Murderer As Co-Respondent
CHRISTCHURCH, Fri. (PA.)—Un usual developments, including the disclosure that the co-respondent was serving a life sentence for murder, followed the calling of a case set down as an undefended divorce in the Supreme Court today. Petitioner was Alfred William Tate, tailor, of Christchurch, and formerly of Ashburton, who instituted proceedings against Annie Victoria Tate, on the grounds of her alleged adultery with Edward Raymond Horton. Mr Justice Northcroft stood the case down for further Inquiries when Mr R. A. Young, who appeared for petitioner, was unable to produce proof that respondent, who had been married at the age of 16, had reached 21.
There was one child of the marriage, a girl aged four. Petitioner gave evidence that his Wife had left him two years ago and had not returned. He subsequently learned of his wife’s adultery with a man known as “Slim” Horton, and had ascertained that this man was Edward Raymond Horton, who was serving a life sentence for murder.
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Northern Advocate, 21 October 1949, Page 5
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165Murderer As Co-Respondent Northern Advocate, 21 October 1949, Page 5
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