SUPREME COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1010, 13 November 1917, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

TO-DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. (Before Ills Honour, Mr Justice Chapman.) IN DIVORCE. Jumos Cornish (Mr Oakloy) applied for a dissolution of his marriage with Margaret Cornisli on the grounds of adultery, Edward McLean joined as co-re--spondent. Petitioner gave evidence that. Iho marriage. took piano in DuneHin in 1903. After living thorn lor four years. (hey romovt'd to Cross Greek, ■ and la tor to Palmerston. Thorn was ono child of thn marriage, a hoy 14 years old. The respondent was [riven to drink, and in October hist was arrested for drunkenness in Dannovirke. Petitioner and respondent- agreed to separate some time ago, petitioner contributing to her support. After respondents •arrest at .Dannovirke he went over there, saw respondent, and found out that she had been living with a man named McLean for six months. James Drinkwater, of Dannovirke, gave evidence as to respondent aim McLean living together as man and wife. His Honour' granted a decree msi, to. he made absolute in three mouths, costs being allowed petitioner on the lowest Albert Waterworth (Mr .11. U. Cooper) '■ Elizabeth Watevwotth, respondent, and Walter Kirkland, co-respondent (Mr H. G. Moore), a dissolution of marriage, on the grounds of adultery. ' Albert Waterworth. the- petitioner, stated that the marriage took place in Lawrence in 1909. They removed i,o Shannon, where petitioner was employed as a tailor by Kirkland, the co-respondent 1 hey became very fj'iendly, and exchanged \ isits with Kirkland. On September 24 last respondent wei.it away Ml day to ()I P races and did not return nil 'be ollowm flav Ui'Hlßfhd'oni anil ro-rcspondcni. noth confessed they’ bad stayed together on the night of September 24 at a Kevin hotel a. man and wife. A statement was ■ sequently made and signed i by respond, id to this effect. at. Mr Cooper s othee. , Mrs Kmilv Terry, a Shannon resident, nave evidence as io respondent and corespondent leaving the evening tram at I.evin on September 24. A decree nisi was granted, the, question of costs and alimony being adjourned nil to-morrow.. ~., \1 l FGED BREACHES OF 'I HE BANKRUPTCY ACT. Evan Williams, formerly a partner in the bauknipt linn of Reeves and Williams, dairy factory proprietors at \\ oodwlle, against whom a true bill was found M-v terdav, was charged that, trading m cooperation. with George • Reeves, he did, on ol- about January 14, 1916, with intent, to defraud the creditors of the firm, make to Kmilv Elizabeth Williams, his wife, a gift of £ll 17s 3d, of the. moneys of the linn, both partners being adjudicated bankrupts it, September, 1916; on January, 1915, he did make his wife a gift of £2O I Os 9d ; ‘on February 20, 1915, the sum of I J T9 is 2d; on March 20, 1915, £l6 19s 3d i ,7m! £lO 7s 2.1; on May 20. £9 2s 7d and £7 j 16s 10d ; and on June, 19, 1915, £3 3s 4d. i .\| T (', A, Louglman. (.‘rowti Prosecutor, I copdiictod the prosecution. Mr 11. G. Moore f iipp cared for the Official Assignee* (Mr H* I Gurr), and Mr Lloyd for the accused W ilj Hams, who pleaded not guilty. _ ’ Tiic following jury was sworn in * K. H. I Tucker (foreman), G. Gallop, Jos. Griffiths, : W. A, Wockl, \W Hudson, A. J. Berryman, ■ J. N. Clapham, R. Smyth. Jas. Butler, A. Cook-ley, A. K. Browne, and Jas. Shaw. THE EVIDENCE, i E. W. Cave, clerk of the Court. Palmrrs- . ton, produced the documents relating to the j bankruptcy of accused, and that of las I partner. Reeves. . j Norman E. Gurr, Deputy-Official Assignee, I said he took up the case of Reeves and WiT j Hams iii September, 1916, immediately after j i heir bankruptcy. The books of the. linn eon tained no details of the trading done in 1916. The hooks had been well kept up io 1914 15. i Owing Io the stale of the books, he was ! unable to ascertain the true position of ’ bankrupts. In round figures, the liabilities of the bankrupts were about £6OOO. Tinsale of bankrupts’ two factories went (o pay the merchant creditors of the firm. This was before the estate came into witness’s hands. To Mr Lloyd: Mr (Irani, the invest iga- • ting accountant, informed witness that Nathan and Co.’s liability had been paid off. He did not know of any record in the books of tin- amount of cream received from suppliers, but there was an accurate record . f the butter-fat i-eeeivi d for the 1911 season.