DIVORCE COURT.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2252, 17 May 1881, Page 3

DIVORCE COURT.

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WELLINGTON, May 16, CAMPBELL r CAMPBELL.

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Hannah Miller, of Christchurch, deposed that she was servant to Mrs Campbell in 1880, and remained so until February last. She know Dr Boss. When she first wont to Campbell’s Dr. Boss visited the house almost daily s Mrs Campbell had been ill, but was getting better. Tho Campbells removed to Christchurch in March, 1880. Boss was in the habit of visiting tho house, but not as frequently as before. Witness remembered taking n note from Mrs Campbell to tho railway station. It woa addressed to Dr. Boss. Mro Campbell frequently posted letters to Dr. Boss. Witness received letters from Addington Post office addressed to Mrs Campbell. They bore the Ashburton post mark. Sho never hoard of any quarrel between Mr and Mrs Campbell. James Campbell, tho petitioner, deposed that be was respondent in South Yarra, Victoria, in 1876, by a Church of England clergyman. After relating hie various movements, he said he wag residing in Ashburton in 1879, when he became acquainted with Dr. Boss, who attended his wife. Petitioner left Ashburton for Christchurch in March, 1880, where Dr. Boss frequently visited their house. Last year Dr. Boss drew a tooth for Mrs Campbell, and said she would have to bo further operated on. She would have. Dr. Boss said, to go to Ashburton, as ho could not come to town for the purpose of attending her. Petitioner was much astonished to find Dr. Boss had taken rooms for his wife, and was going next day to bring Mrs Campbell up. Subsequently ho found a number of letters in his wife’s drawers. The letters wore in Dr. Boas’ handwriting. Ha told his wife he had found tho letters, and. she then told him all about it, and asked him to give her tho letters. She said she had done a great wrong. Petitioner at once loft the house. He had never

ill-treated her, and up to tho time of_ finding the letters ho had no suspicion of immoral conduct on her part. This concluded tho evidence. Mr Bell applied that the corespondent be mulcted in tho whole of the coots. A rule nisi was granted, with costs. May 17. WESTON v. WESTON.

This coso had been postponed from yesterday for consideration of the point as to whether the petitioner was legally married, he not having obtained a license from the Registrar. Mr Bell quoted an Act of 1858 in support of his ;contention that it was not necessary in this case to give actual proof of marriage, and ho cited authorities to tho same effect. A rule nisi was granted.