Conjugal Rights Denied

NZ Truth, 7 June 1924, Page 5

Conjugal Rights Denied

"NICE WOMAN'S EXTRAORDINARY "v

IDEAS."

"She^is a nice woman m every possible way, but has extraordinary ideas , on sex questions," was how Lawyer Hall-Skelton described the respondent r m a petition for the restitution- of conjugal rights, which came before Mr--..; . Justice Stringer at Auckland;; ;•.-.•..

The petitioner was Stanley-Walker*-a professioiial man In: Auckla'hd, -and the respondent, who was unrejlresent- <» ed, was Marjorle Walker. PetiUon^t -.■ said he wa^' married^ In Auckland" m 1919, and lived with the' respondent In . the country for a time at Te Awamutu^ „ His wife came for a holiday— at least; iV> presumably for a hoi Iday^^to 'Stay with • ■ her mother m Auckland and. she "had - never returned to him. s fefuaetl ' to return to. the' country, 1 - where he twaa ■*■••'• then, and gave as her excuse that -she' > ' did' not believe m co-habitation. Peti- •» tioner had done his'best ; to got • her jr to see the error of her ways,- and had •' written on those lines, While counsel . had also written asking the'r«Bponde^t , to carefully consider- the rmatter • and give. a reply. 'Petitioner- oßfeted to bui^ ; the past and to. do everything to maka . his wife happyi The respondent replied that, after due - conalderaUon, siie ■ had: decided' not to resume ■ Jtiiarlca] ', relations again with herr husband! "- Since then the' petitioner' 'liad- seen v his x^ife, who persisted m her refiisal'! to return to him. ' ' ''! '. . "'

Counsel stated that he had seen the, r . • respondent twice, and;' while 'she was .' a very nice woman m every possible '; way, she had . extraordinary ideas on V sex questions, Sho Refused ,to rejdln- 1 her husband. •-■■', •;,; .....;■; '"'.'„ :.\\ ■'". An order was made for restitution oj , .. conjugal rights m fourteen dayß. ' '