AN EXTRAORDINARY DIVORCE CASE.

West Coast Times, Issue 3635, 27 November 1880, Page 2

AN EXTRAORDINARY DIVORCE CASE.

In the divorce case, Hedley v. Hedley and Anderson, co-respondent, to be heard at Wellington on the 26th, the evidence of Auckland witnesses in the case will be taken at the Supreme Court Auckland, to prevent the necessity for their going to Wellington. The following details have transpired :— About eighteen months ago Hedley, his wife and family, and Anderson, proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, arrived in Auckland from England

together, when they had been intimately acquainted. Mr and Mr.s Hedley had been tea years married, and hid five children. After the purchase of ihe Metropolitan Hotel by Anderson, fled ley's family went to reside there, and Mrs Ifedley acted as his housekeeper. Anderson went to the Hot Springs, but a letter found in a drawer at the hotel, and other circumstance*, led Hedley to remove his family to Parnell. Seeing Anderson subsequently in the vicinity of his new residence, Hedley left with his wife and family for Ohristchurcb, and there, from interviews with his wife, Hedley became convinced that matters were not satisfactory; and she. suddenly left for Auckl-nd, taking her children with her. In i* alleged Anderson supplied ber with the pocket money. Hedley arrived herein Auckland, and being uuible to obtain an interview with his wife, disguised himself and penetrated into the hotel. He was, howover,' retsogniaed by the barman, a fellow passenger from -England* whom it is said he threatened with a revolver if Us did not disclose the whereabouts of Anderson and Mr* Hedley. Dv ring the altercation Mrs Hedley hearing the noise, got away by another door, with her children ; and Anderson, notwithstanding Hedley's careful search, got clean awsy also. Hedley invoked the aid of the police , who sent a menage to Auderion todisclofe the whereabjuts of Mrs He & ley and hir children. Anderson replied declaring his innocence, and Hedley then asked that Anderson and Mrs Hedley should come to tho police station for an interview in the presence of the police,. but the request was declined. Hedley, finding nis efforts useless, left in the Kotorua for Chriatchurca. Two hours after the steamer left, the missing; lady, who could not be found, was seen ia Quean street in company with Anderson.