A LONDON DIVORCE CASE.
THE KING'S PROCTOR INTERVENES. Press Association.—Copyright. (Receivde Dec. 16, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Thursday. The King's Proctor has intervened to prevent the issue of the decree of 6th November, 1909, divorcing Mrs. Pretty, who married her father's groom in desperation, after an assault. Pretty alleges his wife : s misconduct with one Alfred Halfpenny on the voyage to New Zealand in the st earner Rianutaka in June, 1908. Mrs. P«retty gave evidence that Halfpenny forced himself upon her and that at Capetown she complained to the captain of the Rimutaka. Halfpenny returned to England to give evidence. He states that he and Mrs. Pretty had eloped together. (Received Dec. 16, 1.30 p.m.)
LONDON, Thursday. In the divorce case the verdiot was that Mrs Pretty was guilty of misconduct with Halfpenny. The judge reserved his decision as to whether he would exercise his discretionary power to allow the divorce.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 December 1910, Page 5
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150A LONDON DIVORCE CASE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 December 1910, Page 5
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