DIVORCE COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15866, 12 December 1923, Page 5

DIVORCE COURT.

UNTYING THE KNOTS.

SEVERAL CASES IN HAMILTON.

A number of petitions in divorce were heard by His Honor, Mr Justice llcrdman, at Hamilton, to-day. John Albert Morse, a builder, of Te Aroha, who married his wife, Frances Margaret, in June', 1907, asked for a dissolution on the grounds of her adultery with John Donnelly, a labourer, of Te Aroha. A confession of adultery with respondent, written by Donncliy. who signed himself Dr. Donnelly, D.S.T. (doctor of suggestive therapeutics), was put in, in which the writer admitted that he was father of-one of respondent's children. Petitioner said his wife admitted adultery with co-respondent, telling him she could not help it. Respondent had also admitted adultery, stating that this had been going on for Ave years. His Honor adjourned the case for corroboration. A Written Admission. Alma Gertrude Baker petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Alfred Harland Baker, motor salesman, Hamilton, on the grounds of his adultery with Sarah Calvert, formerly his typistn. in Timaru. Petitioner said she was married to her husband in Timaru in March, 1910. There were Ihrce children of the marriage. In June. 1921, they separated, he allowing her £j 10s per week. In February of this year she came up to Hamilton, where her husband told her he was living with Sarah Calvert, in Thames Street. She went, over and saw the woman, who declared thai she was going to continue to live, with Baker.

A written admission of adultery by Baker was put in. A decree nisi was granted, to be moved absolute in three months, petitioner being allowed to retain the children. Costs were granted her on the lower scale. Two Days' Honeymoon.

After a two days' honeymoon at the Hotel Cecil, Wellington, in February, 191'), George James Lincoln O'Brien Nclherton, former officer on Ihe Athenfc, sailed away on his ship and left his wife eagerly awaiting his. return. She has not seen him sfnee. When she applied for a divorce, today, petit inner told His Honor that the captain of the Athenic, on its return to Wellington, declared that Notherton had deserted the vcssrl at London. She had made enquiries for him, but had not been able to trace him. while his relatives mentioned in Ihe marriage certificate proved to be fictitious. A decree nisi was granted. Decrees Granted.

Decrees nisi were granted in the cases of Isa Grace Evelyn Foreman, of Knpaki, v. John Foster' Foreman, on the grounds of desertion; Midi: Gertrude Poison, of OpaLu, v. Maurice William Poison, on the grounds of a three years' mutual separation. A decree absolute was granted in the case of Charles Gabriel Allan, salesman. Hamilton, v. Lois Elaine Allan.