WIFE’S FLIGHT FROM HOME.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 4730, 15 June 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

WIFE’S FLIGHT FROM HOME.

Mr Louis ilyam Alexander, a commercial traveller, sought a divorce in London recently on account of the alleged misconduct of his wife, Mrs Maude Alma Alexander, with divers men unknown. By her answer Mrs Alexander denied the misconduct, and counter-charged her husband with cruelty, desertion, and conduct conducing to the misconduct, if any. These allegations were denied by the petitioner.

Counsel for the petitioner stated that the marriage took place on December 31st, 1903. On July 23rd, 1907, the wife left home. The husband advertised for her, hut without result, lu October, 1907, they casually met in Baker street. Mrs Alexander said she would return on condition that he gave her plenty of money. The petitioner said he would give as much as he could. In the same month the petitioner was convicted at the Old Bailey of obtaining credit while an undischarged bankrupt, and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. On his release he found that his little boy was living at Brighton with hia wife’s mother; and he some time later saw his wife leaving the Alhambra Theatre with a man. In March, 1910, he and his half-brother watched outside the respondent’s flat. When he told her he should take divorce proceedings she retorted that if he wished to divorce her he must be quick, as she was going to Monte Carlo. Counsel for respondent intimated tha Ids client. Mrs Alexander, was not in a position to deny the misconduct; and with regard to her eounterchargea he did nut propose to lake up the time of the Court, as a material witness who was to appear to have corroborated her had disappeared. The petitioner in his evidence said that when he and hia wife met in Baker street and spoke, she jumped into a cal) and disappeared. He had taken the number of the cab, and afterwards learned from the cabman that she presented him with a sovereign for giving her husband “the slip. ” Having heard the evidence, the judge pronounced a decree nisi, and refused application that the petitioner should be ordeied to pay the respondent an allowance.