DIVORCE COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 288, 24 August 1918, Page 12

DIVORCE COURT

BUSHILL V. BUSHILL

In the Divorce Court yesterday, before His Honour iMr. Justice Hosking,

Ada Mary Jiushill, for whom Mr. I'. W. Jackson appeared, prayed for tho dissolution of her marriage with William Jiushill, represented by Sir John Findlay, K.C., with'him Mr. J. C. Morrison, 011 tho grounds of desertion, and there was a counter-petition 011 the part of the husband 011 tho same grounds. When tiie case wis called Mr. Jackson stated that he did not propose to call evidence, end withdrew the petition. Tho counter-petition 0£ the husband wa3 then heard.

Sir John Findloy, in opening, stated that the parties were married in 1395, and the wife was then Yl asd tlw husband 23. They lived together for some years, and there wero two children born, 0110 in 1899 and another 111 1901. The wife was of a rc-stless disposition, and desired the freedom to go about and see things. About the end of the year 1901 the husband, who had been in tho employ of the railway, rot.uined from Auckland. to which place ho had been temporarily dispatched. He lound his wife very discontented, and she told him the following day that she must go away. The husband saw his wife's mother, and 'requested her to do what she could to prevent Alts. Bushill carrying out l.er intention of going away. The mother failed in her efforts, and Mrs. Bushill went away. They came together again, but in 1905 she wanted to go away again, and lie advised her to take the children wi-th her. lie made them au allowance, but later she brought tho children back to luni, and later still she went to iingland, but returned lo New Zealand sumo time afterwards. Had Mrs. Bushill not instituted procedings the husband would not have taken action, but ho thought in tho iuleresls of the children that itshould not go forth that he had deserted his wife. She was a restless woman, and appeared to bo much happier away, as was admitted in her letter. Evidence in support was tendered, and Mr. P. W. Jackson slated that when tho proceedings were instituted Mrs. Bushill was in Cliristchurch, and after lie had made inquiries he was satisfied that she had no grounds whatever for lehving her husband. His Honour granted a decre nisi, to bo mado absoluto" m three months. CAMPION v. CAMPION. Albert George B. Campion, for whom Mr. 1". W. Jackson appeared, petitioned Tor a dissolution of lus marriage with Ella Ruth Campion, 011 the grounds of desertion and misconduct. The petitioner, in his evidence, stated that 110 was married on April 25, 1909, and'lived with his wife at Wanganni for some time, and laler at Auckland. T'hcro were two children, 011 a bom in 1913 and the other in 19M. They lived happily until February, 1910, when ho . heard something about her conduct, and ho accused her of going out with another man. She finally confessed to having misconducted herself with this man, nnd later signed a written confession to that effect. The petitioner condoned this olfence, and took his wife to Auckland. 1 For two or three weeks afterwards tilings went along smoothly, but after that respondent became restless, and he told her that he would have either to get a separa-, tion or petition for divorce. Unknown to him she saw a firm of solicitors in Auckland and later she told him that 110 cou.d not get a divorce because he had condoned her olfence. This made her take up a very independent attitude towards hun. In June, I'JIG, she went for a holiday to Ohiuewai, about sixty miles from Auckland, wliero her married sister resided. She'was to bo away a fortnight, but never returned. When his died, tho petitioner said he came to Manganui to attend the funeral, and he discovered then that his wife was at Rata with her parents, but had been in AVanganui. During tho time ho was in AVanganui, his wife went to Auckland, packed up his belongings, and had them at tho station to be transported to Rata. Petitioner went to tho station and saw his wife there. He demanded his property, which she immediately gave up. Sho left Auckland tho next day for Rata. Later, ho heard that his wife was in Wellington, and that sho was very_ 111 in hospital. Ho came down to AA'ellington, and saw his wifo under compromising circumstances in a house and also at Queen's Park. Corroborativo evidence having been given, His Honour granted a decree' nisi to 'be made absoluto in threo months. The question of costs was, reserved, and argument on this will bo taken this morning. SMITH. V. SMTH. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman heard the petition of Richard Henry Smith, a returned soldier, who sought a dissolution of his marriage with Catherine Mary Smith 011 tho ground of misconduct with persons not named. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for the petitioner. The parties were married in Christchurch in September, 1911, and the petitioner later on left for tho front. Tho case was not defended, and tvs corroborativo evidence was given, His Honour granted a decree nisi to be made absolute in three months. NYE Y, NYE. His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman also heard the petition of Lucy lvate Nye, who sought a dissolution of her marriage with Tlioinas Geoffrey Nye, on the ground of misconduct, the allegation being that in October, 1917, the respondent spent nights at a house of ill-fame in Freeling Street, Island Bay. Tho parties wero married in Cliristchurch in April, 1912. Corroboration of tho petitioner's' story having been given, His Honour granted a decree nisi, to be made absoluto in threo months. Mr. R. Twynoham, of Christchurch, appeared for the petitioner, and the case was not defended.