SUPREME COURT.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 10

SUPREME COURT.

DC DIVORCE.

(Before his Honour Mr Justice 3>enniston.) WELLS v. WELLS.

Edith Emily Wells petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage with Ernest Joseph Wells, upon the ground of the latter's habitual drunkenness and desertion. Mr Cassidy appeared for the petitioner. The petitioner gave , evidence that she was married on August 22nd, 1900. Her husband was a tailors presser. There were three children of tne mar-

riage, all boys. Immediately after marriage, her husband started drinking, and got worse. He used to drink before th© marriage;, "but nothing to speak of." One night, about eight years ago. her husband was found late at night helplessly drunk on the roadway, and neighbours had to carry him in. His conduct afterwards, when drunk, became very offensive. In 1912 she obtained a separation order from her husband, on the ground of his being an habitual inebriate, and failure to maintain. Her husband had been I convicted several times for drunkenI ness. Hβ lost his job about five years i ago, and had not worked since, and had given her no money. Her mother Had set her up in a little store, which enabled her to get a living for herself and family..

The Clerk of the Magistrate's Court produced tho record of convictions for drunkenness and vagrancy against the respondent. . Constable Pratt, of Addington, said that respondent was an habitual drunkard and a loafer. ",

His Honour granted tho decree, with custody of the children to the petitioner. JONES v. JONES. Kathleen Jones (Mr Gressou) petitioned for the dissolution of her martinge with Thomas Henry Jones, dotertion being the ground alleged. Petitioner gave evidence "that sho was married at Amberley in November, IS9S. She and her husband went to live at Tipapa. Later, they went to Ihinsandel, and afterwards they returned to Tipapa. Her husband subsequently went to work elsewhere, and she took a housekeeping position, her husband consenting. Her husband went away in 1908, and she had never heard from him since, nor hai he contributed to her support. She had kept herself by domestic service.

His Honour granted the decree.