"In Camera"

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 7

"In Camera"

Divorce Doings m the Dark. In tho Wellington Supreme Court on Thursday last, Mr. Justice Hosklnir, after considering tho matter, deoJrird to "sit' in tho dark," In other words-, forbade the publication of the evidence m the divorce suit, Clarence Cyril Edward Stevens v. Margaret Sarah Stevens; I«ouIb Glover belni? joined us co-respondent. Qlover Is a prominent member of the Wharf Workers' Union, and at all Un\e» ban b«on well to the fore on tho public , platform advocating the rights of his fellow workors. The Jury returned ft verdict m the petitioner's favor, and hlB Honor Rranted a decree nM to bo made absolute m three months. Interim custody of the two children was granted to tho petitioner. The respondent wa* allowed £26 costs and disbursement*?, and these are to be paid by the corespondent, who wu» also ordored to pay £35 for the costs of the petitioner. As the ffullty -co-re, to merely n wharf worker, "Truth" presumes that it cannot allege that it l« alwuyM the ! rich, powerful and plutocratic who ' havo "a pull."