A WOMAN'S GRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11771, 28 September 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

A WOMAN'S GRIEF.

PATHETIC SEQUEL TO BRIGHTON NULLITY SUIT.

A sad sequel to a recent nullity suit occurred at Brighton lately. A couple of weeks ago the marriage of Henrietta Trower with Joseph Brinton, of Brighton, was annulled in the Biverce Court on the ground that the woman's former husband, Luther Trower, was alive. The evidence showed that the first marriage took place in 1876, and that the husband left his wife the next year. Believing herself to be a widow Mrs. Trower afterwards' married Brinton, and at the recent trial she declared she had been a faithful wife "to Brinton for 15 years. In January last year the first husband was found to be living, and on July 31 last Mr. Justice Barnes annulled the marriage with Brinton. The woman has now met her death in a shocking manner. P.O. Jupp reported that he was called to a house in Cambridge-street, Brighton, and there found Henrietta Trower, 46, lying upon the floor in the kitchen in a pool of blood with a large wound in her throat. Seeing that she was still alive, the officer, with assistance, bound the wound up, and then called in a doctor, but on the hitter's arrival life was extinct-

The landlady of the house stated that deceased had been lodging there for about two mouths, and had appeared much depressed lately owing to the annulment of her marriage with Brinton, aid had threatened to kill herself.

At the inquest James King, of Brighton, said deceased was his sister, and was the wife of Luther Trower. She had been depressed of late in consequence of the nullity proceedings. Deceased's landlady said she was a nice woman, but it made witness anxious to have her in the house owing to her state of mind. She often spoke of annulment of marriage, and said she would never live to see Brinton married to the other woman he was keeping company with. Witness did not burn deceased out, but suggested that she should go to her daughter in London. Pressed by the coroner, she admitted that she put deceased's mattress out into the street as she thought by so doing it would stir her up. Mrs. Trowel owed her 5s 6d for rent, but that had nothing to do with her wish that she should leave the house. Deceased was a, good principled woman.

A solicitor who represented Brinton denied that the latter took proceedings in order to get married again. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."

Brinton's solicitor said Brinton had given deceased monetary assistance, and intended to look after the children.