DIVORCE SITTINGS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1925, 6 December 1913, Page 14

DIVORCE SITTINGS.

THE FULLER CASE AND OTHERS. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman occupied tlio Bench at tlio divorce fittings of tlio Supremo Court yesterday morning. Alfred Daniel Jennings, represented by ill". P. J. O'Regan, made application for dissolution of bis marriage with Ellen Lucy Jennings on tho grounds of misconduct and desertion. John (jalbraitli was joined as co-respondent. " he parties were married" in IS'JS, and there was one child of the marriage,_ respondent iinallv leaving the petitioner in 3901. Since then shchad been living with the co-respondent, and four illegitimate children had been born to them. Respondent had in writing expressed her determination never to return to her Husband. His Honour granted a deereo nisi, to be made absolute in three months, with costs against the eo-re-spondent, petitioner to have interim custody of tho child. George Stanborougli Bcnwio-k, a farmer of Rongotea, .sought, a dissolution of his marriage with Florence Violet Rcmvicl; on the ground of desertion. Mr. T. M. Yi'iliord appeared for the petitioner, and tho suit was undefended. The parties woro married on August 23, 1903, and there woro no children, respondent leaving her. husband in 190G, and going away with a .man named George Crawlord. His Honour granted a deereo nisi, to bo made absolute after three months. In the ease of Samuel Champion (Mr. A. Dunul v. Mary Jane Champion, an unopposed deereo nisi was ma<lo absolute. On behalf of Ethel Arniie Johnson, .Mr. T. M. /tt'ilford applied to have tho decrce against Frederick Albert Johnsou inado absolute. His Honour granted the application, petitioner to have custody of the children*

THE FULLER CASE. The case of John Fuller, jun., v. ■Alice Mary Gertrude Fuller and Henry I'crcy Harris, co-respondent, was next callwl. An. application was made to have the decree nisi made absolute, ami for petitioner to have the custody of the child. An application was also made on behalf of respondent for an order for maintenance. Mr. 'I'. Young appeared for tho petitioner, and respondent was represented by Mr. T. M. Wilford. Mr. Wilford said that owing to the fact- that tvro affidavits had been served on him only that morning, and that ha therefore had had no opportunity of replying to them by means of affidavit, ho was not prepared to go 011 with tho case.

lii tho course of further argument, Mr. Wilfdrd said that thc_ affidavits wero (according to his client's emphatic statement) false, and he had to obtain an affidavit from outside Mnrtinborough to contradict the statements which had been made in regard to respondent and a man' having been seen together in Willis Street under the iniiueuce of liquor since tho decree nisi was granted. Mr. "Wilford added that he- had tho right of appeal,- and if. was very nccessar.v that all the affidavits should be on record before the case was heard, in another Court.

It was mentioned, in icgard to the custody of the child, that, the vacation at tho convent,'where she is at present, conimcnccs 011 Tuesday next. His Honour said that there was no difficulty about that, as he could easily make an interim order for tho custody from day to day. His Honour, after hearing Mr. Young, granted a provisional adjournment until Monday, with the understanding that if Mr: -Wilford were not ready by that time a further adjournment might bo granted.

In yesterday's report 0? tho _ Bona Bay murder charge it was stated that tiio accuscd, Margaret Seymour, arrived from Ciiristelmrch in company with Leonard Jackson. It appears that this is incorrect, and that - tho position is that the girl was met 011 her arrival by Leonard Jackson.