DIVORCE PETITIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17010, 18 November 1918, Page 2

DIVORCE PETITIONS.

— — SEVERAL UNDEFENDED OABEB MISCONDUCT AND DEBEETION. Several undefended divorce cases -w*t« heard before ,Mr. Justice Cooper in the Supreme Court on Saturday. Eliza jane Langwell (Mr. Singer) asked for a divorce from Ernest LangwelL on the ground of misconduct. In evidence petitioner said she waa married in 1903, and there were two children. Bar busbard had not supported the children for 1Z months, and had lost t-everaj positions : tnrough drink, tie Wd6 now serving,»: sentence of three years imprisonment.- A ' dceree nisi was gK-nted, tu be moved absolute in three montiis, petitioner. ;to have tho custody ot thei.chudren.:. : m the. meantime. Kuan Knewell (Mr. :os' ierj. petitioned for a dissolution of . her marriage with,.:, Harry Hneweli on Uie ground ol miscon- ; duct." She said alter oenig Liarnsd 'i;i;' 1917 they lived together tor three dap. tier husband then, went to-a-private--hos-pital. When rshe went to visit him -she tf-und another woman there posing as hu wife. Soon after .he went to lAinedin. 1 Other evidence 'was given to the effect that respondent -wrote to his solicitor admitting that he was living with another ■woman. A. decree nisi, was granted, to be moved absolute in. three months. Ivy Alice Macka-y (Mr.VSinger) asked fcr a divorce from her husband,'-Ernest. Henry Mackay. Petitioner said i after their marriage in 1913 they quarrelled because she found her husband was the father of another woman's child, and she left him and maintained herself. In August last she ascertained that respondent was convicted at Wellington for bigamy. Petitioner's mother gave corroborative «ivdence, and a decree nisi was granted, to be moved absolute in three months. Petitioner was given the permanent custody of the child. Ruth Moran (Mr. Singer) petitioned for a disßoiui on of her marriage with Joseph Michael .Moron on the ground of defertioti. Petitioner said she was married in 1909, and there was one child. Owing to her husbr.nd's drinking habits she was forced to leave him in 1911, and had maintained herself ever since. Petitioner's mother said respondent drank heavily and ill-treated his wife. The case wis adjourned for the production of A certificate of marriage. Lewis Leslie Johnston (Mr. Singer), petitioned for a divorce from hi« wife, Bertha Johnston, on the ground of her alleged misconduct with Ernest S. Chatfield. Petitioner said he ivm married m 1905, and that there were three children. He was introduced to co-respondent five years' ago. After a time witness noticed that Chatfleld and respondent were out together ,at night, and ha forbade Chat--1 field to enter the house. Witness took | up a bush cutract at Taurnarunui four years ago, but hie wife refused to pt> there with him. He sent her money, and in I consequence of what he heard he taxed ! her with misconducting herself with Ch&t- ---! field, and she did not deny it, but said 1 he could go his way and she would |ro ' hers. Witneo did not live with hur again. i A dork said that when he served the '. papers on respondent «he said she would I live with whom she liked, and that when i he served Chatfield with the papers ho admitted living with respondent, and said he wanted to divorce his own wife. The i case was adjourned for farther corroborai tive evidence.