ONE ON HIM.

NZ Truth, Issue 571, 27 May 1916, Page 5

ONE ON HIM.

The Simple Shepherd. Manuel Godfrey Shepherd, a young man, petitioned for a dissolution' of his marriage with Ruby May Chrlattno Shepherd, on the ground of misconduct, Andrew Townley being associated as co-respondent Lawyer Wilkinson appeared for the husband. <- / Shepherd stated that he wasinarrled on June 11, 19U_, Soon after marriage a child was born of whloh he was not the father. He and his wife took up &• married, cpuple's ponltlon, and leaving that he went to InvereargllL Since that tlmo he had not seen hht wife. He could not think of living with her again. Prior to marriage she deceived him by leading him to believe ho was the father of her child. > His Honor: And you married her assuming that possibility might be correct? Lawyer Wilkinson: Yes, your Honor, IN HIS SIMPLICITY. His Honor: Simplicity I I fall to sea any simplicity about him. Simplicity, indeed! Mr. Wilkinson's clerk tendered evidence of an interview he bad had with Mrs. Shepherd. She admitted that she had committed adultery with the coresflondent and others. He did not give , names m the latter cases. Decree nisi granted. The caso against the co-respondent, Andrew Townley, was dismissed, no evidorico concerning him paying been tendered.