IN DIVORCE.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Albert Williams (Mr Fletcher* brought a petition against Mildred Williams for restitution of conjugal rights in the Supreme Court yesterday, before his Honour Sir John Salmond. Petitioner, in evidenco < said he was married to his wife on August 21st. Owing to illness in his wife's family, they agreed not to live together until September 2nd. They wont to Waipawa, Palmcrston North, and Taumarunui, his wife leaving him there. At Hamilton a discussion had arisen between his wife and himself over a mis. take ho had made in giving particulars for the marriage certificate. Petitioner received a letter from Napier, stating that they must go there to initial a correction on the certificate. His wife held that they were not legally mar. ried and said she would go away by herself. They went together to Tau. marunui where hia wife left him. He received'a let:er from her at Napier saying she would not live with him anymore, and thai no entreaties vould prevail with her. He had written to Mr Ashcr., the clergyman who had married them, to intercede for him.
To his Honour: Petitioner's wife had not given any other reason for leaving him, except that they were not, in her opinion, legally married. He had
known his wife, who had divorced her previous husband, about six months before they were married. His Honour: "She seized the oppor. tunity of what she thought was some irregularity, to leave you?"
"That is so., your Honour." Rev. J. A. Asher stated that peti. tioncr had written to witness repeatedly, asking him to intercede with his wife. Witness had seen Mrs Williams at her brother's house. She was singularly reticent. He pressed her to go back to her husband, and sho replied that she was not petitioner's wife. Witness knew of ao reason why Mrs Williams should not go back to her hus. band. He thought, on the other hand, that she would receive every considera. tion from her husband whom witness knew to be a most estimable man.
The petition was granted, and his Honour mad(i an order accordingly.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2642, 10 May 1923, Page 4
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352IN DIVORCE. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2642, 10 May 1923, Page 4
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