DIVORCE SUIT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19953, 10 November 1934, Page 22

DIVORCE SUIT

ALLEGATIONS BY BOXER WIFE’S DENIAL By Telegraph —Press Association WELLINGTON, November 9. Edward Morgan, the boxer, was the petitioner in a defended divorce suit in the Supreme Court to-day. His wife was formerly Norma Wilson, and they met when both were away representing New Zealand at the 1928 Olympiad. The third party is Rangi Marsh, a jockey of Hastings, with whom Morgan alleged that his wife committed adultery and from whom he claims £SOO. Misconduct is alleged on two occasions at Hastings and Gisborne Both respondent and co-responden deny the allegation of adultery and a] lege, moreover, that the petition wr collusive and was presented by agree ment between petitioner, responden and co-respondent. On or about March 2, they allege, petitioner by blows and threats, compelled them to sign an admission that they had committed adultery though they had repeatedly assured petitioner that no such adultery had been committed. Petitioner, a plumber, said in evidence that his wife went away on three weeks’ holiday, but did not return at the end of that time. Four weeks passed and still she had not returned. He communicated with her by telephone and she said that she wanted to go to another race meeting. He told her that if she did not come home he would come up and would want to know why. His wife then said that ! she would return. When she arrived he met her at the station. She did not return his kiss but stepped back and asked him if he would divorce her. She said her suitcases were empty and she had come to collect her clothes. Next day, in reply to his questions, she said that there was another man and that misconduct had occurred between them. Subsequently she told him that the other man was Marsh. Witness went on to give evidence of the subsequent epurse taken by him. He denied ever being cruel to his wife or that his wife had accused him of 1 eing so. Reginald Carr said that he met Mrs Morgan in Wellington early in March. She told him she was on her way to see her husband to arrange a separation, that the marriage had been a mistake from the start and that it had been her fault. She suggested that witness should make arrangements to go out with her husband sometimes as he would be very cut up over the separation. Frank Allen, of Gisborne, said that on race night in February when he went to a dance in Gisborne he saw Mrs Morgan dancing several times with Marsh. She told witness, “I hope Ted doesn’t find out I’m here.” Morgan was at that time in Gisborne. Mrs Emily K. Miller. George Fraser, and Constable A. Cleverley, close friends of the Morgans, gave evidence that before Mrs Morgan went away on holiday they seemed happy. Constable Cleverley said that Morgan was a clean living quiet young man. He had not heard of his being cruel to his wife. The case was adjourned until tomorrow.