DIVORCE CASE.
♦ 1 Dunkdix, to-day. ; The case Dalhedyhll v. Dalbetlylill, the [ wife's petition for a divorce on the grounds ! of adultery was partly heard yesterday, ' but not concluded. The evidence was [ much the same .is that given in the libel ' case some two years ago against Brunton. ' For the petitioner it was alleged the husband had committed adultery at Hokitika with a servant named Grant (who cannot be found) and afterwards with another servant, while he had been guilty of indecent behaviour to two other servant girls. It was alleged petitioner had nearly been •strangled on one occasion, she had been thrown down stairs, and subjected to other acts of cruelty. In crossexamination witness admitted writing friendly to Miss Matthews, a kind of companion and servant, after an incident on which she found Miss Matthews having a bath and her husband engaged in washing her. She admitted being jealous of Miss Matthews, although in a previous action she may have said she was not jealous of her husband. In his examination he denied all charges, and said there was not a word of truth in them.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5579, 26 September 1889, Page 2
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186DIVORCE CASE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5579, 26 September 1889, Page 2
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