TIRED OF MARRIED LIFE

Otago Witness, Issue 3594, 30 January 1923, Page 40

TIRED OF MARRIED LIFE

CHRISTCHURCH DIVORCE CASE. CHRISTCHURCH, January 26. In the Supreme Court Alice May Russell petitioned for a divorce from Dr Gerald Warren Russell, on the ground of desertl<Xhe parties were married in England in June, 1907, and lived in England and m Christchurch. There are no children and petitioner’s evidence was taken in l>ngland. She said she lived happily with respondent until 1918, when they were at the Waldorf Hotel, London. She then noticed that he was not affectionate in his manner, having quite changed. Since then they had not lived as husband and wife. After serving in the war Dr Russell returned to Christchurch, but did oot send for her. She borrow'ed money and came out to New Zealand, arriving in 1919. Respondent wrote to her, saying that he had quite made up his mind that he could not bear the idea of married life any more. She saw him, but he gave no explanation, and refused to resume the ordinary life of husband and wife. She returned to England, naving lost all hope of recovering bis affections. He allowed her £22 a month as maintenance. The petition was undefended, and a decree nisi was granted.