DOINGS IN DIVORCE.

NZ Truth, Issue 183, 19 December 1908, Page 4

DOINGS IN DIVORCE.

THE RORTINESS OF RYAN. What Private Pimps Perceived. / The Unwise Mrs Wise. His Honor Mr Justice Denniston had a little tale pitched into Ms learned ear on i'hutsday m the Wellington Supreme Court, when Jane Ethel Ryan, lor whom •ilr R. B. Williams appeared, made, an application to be released from her hubbj'i Woolryche /Cavendish Kyan, on the grounds that he had indulged m sin<ulness with various females m various secluded places 'ai various ' times, chiefly; m the deatt of night. Charles Free, who descrihed himsellas a private, inquiry agent, told several tales of Charles' lustful ways with LEWD ; AND . LOOSE FEMALES m several of the reserves of this wicked Wellington city. Free told how he had hubby Ryan meet a woman, on the May at the Museum, Further that !ie (Free) had known the woman for .ome six months himself, and . Kyan and nis charmer proceeded by easy stages to the Botanical Gardens, and had only been there about five minutes ere something tireadfully shocking happened, all of which i''ree saw • with his own eyes- The spying person had another paid tput on the job, »md his name is Hill, and; he was with iiiin at the time and pointed out the awful wickedness which was taking place m the peaceful Botanical 'Gardens retreat. The pious pair made a note and chuckled ,-leefully at their discovery. His Honor : How came you to see the nan meet the woman ? — By accident, your donor. ■■■/■,■ His Honor : How came you to be there 7 —I was watching him from the house, your Honor. . ■ ■ '' Mr. Williams : There is no desire to conceal the factj , your Honor. ' HE WAS CONSTANTLY FOLLOWING THE MAN. • His Honor : I have always been struck by the 'marvellous manner m which these people drop on these incidents. These amours are conducted with a freedom that is remarkable. Charles Hill, who described himself as an assistant to Free, also confessed to being a pimp, and , corroborated Free's evidence as to the wanton, wicked ways of Ryan with women. ■■•■ His Honor granted a decree nisi. ' ■• -. '-■■•.- WISE v. WISE. ; - • . Frank William Wise, who was represented by Mr Wilford, applied for a divorce from his wife Alice Mary, on the grouncts that she had been away from the (matrimonial domicile for over five years aud would not retiurn to the wise man. Mr Cracroft Wilson appeared for the respondent, but not to oppose the application. Frank told his sad tale of married bliss, how that he was switched on to Alice Mary m June, 1884, and Alice Mary ie 1903 became discontented with her home being m the city and desired to go intoi the country. Frank being a wise man recognised that a bird (billet) m the hana (city) Was worth two m the bush/ and persuasively sought to convince Alice Mary of THE ERROR OF. HER WAYS, but she heeded him not, and for years Frank had persistently but unavailingly sung, "Alice, Where Art Thou," and Alice replied not. Corroborative evidence as to Alice's absence from her hubby's home was given by Frank Tonks, and his granted a decree nisi, returnable m three v months.