DIVORCE SENSATION.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1930, 27 May 1913, Page 5

DIVORCE SENSATION.

• KEYS OF A SAFE. AT CHELTENHAM HOTEL. By TiUgravh—Preu Association. Wellington, Last Night. Some curious evidence wan given in a divorce suit of Jones versus Jones and Crow, heard before Mr Justice Sim in which Jones claimed £SOO from the co-respondent. Briefly, it was alleged that co-re-spondent had (according to Mr T. M. Wilford, who appeared for the petitioner) left the keys of his safe at his hotel at Cheltenham so that petitioner might be tempted to steal therefrom. a Mr Wilford said the action of Crow suggested that h 3 wished to lay a trap for Jones in case the latter 'made a fuss' concerning Crow's relation with Mrs Jones. Nellie Jones, sister of petitioner, said that Crow went to her house just after he had been served with the papers connected with the divorce case, and said "Ted Jones has cost me £IOO in hard cash." If the case were not withdrawn Crow threatened he would have Jones arrested and put in a place where he would be for many a long day. This converastion had taken place in the presence of Jones's brother-in-law, William Hill. William Henry Hill said that he heard the threat made by Crow when the latter went into the room with the previous witness. Crow said, "Well, what do you think of this case?" Miss Jones had replied, "It's pretty bad." Crow then said, "Yes, it's got to be stopped." Hill went on to say that Crow proceeded to issue the threat ihat Miss Jones had better go down to his (Crow's) solicitors and fix it up by 5 30 p m. or Jones would be arrested for theft. When the respondent was giving evidence she stated that one night after her husband came back from Cheltenham he took out his purse, shook it, and said there was £26 in it. Mrs Jones asked him where he got it and he admitted he had taken it out Of a till at Crow's hotel at Cheltenham. The pair quarrelled about it and witness left her husband. She was horrified to think that Jones had taken money from a friend. When, the co-respondent was in the box Mr Perry asked "Did you ever tell Jones that you would not miss £IOO from your safe?" Crow: Certainly not. I'm not so thick in the nut as that. We never had £4OO or £SOO in my life aff one time. Mr" Perry: Then Mr Jones is lying? 8 C ow: Absolutely. His Honour tnen inquired from Mr Perry what bearing these money allegations had upon the 3 the intention was to suggest that Jones had stolen the co-respondent's money he would not allow it. Nothing further was beard in connection with these and other matters up till the adjournment of the case.