DOMESTIC DOINGS Of THE DENTONS

NZ Truth, Issue 913, 26 May 1923, Page 6

DOMESTIC DOINGS Of THE DENTONS

ERNEST AND HIS EDYTHE i . * 1 * . . . . 1 ■ ■ ■ Naughty Contact Alleged— Two Co-respondents Cited JUBV AWARDS 1150 DAMAGE AGAINST EACH

During the last' tew months Ernest and Edythe Denton have been before Magistrates m the lower Courts on several occasions. On the first and second occasions. Edythe was responsible for dragging their unhappy doitiestic affairs before the public when she made application for maintenance and separation from her hubby. Edythe was successful m her application, nivl Penton. was ordered to, pay £2 10s per -week for her ladyship' 6 upkeep. During' the hearing of the maintenance case Lawyer O. C. Mazengarb, who j appeared for- Ernest, made/ it plain that his client was not going to be content to part out £2 10s per week for the maintenance of his better hair for any length of time if it could be avoided, and that matters would be brought to a head m the Supremo Court at a date not far distant. J>»ring the time that the Supreme Court action was pending Edythe made it her business tp inform the ponce thai Ernest was m possession of an automatic pistol which was not registered. • The result of this kindness on her ' part was that, Denton/- was brought before a Magistrate and fined-, £15 fot •being m possession of, an unregistered firearm. "■:-'• ' • , •',-/■ 'At the Supreme Court last week Mr. Justice Hosklng sat for the purpose of deciding whether the bonds of matrimony now binding John Ernest Denton and Edythe Denton should be SO VGTCii ' " As on previous occasions, Lawyer M&zengarb looked after the interests of the petitioner and Lawyer H. fc. CLeary'was present on jbehalf of tne respondent.. . ' ■ MISCONDUCT WAS ALLEGED on the part' of the respondent with Benjamin Francis Carririgton and HerTjert Montague Rosenberg, who were cited as co-respondents m the casa. Lawyer D. M. Findlay appeared for the co-re. Carrington and Lawyer WPerry for co-re. Rosenberg. • ■ John Ernest Denton was first caiiea Ihto the witness box. He said he had met Carrington on three occasions, but lie did not know Rosenberg personally. He pointed out Rosenberg m the Court and said he understood he was the man. He had known his wife to drink on occasions before he went into the hospital,, and she wanted him to stay In hospital as she did not have the house ■, ready. Witness could not understand this, as she had had four months to gpt it ready. On the night of his arrival home from the hospital she had made an excuse to go out and did not return home until 10 p.m. She was always discontented and^ was continually talking 'about her liberty and freedom, and owing to her attitude- he had suggested giving her her .liberty. He. had missed letters sent to him from Dunedin and had since, found them \inder the mattress of the bed. He had also found a great pile of unpaid Gas Company hills he had given her money for and for which he had since been sued. He had been persuaded- to take his wife back on the occasion when she had promised to GIVE UP THE DRINK and go straight. She used to continually ask him when he was going away again, and she was erratic, restless and Urritable. She had said thafshdrt trips for him were no good to her. He had called her a "dirty thief when he found out she was deceiving him. &nd she had not been home since that date. He had found, jewellery, letters and a photo of Carrington m one of the drawers. (She had worn a wristlet watch m bed and he had asked'abouf. it. She said that she was looking after it and other, things for a Miss Duncan, who had stayed m the house whilst ho was away. Eventually Miss Duncan had sent for her things, but she did not claim a clock or other jewellery. He had found two pieces of foolscap containing a list of suggestive books. These lists were handed to his Honor who, after glancing over the list, said he thought it better not to include the list as an exhibit, as it might lead to a long and irrevelant discussion as to the merits of the authors. Continuing, petitioner said his wife bad rung him up on several occasions after the divoroo papers had ,been served and said s»he wanted to make him Chappy, but when witness refused to have onythlnff to do with her she had threatened to. bring petrol out to the house at Kllbirnie and burn it down. Lawyer O'Leary then proceeded to cross-examine witness,, who paid that Mrs. Denton had not carried out her threat to burn down the house. Ho did not recollect a row having taken * place between his wife and himself -it his people's home In England on the first Christmas morning after their marriage. He had had no rows with his wife before coming to New Zealand. Sho had occasionally taken liquor; in his presence, and he did not object to her doings so. providing she took it m moderation. His- Honor: Some bottles were, found tinder- the mattress; that was not altogether above board. Mr. O'Leary: No. your Honor, thay were under the bed. Witness, continuing, aal& his wife had not asked his permission to go to the pictures with Carrington. and ho had never glVen her permission to do so. He waa aware that his wife was doing some neighborly business for Carrlngton; but h,e was not aware that she wan on SUCH INTIMATE TERMS with him. . ' Lawyer O'Leary: Why didn't you •ay, "You mustn't do it"? Witness: It would be of no use sayIng that to Mrs. Denton; you want- to know your client, sir. . ■ • The unbearable attitude of Mra. Denton caused him to push for a break. Sho had threatened to leave him on occasions and had written him letters to that effect, jwhereln she had stated that Bhe did not wish for maintonanca. Witness did not recognise two letters of this djpcriptlon which were shown to him. tod .'laid that his wife did so many erratic things It was hard to keep count of. them. , He had given Mrs. Denton permission to have Miss Duncan In the house, providing she waa not a drinker, and he was under the impression that she would be company for his wife during his absence at «ea. He was m tho habit of advising his V/lfo of his movements when at sea, and she ÜBed to meet him on his return. Mrs. Denton used to make tod for:' tho milkman and his assistant . When they brought tho milk In tho mornings. This was sometimes betweon 3 and 4 a.m. Mr. W. Perry, m examining petitioner, Bald: It has been alleged that adultery took place betweon Juno 12 and September 16 at No. 20. -Tirangi Road. That ; is a delightfully vaguo allegation.—^Perhaps so m your opinion. When did you come to the conclusion that Mrs. Denton was misconducting herself.?— On January 26 I received information from Mr. Jenkins which made mo come to tho conclusion that 1 should toko proceedings. Witness, continuing, said this was the first time he had heard Rosenberg's name mentioned. He employed a private dotectlv© before tho commence* mont of the divorce proceedings and after tho proceedings were under way. Rosenberg? was a complete stranjjor to him. Hn did not protest to Roscnbon; at the time, for If he had done so the protest might have been a very serious one. He had not accused his wife of misconduct . with Rosenberg, as she was f.way at tho time, but he bad

suggested that the co-respondent had made presents to his wife. There was .1 man named Ironside living at his house .whilst he was m hospital; he was a friend of a Miss Duncan, who also lived there at the time, with his permission; He had had small quarrels with his wife previous to June, 1922, but they were not serious quarrels^ >' V ' ' His Honor: There was nothing that lead to' blows, was there? — No, your Honor.-- ■-'.■: Continuing, Denton said that he was not of a quarrelsome disposition, and he would /gO" into 1 another room sooner than cause trouble. He emphatically denied that' he was taking this action, to .obtain^ £500 from Rosenberg and £ 500- from' Carrington. v His Honor: VI; think these questions should be -addressed to the jury, and not to the? witness. •' ■■ ■■■' . - Witness: I have never ill-treated my wife, shut I have been ill-treated by , her. , : .■ « ; • . . • ■ . Mp.iv O'Leary:' When you discovered the letters- did; Jron not Hike your wife hy/lhe^thToatTr-No.-, , ;..y: . . ;■ v : I „ John VHfenry' Boyes, residing at 18, Tirangiißoaia, on ttie aprth side of Den ton's house, said that the bedrttdms of his! house were on Dentbn's side. 'He saw J^bsenberg at Denton's house one Suri£ayViiuAugust pf last year. . He was^taking photos of Mrs. Denton and two 'others m .the front of. the; house. Mr. Denton. was m .the hospital at the time, arid he was able to: fix the date

as it was an occasion on which he was returning home from paying a pension to an old lady. During the time that Denton was m hospital Mrs. Denton kept very late hours. Witness said he and his wife went to bed at 11 p.m. usually, and they would be frequently awakened by the noisy arlval of Mrs. Denton, who came home m a taxi with a man. He had heard the voices or Mrs. Denton and- a man when the taxi stopped, and "the voices'' appeared to go Inside the house. This was a regular occurrence, and witness was wakened up every night while Denton was away. It was different WHEN WAS AT HOME. Percy' Jenkins, residing at 22, Tlrangl Road, on the southern side of Denton's house, said that he saw a man about the place whom he took to be Mr. Denton, but this man turned out to be Carrlngton, to whom Mrs. Denton , Introduced him as an officer on the Hinemoa. He had got up late at night to get I the baby's . bottle and had still seen I lights m Denton's house" and Carrlngtcn still there. He had known Rosenberg by sight for many years, and had been introduced to him by Mrs. Denton at her house while Mr. Denton was away. He had seen Rosenberg about the place many times, and they seemed to be there as man and wife at tho time. Witness painted Denton's house m 'July last year. Ono morning, between 7 and 8, whilst on the Job, he went under the house to get his paints and heard Rosenberg's voice In Mrs. Denton's;* room above and he was suspiclbus'as to what was going on. Ho was painting around .the front of the house when Mrs. Denton came around and said, "Hello, Father, what are you doing here?" He replied, "You have got a pair of eyes; can't you see?" He felt annoyed to know there was another man m the house when Denton was away. ' Shortly after this Mrs. Denton called him and he said he was too busy to come, but' she kept calling so he wont, although he thought It was only a bluff to get him around to tho back of the house.- He could hear movements In tho front part of tho house, ana knowing that Mrs. Denton was bluffing him, he went to tho dinIngroom door. Mrs. Denton said, "It's only Donkoy, who haH had a night out and does not want to soo anyone." By "Donkey". Bhc meant Miss Duncan. His. Honor: Did you ever sco '- Mr. Rosenberg there when Mr. Denton wns at home? — No, never. Mrs. Denton had spoken of Rosenberg as "Bert." Sho wont out with him on Sunday afternoons, and said that he was a great friend of .Mr. Denton's, and that they.wero going to tho hospital to see her husband. Witness had seen Rosenberg , : IN HIS PYJAMAS m Denton's scullery making tea at 5 o'clock In tho morning. His "wife also saw this from her scullery window. Witness/ did not continue to watch, but wont back to bed. He went into hospital In August, 1922. His Honor: You wore there while Denton was there, then?— Yes, I was: I was blind, and Denton used to como and *co me. I was too ill to discuss domestic .matters with him. In consequence of his suspicions regarding Mrs. Donton witness got up on his Once between 10 and 11 at night and had one look through a plnlrt piece otgJaw In the, leadlight of Mrs. -Xtentoo'* bedroom wiodow and

saw Rosenberg and Mrs. Denton IN BED TOGETHER. He did not watch for any length of time, perhaps from two to three minutes. He had noticed a large number of flasks and beer bottles about the place, and they increased rapidly m number at the week-ends. On election night he was watching 1 the ' results outside the "Evening Post" when Mrs. Denton, m company with Rosenberg and another woman, spoke to him. Mrs. Denton and the woman were very much under the influence of liquor, and they spoke so loudly, that people m the crowd • began to take notice. He did not speak to them for long, and he was glad to get away from them. To Mr. O'Leary: He had lost the sight pf one eye about fifteen years ago as the result of playing football. The loss of the sight of this eye did not affect the sight of the other eye. He. did not use an expression to anybody that he would "damn well down Mrs. Denton." Whoever said that was a "damned liar."- Djentbn did lend him £5 once, and the money had been paid back to him. He told Denton about his wife's actions about Febru=" ary of this year but had not seen much of Denton. I Wlitness, continuing, said that he had. looked In Mrs. Denton's window, ' seen what -he had* wanted to see, and got down again. His left eye was his good eye, and the bed was m the right

hand side of the room, with the head of the bed at the wall end. He distinctly saw. the man m the bed and recognised him as Rosenberg. He was m the bed on the Bide nearest to -witness. He was not listening for voices when he was under the house, but could not help hearing and recognising them. Witness did riot have any "spots" with Mr. or Mrs. Denton after Mr. Rosenberg came on the scene. He did not see Carrington there after Rosenberg had been thera. When' he was papering Denton's breakfast room about July he could not help noticing a note which was on the" mantleplece, and which he had to remove m tho course of his work. The note was from Carrington to Mrs. Denton, and it said that Carrlngton had called several times and had not been able to find her in.- --;; Mr.. Findlay here suggested that witness'had a remarkable memory, as he seemed to know the contents of the note off by heart, and he put it to Witness that Mrs. Denton had conducted her alleged carryings-on with her friends m an open manner so that tho whole world could see them. Witness: I could see her. Mr. Findlay: Yes, and with one eye. Witness: Yes, and I saw a jolly lot with that one eye. Daisy May Jenkins (wife of the previous witness) said she met Mrs. Donten before she met Mr. Denton. Mr. Denton was away aboard ship a lot. She had seen Carrlngton about when Denton was away, but had never seen him there when Denton was at homo. From about June, 1921, to April, 1922, fihe noticed Carrlngton frequently at Denton's place' In company with Mrs. Denton. Mrs. Denton had often spoken to nor of Carrlngton, referring to him as "Ben." She had told witness that Khc loved Carrington, and she had also passed tho remark that she would go away with him but she dtd not think she would marry him. She had heard Mrs. Denton talking to Carrlngton over the telephone when the 'phone ivns on the Tutanekaf. She was there ■when Mrs. Denton rang up. The respondent used to wear a signet rlnp, which she informed witness was Ben's property She identified this ring m Court. Witness hart also seen a diamond ring which Mrs. Donton wore and which she said had boon bought for her by Carrington at Stewart Dawson's. At another tlmo rhe had said that the ring belong* to Mr. Carrington and he had it returned to him from a girl In England. Witness reminded Mrs. Denton that she had told her TWO STORIES regarding the ring, but Mrs. Denton passed tho matter over lightly and carried on with some further conversation. She recollected an occasion when Mrs. Denton informed her that she had told her husband that sho had gone to the pictures with a lady friend, but sho had told witness that she had really gone to the pictures with Carrington. Mrs. Denton said that Carrinjjton had given her a bangle bocause she had done some work for him and that her husband know that sho was In possession of it. The banple was locked on her wrJst and would not como off. She did not sco Mrs. Denton wearing tho rinjjH or tho bnniflo at any tlmo when Mr. Donton was at homo. She had said that Carrlngton had also given her a suede purso and she told Denton that she

had found it. Witness, continuing, said that she had seen Carrington; at the house alone with Mrs. Denton. She saw him early one morning at Christmas time, 1921, -when she was using Denton's telephone to ring- up the hospital. Carrington was m his pyjamas, and it was 7.30 a.m. He came out of the door m the breakfast room saw her, and dodged back. Mrs. Denton was m her night attire, with a wrapper on, and she heard Mrs. Denton say, "It's all right, dearie; it's only Mrs. Jenkins." By way of voluntary explanation to , witness as to Carrington's presence m the house so early m the morning, and m his pyjamas at that, respondent said that Carrington had missed his car on several occasions and- she had made up a bed for him. Witness had been told by Mrs. Denton that Ben had stayed all night. She had seen Carrington m Denton's house at night-time at 10 o'clock, and sometimes later, having supper with Mrs. Denton. She had seen them kissing and making love. He was embracing her or she was embracing him. The curtain was a very thin one on Denton's scullery window, but there is a • * THICKER ONE THERE NOW. She "saw -the embracing stunt one evening through the scullery window. After the embracing the lights went out m the scullery and went on m Mrs. Denton's bedroom. There were no. other lights m the house at the I time. On one occasion respondent borrowed a bag and billy from witness to put dinner m to take to Carrington on the Tutanekai. Mrs. Den- ■ ton- was m the habit of carrying out this thoughtful and kindhearted> practice of a Sunday. One Sunday, after j taking: Carrington's dinner : to him she was away for the rest of the day. Sometimes she used to come home just before midnight, and sometimes after midnight, m a taxi. On the arrival of the taxi at Denton's house on these occasions she had heard Mrs. Denton's voice and men's voices also. She had seen Carringlon having breakfast m Denton's house on a Monday morning and on other' mornings, and she had also seen him leave the house on different mornings. One morning she had complied with a request from Mrs. Denton to go into Denton's house and assist respondent m folding some linen. When there she noticed Mrs. Denton's bed. It showed signs of having been slept m "by two people. Mrs. Denton saw that she had observed the bed and she became confused. Witness noticed Mr. Denton's pyjamas hanging over the end of the bed and Mrs. Denton's "nightie" on the windowsill. She knew they were Mr. Denton's pyjamas, because she had borrowed them on a previous occasion to take a pattern from. Once, <when talking to Mrs. Denton over the fence, respondent told her that Carrington was' m the house and that she had just got him away In •time and that Mr. Denton was on his way home. Mrs. Denton had not expected him to arrive until thajt night, but his boat had left Lyttelton twelve hours earlier. She said she 1 had a great bustle to get Ben away, and that she had had a "CLOSE SHAVE THIS TIME." She then picked up a rake and started to rake the. garden. When^Mr. Denton arrived at the gate she went to meet him, and said, VHello, dear! I did not expect you so soon." She did not kiss him, and they went inside . the house. Mr. and Mrs. Denton's correspondence was left at her place when Mr. Denton was at home. She had seen plenty of liquor about Denton's place, and Mrs. Denton used to put the bottles over the fence for her children to sell. Respondent had told witness that she wished her husband were dead. She had seen Rosenberg about Denton's place when Mr. Denton was m the Wellington Hospital. This wa3 between June and October, 1922. She had seen him go into the house about 11 p,m. when she was out on her lawn catching a tame rabbit. Rosenberg had a suit case with him. Mrs.. JDenton spoke to her of Rosenberg and "Bert." She had seen Rosenberg and respondent partaking of supper m Denton's scullery, when Mrs. Denton put her face up to be kissed by Rosenberg. Mr. Mazengarb called Hilda May Boyes, of 18 Tirangi Road, who said she was standing on her verandah" when she saw a man leaving Denton's house at 8.30 a.m. It was during the time that Mr. Jenkins was painting Denton's house. The man was not a tradesman, but looked like a business man, but she did not see his face. She saw his back as he was leaving the place, and he went down the zig-zag way. She had been so accustomed to hearing MEN'S VOICES In Denton'a house late at night that she did not think It was strange to see a man leaving there early m the morning. She had not heard men m the house while Mr, Denton was there but she was frequently disturbed by the noises made by men m the house while he was away. When Mr. Denton was not home Mrs, Denton would be about the place m her nightdress and wrapper with her hair hanging down, and this did not occur when Denton was at home. Respondent had told her that her husband was practically dying, or that he was OUT OP HIS MIND, but Denton always appeared perfectly sane to her at all times. Mrs. Denton said she would welcome his death as a relief from his suffering, as he was so ill. She had muffled the telephone bells while he was m hospital because she dreaded the worst news. Mary Palethorpe, residing at Sutherland. Road, Lyall Bay. said she used to rent rooms from Mr. Jenkins at Tirangi Road. She had seen Carrington but she did not know him personally. She had seen him m Denton's scullery when she had been looking through the window. He and Mrs Denton were both drinking and smoking between 10 and 11 at night. They were loving each other very much together m a most Indecent position. Carrington started to take off his collar and tie, then his waistcoat, and then the lights went out. She hal heard the voices of Carrington and Mrs. Denton coming from Mrs. Denton's bedroom. She did not see Mr. Denton at the house at the time. "Oh, no, no. no." When Mr. Denton was away she. heard motors come late at night. She could not help doing so, because she occupied two of Jenkins's front rooms. She Raw three bags of bottles carted away. She had also observed Rosenberg m Denton's garden when Denton was away, and had seen him out with Mrs. Denton on Sunday. At this stage of tho proceedings Mr. Mazengarb made tho sensational announcement that I AN EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENING had occurred at Denton's tiouso m Tirangi Road on tho afternoon of Tuesday (the day before) at some time In tho afternoon, and during the time that the hearing of the was was m progress. It appears that some person unknown had gone to Denton's house In the broad daylight and had frostod over the pane of plas3 through which the witness Jenkins had looked and said ho had seen the co-respondent Rosenberg In bod with Mrs. Denton. On his return home on Tuesday evening, after his attendance at the Court. Mr. Denton had noticed that the jmne hail been frosted over, and on making inquiries had boon able to secure witnesses who had observed a man of medium build, who wore an overcoat with the collar turned up. and a slouch hat pulled down over his eyes, painting the glass with a brush during the afternoon. When this mysterious intruder had finished his job he had Jumped Denton's fence and quickly disappeared. Francis Herbert Swan,, architect, said that on receipt of instructions -ho had gone to Don ton's house and examined the window of Mrs. Denton's bedroom on Tuesday evening. Tho window was a small semi-circular one, nnd iho height of the sash from tho floor was Oft Cln. ln»thd centre i portion of the window was a circular

glass 2in wide by 2% in deep. This glass had - BEEN FROSTED OVER, and the frosting, which had eaten into the glass, could not be removed by scraping. There were fourteen similar leadlights m the house, but they were all clear glass. He had taken up a position similar to which Jenkins said he had taken and had looked through tthe cathedral glass surrounding the frosted, pane into the bedroom. Even looking through this glass he could distinctly see the whole of the bed Jn the room. He had got Mr. Denton to lie on the bed and he could distinctly define the outline of Denton's! body and face whilst he was m that position. Witness had also gone into Jenkins's house and had made observations as to how he could see." from there into Denton's house. ' At this stage the case for the respondent was called.. Throughout her cross-examination .Denton, who i is an * i ATTRACTIVE-LOOKING WOMAN,, answered all questions- with a determined Irish ■ accent. She had known her husband for three weeks before their marriage m England, and she had had serious differences with him m England over some Christmas presents which, he ha&'.jglyen to his people and not to her. After coming to" New Zealand they had lived m several different places until October, 1921, when they came to the house m Tirangi Road. Owing to Denton not allowing.her sufficient money for dress, she had purchased clothes without his knowledge, thus running up accounts m his name. She met Carrington m June, 1921, and had conducted some business, for him m regard to his house. Mr.. Denton had known that she was doing business for Carrington and he had visited Carrington on' board the Tutanekai. Carrington had visited her house m connection with the business she was conducting for him. He had never stayed m the house over night, and he used to call early m the mornings on which occasions he had come either to leave or to get a Key. He had also been there late at nights. She had

quarrelled with her husband and had written him letters saying she would leave him. On one occasion a lady, of whom he did not approve, 1 rang her up. He had snatched the telephone receiver out of her hands, taken her BY THE THROAT, and thrown her Into the sitting room. He had said, "If you leave me, you know what that means, and you can't get a penny from me." She had replied that she could work. She had written the letter that evening and when she" was going out he had pulled her back and apologised, saying he did not mean what he had said. On her return from town one day m October, she had found a letter m the hall signed "Ernest." It read: "I had to go to town on business, will tell you later." He was m the habit of writing "love" m the letters he wrote to her, but he had not done so m this case. She had asked him what was the matter, on his return, and he had replied : "You'll hear more about it, you know what I

The Second Co-respondent. mean." Witness replied that she did not know what he meant and said she was not going to «put up with that sort of temper from him. and that she would go away to leave him to think about it. He had asked her where she would go td and she had replied "That's my business." He said: "I know where you'd go to — you'd go to Carrington." He had found letters m her room and without asking her for an explanation, he had taken them to his solicitors. Denton was very angry about the letters and he had charged her with living a double life with Carrington. She would not sign a separation agreement for Mr. Mazengarb because she said she ought to have a solicitor If Denton had one. There was a clause m the agreement stating that Mr. Denton should not interfere with her providing she "LED A STRAIGHT LIFE," and she had objected to this clause. Denton had called her A DIRTY LOW THING, and instructed her to get out of his way or he'd kill her. When she left Denton, she went to stay with friends, but from something she had heard she "decided to live In public, so that people could see what she was doing. She had never committed .adultery with Carrington or Rosenberg and she had never expressed the wish that her husband were dead. She had doctovs reports statins that Mr. Donton was very ill and she had said rather than sou him suffer ho much she would sooner see him dead. She did not go to Rosenberg's rooms after 7 p.m. on any occasion. She was on neighborly terms with Jenkins and there had never been any man m bed with her, other than her husband. To Lawyer Findlay: She had not seen nor had any word from Carrington since November, nnd sho was not interested. There was never any impropriety with Carrlngton either on the "Tutanekai" or m her houso. She, had had drink with Cttrrlngton In the house, but had never "loved him m tho scullery." Donton used to no to her pockets and search her things, this belnjr a habit of his. To Mr. Perry: She was 'not In bod with Rosenberg as stated by the witness Jenklns.iand.lt was not true that Rosenberg had been seen In the house m pyjamas at 6 a.m. He had never stayed In the house with her. Mr. Mazengarb then read letters from Mrs. Denton to her husband wherein she had referred to a.certain woman as being a VERY UNDESIRABLE PERSON, whom she called a serpent. Respondent had run up accounts In Denton's name to the amount of £7f» Gg 9d. The accounts were for silk fltocklngs, nljjhtdrcssw, and other things. Respondent, continuing, said it was

untrue that she had been seen by Mrs. Jenkins m an intimate position with Carrington. Mrs. Jenkins could not have seen pyjamas and her ' nightdress on the bed, and she did not see Carrington come out of the breakfast room. She did not say that she had had a "close shave." "I don't use slang: as a rule, Mr. Mazengarb." Respondent denied ever kissing or being kissed by either Carrington or Rosenberg, and she had not had a boisterous time m the house while her husband was away. Referring to the bottles, witness stated that she did not say to Mrs._Jenkins that the children should have got more money for the bottles. "She was not a Jew." Rosenberg had never stayed the night m the house, continued witness, and she had not told her husband about Rosenberg because she did not think it would interest" him. She admitted taking the cheque for £ 3 8s 3d, but she did not forge the slip, and m regard to the other cheque said she did not know who put the figure 1 m front of the 2, making £12 on the receipt slip, but she thought her husband was not past doing a thing like that, and putting the blame on her. When the divorce papers were served on her, she was greaSfy surprised that' Rosenberg and Carrington were brought into it, and she had not tried to get Denton to drop the proceedings. Joseph Selway, licensee of the New Zealander Hotel, said that Mrs. Denton, who had been staying m his hotel for the last two months, had behaved very well. She had never been under the influenco of liquor, and he had not seen her smoking. He had seen Mrs. Denton eating her dinner m her room on Monday last. Mr. Findlay then called co-respond-ent Carrington, who said that Mrs. Denton offered to look after his house for him while he was away. She was at his house when he first met her, and he had arranged with her to look after some of his belongings. They werp mostly articles that were not required •by -tenants m his house. He had met Denton on several occasions, and;, had i been to his house not more than fifteen times m his life. : It was not true that he had lived there for periods when he was on leave, and he had never STAYED A NIGHT IN THE HOUSE. Witness absolutely denied having ever committed adultery with Mrs. Denton. He had had a "spot" at Denton's, but ,he knew nothing about all the bottles. He had not 'been seen taking off his collar and tie, anl had not gone into Mrs. Denton's 'bedroom when the light went but. Mrs. Duncan came to the door on the occasion when he had called for his key at Dentons at 7.30 a.m., and she hadvsaid: "You had better go, as Mr. and Mrs. Denton are having a row over you." Witness had asked for his key, and Mr. Denton came to the -door. *He was* m a great temper, and said, "What \do you want?" Witness replied, "I just want the key of my house." Noticing that Denton was 'm a temper, witness enquired what .(was the matter with him, and Denton replied: "If you don't know now, you'll know later on, I'm not m the mood to tell you now." Ho had received a" letter from Denton, m which he had said that he thought (Witness was a white man, and if he valued his life and skin he would never come near his house, wife or himself again, and that he <would return any articles belonging to witness that were m his house at the time.' George Conway, ship's officer, and a mate of Carrington's, said that whenever Carringtdn went out he had gone with him, and they were always hack on board ship at 11 p.m. To Mr. Mazengarb: Carrington used to go ashore by himself sometimes, but he never stayed long. Anna Williams, assistant- in the ofßce at the Empire ,Hotel, Masterton, said j she had seen Rosenberg at the Empire Hotel, Masterton, m company with Mr I Barnard and a lady. She had answered the office bell, and Rosenberg had i said "Could we have a room?' 1 Witness replied "Yes," and asked what name, and' he replied "Rosenberg." Witness made an entry m the hotel register, "Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg." The three people were together when Rosenberg ordered the room, and as she knew the lady was not Mrs. Barnard, she hnU naturally thought that she was Mrs. Rosenberg. flames Barnard, a farmer, of Masterton, said he was a nephew of Rosen 7 berg, and his evidence practically corroborated that of Mrs. Denton m reference to the motor trip to Maaterton m his car. Mrs. Denton had ibeen VERY UNDECIDED as to whether she would go for the trip, and he had told her that he was returning to Wellington that day. She had said that she would go providing he was returning to Wellington for certain that day. 'Rosenberg was prosent when these arrangements were made. Witness did not Know whether Mrs. Denton was a married woman or a iwidow, it did not concern him much. His trip to Masterton was purely a business one 1 on that occasion, and he pad asked Rosenberg and Mrs. Denton to come for tho drive. Herbert Montague Rosenberg said he had been m business m Wellington for eighteen to twenty years. 'He had not seen Denton until he saw him m tho Court. He made the acquaintance of Mrs. Denton m August, 1922, when he was introduced to her by a man named Ironside, and he •> had been searching for Ironside but could not find him. Ironside had invited him out to Denton's* telling him that Mrs. Denton was a nice little iwoman, and that she would make him very welcome and give him a good dinner. He had been to Denton's for dinner for three Sundays during the time that ' Mr. Denton was m hospital. He positively denied having ever stayed n night at Denton's, and having ever been m Mrs. Denton's bedroom. As for being there at 6 a.m. m his pyjamas and making tea, that was certainly untrue. He had never 'been m bed with Mrs. Denton m his life. She had called at his place of business to get Httlo jobs done, but he couldn't remember how many "little jobs" had been done for her, as he did so many for different people. He had nothing whatsoever to do with the frosting over of the pane of glass at Denton's house on Tuesday, and he had never at any time committed adultery with Mrs. Denton. To Mr. Mnzengarb: He ceased visiting Mrs. Denton after her husband came out of the hospital because ho was busy nt the club playing chnss. Mr. Mazengarb: Why did you not take Mrs. Donton homo on the occasion when you went to the Strand Theatre? — I did ft quietly not to compromise the lady an I thought people would TALK ABOUT IT. Counsel then addressed the Jury and his Honor summed up. On returning nt 9.15 p.m. the jury brought m a verdict of "guilty" on al! counts nnrt nssr-ssed damages for the petitioner at .Cl5O m tho vhsq of Rosenberg ami £150 In tho case of Carrington. Tho petitioner was ordered to pay respondent's costs (£45) and four extra days at £12 llis. Corespondents to pay petitioner's costs and reimburse Donton: nil costK to be paid by him to respondent, together with nil disbursement!*, witnesses' expenses nnd other payments allowed by the rules. IHb Honor granted a deereo nisi, to be moved absolute m three* months, and on application of Mr. Findlay 11 stay of execution 'was granted for seven dnys nnd notice of application was plven for a now trial m tho cane ot Carrington. Tho argument Jn respect of this application was being hoard as "Truth" was going to press