DIVORCE COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 204, 24 May 1920, Page 6

DIVORCE COURT

UNDEFENDED CASES His Honour, Sir John Salmond held a sitting of the Divorce Court on Saturday moraine and disposed of, several undefended cases. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Cyril Coombes Austin Bartlett, who sought a dissolution of hlB marrlago with Lillian E. > Bartlett on the ground of misconduct. The petitioner, who is a member of tho New Zealand Permanent Staff at Trentham Camp, stated that lie was married to the respondent in England and came to Nan Zealand a year later. There were three ohildren of the marriage. In March, 1918, while living in Carterton, his wife .joined a theatrical company, and he went to Australia, Dlaoing the children in a boarding school. On returning to Now Zealand a few months later ho Baw tho respondent, who refused to .return to him,- staling that she was llvlne with another mau. She also wrote to the petitioner to that effect. He had no idea what had become of his wife since. He did not know tho name of the co-respondent. Corroborative evidence was given and a dccree nisi was granted. Petitioner was given custody of the children.

Habitual drunkenness and oruelty were the trrouiida of the petition of Mabel Taylor (Mr, P. W, Jackson) against William George Taylor. Thejmarriago took placii on February 12, 1901, in England, and the parties came almost immediately afterwards to Now Zealand. The respondent was , a veterinary surgeon, and came to New : Zealand under engagement. Thero were two children. The respondent took to drink In 1911 whilo they were living at Karorl. He waß frequently drunk and quarrelsome and ill-treated the petitioner. From Karorl they went to live In rooms in Macdonald Orescent, where tho respondent continued to drink to exoess. Ho wont to the war with the Main Body and returned about IB monthß later, He wa» continually drunk. Ho left tho petitioner in August, 1918. Evidence in corroboration was given by three witnesses, • and a docreo nisi waa granted, with cost» against the respondent. . Frederick E. Homann (Mr, P. W. Jackson) sought a dissolution of his marriago with Alice M. Homann, on the ground of misconduct.' The parties were married in. England ,on August '31, 1916, and camo to. New Zealand in October, 1916. Thero was one child of tho marriage. On one occasion. petitioner made arrangements to cpme home early and take his wife to the opera./ He.came in earlier than he was expected and found the co-respondent (Henry William Ohinn) and his wife in tho bedroom together. He gave his wife 24 hours to get her things together and get out of the house. She was living with the co-respondent at present- in_Essex Street. Corroborative evidence having been given, a decree nisi was granted, with costs against the co-respondent. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Violet Fernandos, who applied for a dissolution of her marriage with George Henry Fernandos on the ground of misconduct. The parties were married on October 14, 1903. and theri wero three children of the marriage. The respondent went to the front with the Main Body. Before ho left the country petitioner had obtained a separation order, and also the custody of tho ohildren. Petitioner obtained possession of a number of letters written to the respondent by two women in England. She handed the letters to her Later the respondent called on* the petitioner and the retuyi of the letters. Petitioner then accused him of misconduct, which ho admitted. There was a, photograph of a child among the letters, and respondent admitted that the child Was his. A decree nisi was granted, with costs againßt the respondent. Sophia J. Wolfreys (Mr. P. W. Jackson) sought a of her marriage with Arthur J. Wolfro.vs on tho ground of misconduct. The parties were married on April 10. 1901. In 1913 they wero living in Ohriatchuroh, and a woman came to live with them. She stayed on and oil for about a, month, and- after she left respondeat became ler.v cool towards notitioner. Ho left her soon afterwards, and she discovered Borne .time later that, he had ' como to Wellington. Petitioner came to Wellington recently and went to live at Lyall Bay. She saw tho respoH'ent there and he was living with the woman who had been, with them in flhrißt» ohurch. Tho respondent and co-respondent had three children. A decree nisi wob granted, with costs against the respondent.