SINGULAR DIVORCE CASE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3162, 22 May 1883, Page 3

SINGULAR DIVORCE CASE.

A case of an extraordinary nature was tried at the Supreme Court at Adelaide recently. It was a suit for a divorce by Dr Morier on the ground of the adultry of his wife with Dr Horton, now in prison on tho charge of being concerned in the insurance conspiracy cases; and with Charles Shelton. The latter’s name was, in the course of the proceedings, disassociated from the case. The evidence was of a low and debasing character, and we are thankful, for the morals of the community, that such trials are few and far between. The respondent, although well-connected and having a handsome fortune, with a husband who appears to ,have been anxious to make her home happy and comfortable, yet again and again returned to a course of the most revolting habits, induced by habitual drunkenness. She displayed the utmost shamelessness in telling the degrading story of her gnilt u story which the presiding Judge truly characterised as “most horrible.” The jury without any hesitation found that the respondent had been guilty of adultery with Dr Horton, and that the petitioner had condoned. A decree for the dissolution of the marriage will follow in due course. At the outset of the trial the Judge, at the instance of the petitioner’s counsel, ordered the Court to be cleared, and tho first day’s proceedings were taken with closed doors. The Registrar pointed out that the Court had no such legal power, and the Court admitted its mistake by at once removing the prohibition.