MARRIAGE A FAILURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15613, 20 May 1914, Page 7

MARRIAGE A FAILURE.

ANOTHER DIVORCE- CASE.

An unhappy story was related to His Honor Mr. Justice Cooper at the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon by Ellen Kirk, boardinghouse-keeper, of Newmarket, who Bought a dissolution of her marriage to Alexander Kirk, a cooper ..trade. Mr. W. ■A. Black appeared for petitioner. ' The parties' were ; married at Newton on January 15, 1898, the petitioner being ifien' a widow with ■ one i child. Prior to marrying .Kirk she had kept a \ laundry. In evidence, she stated that she and' her: husband . lived together in Auckland for about eight years. During the/first weekof their; wedded .life • respondent only brought her 153 with which to keep the house, ■<" Thereupon v. petitioner ;•■'. resumed operations at: tho laundry, getting back her , customers., For two years respondent provided her with an average .of £2 :■ per week, but after that his contributions towards the ~ housekeeping only averaged 2s 6d per week." Petitioner obtained a , separation order from) her husband on''May : 29, 1906.- .Thereafter; she ; - only. saw:, him once or ...twice,*,,' end Ultimately ,he. disappeared. \ Since then petitioner had been supporting herself, •' ; ' '.. ,:■■ ' v His Honor granted a deeree nisi'.(subject to the v. production of ,;; a certified u copy of tho separation order),'-to.be jpade: absolute in throe months.' ... / ■!'■;.!