HENRY v. HENRY.

NZ Truth, Issue 639, 15 September 1917, Page 7

HENRY v. HENRY.

: A Soldier's Sinful Spouse. John Killman Henry (represented by Lawyer Evans), applied to get rid of his wife, Hilda Harriett Henry, on the grounds of her adultery with one Jackson. Petitioner, who wore a soldier's uniform, said he was a private in' the 31st Reinforcements; before that he was a cabinetmaker. On September 29, 1015, he married Hilda Harriett at St. Peter's Church, Riccarton. The parties lived at Riccarton until May, 1916. For the first month or two everything m the garden was lovely, but then "wine" . started to quarrel over trifles. In May, 1916, they went to Palmerston North, and shortly after this his wife left WITHOUT ADVERTISING THE FACT. Her mother, coming- up from Christ'eliurch, persuaded her to return to petitioner, and she got a job as waitress m a tea-rooms for a while. At this time she started to make excuses as to why she cou^ld not go' out with her "hubby." One evening towards the end of 1916, she said she could not go to the pictures because she was too tired. Petitioner went out for ,an hour and on his return found she had gone out. When asked about it, she appeared to be "flabbergasted" at being found out. On December 4 last, "wine" did a "mizzle," and petitioner heard that she was working m a. Wellington establishment as a single woman. Just, prior to this "wine" had taken out proceedings for separation and maintenance on the ground of petitioner's persistent cruelty, but the magistrate refused to make an order for her. On June 3 last, petitioner* went out to Island Bay and saw the co-re., Jackson. A little later Mrs. Henry joined him. They stayed m the tram waiting-shed for twenty minutes and then caught a Karori car, getting off at the corner of Vivian- street. That same evening petitioner saw them m a supper-room m Courtenay-place. From there they took an Island Bay car, and petitioner saw them again near Lux-ford-street. Petitioner stuck them up m Chatham -street and asked the co-re, what he was doing with his wife. WHEREUPON JACKSON BOLTED. A' private detective who was with petitioner for. corroborative purposes, ran after Jackson, and ultimately got him after the latter had nearly broken his

a?ikle m climbing- over, a fence. "Wine" said, "If- you want to get a divorce, nobody will be more pleased than I." A string of private sleuths, landladies, etc., gave corroborative evidence, after which his Honor made out a decree nisi, to be made absolute m three months with costs £20 against the co -re. MASSON v. MASSON. A Lady who Strayed and then Repented. Henry John Masson (represented by Lawyer Waters), reckoned- his wife, May Isobel Masson, had committed adultery with one Alfred Imrie, and therefore thought he was entitled to a divorce. Petitioner said he was a motor engineer carrying on business at Carterton. The parties were married on June 3, 1914. They Jived m Carterton until February of this year, when his wife said Carterton was NOT LIVELY ENOUGH FOR HER and she trotted off to Wellington. Petitioner saw her later m Wellington and tried to get her to come back to the Wairarapa. She told him she liked somebody else far better than petitioner. Then he "got the cliat" that respondent was making it hot with, one Alfred Imrie. He taxed her with it, and she denied that she had ever been seen going into the park with Alfie after dark and going to dances with him. Three weeks' later he dug her out of a public dance. Imrie was there, but petitioner persuaded her to come with him. When they got to the corner of Cuba-street, however, she rushed . back to GAVE IMRIE A KISS. This was too much for petitioner. Later the. wilful little "wifle" admitted to her "hubby" m Lawyer Putnam's office that she had misconducted herself with Imrie. Later, she obligingly furnished petitioner with a nice little written confession. Three weeks after the petition had been served, the bad girl wrote to petitioner offering to come back and be a good girl, If not as his wife, then as his housekeeper. Lawyer Putnam climbed into the box and corroborated the confession of the wife. A decree nisi, to be made absolute m three months was granted. £20 costs to be paid by "co-respondent to respondent.