POLLARD V. POLLARD.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15242, 2 December 1919, Page 2

POLLARD V. POLLARD.

Caroline Hilda Pollard sought a di-: I vorce from her husband, Harold Ambrose Pollard^ painter, .Nelson, on the grounds of misconduct with Mabel Elizabeth Paitry," the wife of a soldier. Mr J. i\ liases appeared for petitioner.. The suit was undefended. ; j Petitioner stated in evidence that she 1 was married to respondent at Wellington on December 30th, i9lO, and had lived at Auckland, Redwood's Valley, and Nelson. About the middle of Decomber, 1916, the co-respondent came to their place in Washington Valley and lived with them for a year and threemonths. There were two children of ' the marriage. On one occasion she caught her husband coming out of co-j respondent's room, and she related other! suspicious circumstances in connection; with their conduct. The co-respon-dent's husband was on the way to the front. Witness also produced certain letters written by respondent to corespondent. She informed her husband of what she had seen a,nd learned, and her husband said he intended to go on as he was and would not give up the co-respondent. ■. Donald Stewart, step-father of the' petitioner, gave evidence as to going to i a house in Weka street where respond- > ent and co-respondent were living, when co-respondent tried to push him out. j Ho told respondent he ought to be ashamed of himself being there with another woman instead of being with his wife and family. Respondent never ex- I plained his conduct. ! Recalled, petitioner stated that re- j spondent never came back to her after i ' the scene, and at the present time she was supporting herself and her family, j ; A decree nisi was granted, to be j moved absolute in three months, peti-) tioner to have custody of the children. \ An order for costs amounting to £15 was made against respondent.