Auckland Divorce Court

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1084, 3 September 1904, Page 3

Auckland Divorce Court

The following oases woro heard at a sitting of tho above court on Thursday night :

TORBETT v. TORBETT.

Thomas Torbott prayed for a divorce from Margaret Torbeit, on tho ground of desertion. The parties were married in Edinburgh in 1875, and lived together till 1898, In March of that year respondent went to Wellington, and petitioner sont hor money; but she had sincoonsoveral occasions rofusod to return to him, Sho was now in Auckland.

The petitioner, a cabman, said his wifo burned tho marriage certificate. Ho arrived in Auckland with his wife in 1876, and had lived there over since. He had six children, and tho youngott was 16. Bis Honor oommondad petitioner's cb.ild.ron for tho solicitude they displayed for their mother, A decree nisi was grantod. ATTERBURY V. ATTERBURY

Kate Harding Attorbury (represented by Mr, Stewart) prayed foe the dissolution of her marriage with George John Alterbury, otberwiso James Itolleston (undofended) Petitioner said sbo was married to respondent in Sydney in 1873. Ho was then a clerk in n soft goods house, About 1880 ho left her aodcamo to Auckland. Ho loft Australia on account of his creditors pressing him. She did not accompany him, na thoro was not enough monoy to pay the passages of both, She corresponded with him for twelvemonths, when tho corrcspoudonce ceased. Since then sho had maintained herself, In Auckland ho had gono under tho name of Eolleston, Sho had been informod tbot he was living with a wombat. Eamo. That was ono of tho reasons why tho correspondence had ceased, and another was that her last two or three letters had not been replied to. When she arrived in Auckland respondent was liccnseo (it tho Central Hotel, and he admitted b her that ho had been living with a woman named Mary Foy for the last four yeass, A decree nisi was granted. FBATBR V, FBATER

Jaracj John Fratcr, a French polisher, prayed for divorco from his wife, Adelaide Annotte Frater. Potitionor said ho was married in London in May, 1872, and petitioner camo to Now Zealand in 1885, He livod happily with his wife in London for the first 11 years, when she developed intemperate habits. When ho left London ho made overy oflort to gel his wifo to como to Now Zealand, bui sho said sho was afraid of tho voyage, Ho left her with means, and also sent Homo monoy. Sho afterwards wroto saying sho would come, and ho arranged for her passage out, Sho camo to Now Zealand in 1887, and they lived together for live mouths, when his wifo wont out of tho house and took it situation at a restaurant against -his wishes, Ho tried for some four b live months to get hie wifo back from tho rnstraiiMiil. Hev>»s surprised one night to sec his wife como out of the theatre with herempioyer, and they wont into a hotel together' botween tho act), His wife was now living with another man, nis youngest child was 20 rears of age, and was working for himself, A decroo nisi was granted.