SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 997, 16 September 1903, Page 2

SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE.

A CLERGYMAN AND HIS WIFE,

.CHARGES AND COUNTERCHARGES. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last nighty The divorce casos in which the Rev. Charles Wyndham Earee, of Masterton, sued for a divorce from Florence G. D. Earee on the grouud of adultery in April and May last with William Hervey Noble, an engineer on the Atlienie, came on for hearing to-day,-before Mr Justice Edwards and a jury. f Respondent, in the statement of defence filed, denies adultery, and alleges that since January, 1900, the pet-itionei treated her consistently. With neglect, had failed to provide her arm her two children with means to enable them to secure proper clothing, had used offensive and insulting language on many occasions, and had also treated her with indignity and assaulted her. Allegations of absence from the house ate also mad’, and further specific allegations of cruelty at the time of the birth o 1 the second child. This trsatmene compelled respondent to leave h r home and go to England. When she returned the treatment was continued. The defence concludes with a statement that- if there was an adultery petitioner’s conduct induced or contributed .to it. Mr Myers, counsel for petitioner, denied the allegations against his client. The case is proceeding. Later.—in the Earee divorce case petitioner said that he did not force his wife to go to England in September, 1901. She had always wished to go, and they had saved specially to defray the cost. Respondent was the daughter of a clergyman in England. He (the petitioner) had been on the stage in England. He had played in comic opera at the Prince of Wales’ Theatre, London, for throe years under the name of Dore. He did this in order to obtain money to go to college. Dr Hoskmg, who attended the respondent in accouchement, gave evidence of the care and attention shown by petitioner towards his wife. Thomas Taylor, licensee of the City Hotel, Wellington, identified the respondent as the woman who stayed at his hotel with a man for two nights in April last. They passed as man and wife. Counsel for Mrs Earee said his client would not deny this. The petitioner’s case had not closed when the court adjourned. .v