taxed 1