DIVORCE CASES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1747, 30 August 1905, Page 17

DIVORCE CASES.

AUCKLAND, August 24. At the Supreme Court his Honor heard three out of seven divorce eases set down for hearing. " The tale of how one man left his wife ten days after their marriage was related by an attractive-looking young woman named Florence Mary Langridge, who petitioned for a decree nisi. Mr Martin, on behalf of the petitioner stated that the application was lodged on account of desertion and failure to support. The parties were only married for ten days when respondent left for the Straits Settlements. That was seven years ago, and since then his wife had not seen him. His Honor granted a decree nisi to be made absolute in three months, with custody of a child. Costs were granted against respondent. The next application for a decree nisi was that of a hairdresser named George Edward White. Edgar James Chitham was named as co-respondent. White said

he married respondent, Margaret Jane White, in England on August 18th, 1896. They afterwards came out to New Zealasd. Co-respondent was formerly a friend of his. Mr Reed (for petitioner): What was he ?

i’otiti oner : From, all I could see he lived by his wits. He was a sort of a disqualified jockey. In December, 1903, respondent paid a visit to her aunt in the South and subsequently returned at the beginning of 1904. She paid another visit to the same place, and whfte she was away he heard rumours to the effect that she was living with the co-respond-ent as his wife at Palmerston North. The next thing he heard was that the respondent and the co-respondent had returned to Auckland, and were living as man and wife. Petitioner saw Chitham, whom he taxed with having led away his wife. He said he couldn’t help it; he loved her so much. His wife and Chitham afterwards left for Palmerston North. He tried to find them there, but could not. A solicitor subsequently discovered that respondent and co-re-spondent were living together in Grejmouth. His Honor granted a decree nisi to be made absolute in three months, with costs against co-respondent. In the case of Jessie Bangley v. Edward Stephen Langley, a decre nisi was granted on the ground of habitual drnukennesß, cruelty and failure to maintain.