DIVORCE COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2804, 18 September 1883, Page 3

DIVORCE COURT.

[Bt Telegraph.] Wellington, Sept:. 17. In the Divorce Court this afternoon, the case of P. Key v. Pizzey and Bnother was heard. The petitioner is a shepherd, and was formerly enguged m Canterbury, where he met the respo"dent, and they were married at Burkes Pass m 1880. The petitioner set forth that he lived with tho respondent at Burke'a Pass for Borne timo after their marringe, after whioh they removed to Glentunnel Station, Canterbury, and he continued cohabiting with hur until 31st March, 1882. Tho petitioner alleged m this month bis wife left him without reasonable cause, and had not since returned to cohabitation with him. In April of the, same year the petitioner further states his wife committed adultery with ono Uenry Toogood, at Bendoe Station, with whom she wont to reside, and waa now living with him at Eiversdalo station, Wairarapn East. Thomas Pizzny, the petitioner, stated that while he livod with his wifo they never had an angry word together. He knew the co-respondent with whom his wife became acquainted, five or fix months »fter thoy wore married. Ho had no idea of her intention to leave him. He bad no suspicion of there bring anything botween her and the corespondent. He gave her a cheq'io 1 1 go into town (Titnaru) to purchase some things for the winter and »h« took some other money with her nnd never roturned. After iho lapse of a fortnight he followed her to Timaru, but. could bear no tidings of her. On returning to hiß employers at Glentunnel Station lie found some lotters that had boen written by the co-respondent to his wife, from whioh it appeared the pair woro likely to come on to Wellington. He found them here m servioe at Mr Finnimore'fl farm. Respondent then promised to follow witnesa on to Napier m a month's time, he having promised to take her buok. He, thoreforo, went to Napier, but she did nut turn up, and ou coming back to Wellington he learned that his wife and co-respondent bid gono together to Whareama, where ho found I hem staying as man and wife. She told him Toogood wished her to run nway with him, and she did so, and they weio Hviug very comfortably together. He 'old her she ought to be " jolly well ashamed of herself." His Honor granted a decree nisi