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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 637, 17 February 1870, Page 4

In the Divorce Court} on Saturday, Mi' Richards sued fora of his marriage, on the groundlof finis, wife's adultery with.one Cook. ,Tlie> case was the firsfciin which a petitioner had been exaniiried under the 1 new law of e^videnee. RicharJs stated that he was married at 1 Greenville, .Illinois, "by the squire," arid that after living with the'^respondent five or six years he brought her tp Bristol. The corespondent was an acquaintance whom he' had met at a cricket club, and the respondent soon became iittached to him because he was a good singer. In May, 1868, the petitioner all6wjj4i2ook to take the respondent (o'sP'ine" friends at Cardiff, and afterwards at Swansea, ' "Mrs Richards being at that tinpe out of health. The respondents were away about six weeks.) Onp night after ;their return petitioner gpt up, and, goiiig down stairs/ found them asleep on the sofa. He drove away (joofc ;\yith the po<pr, and then went to hp& Sgain ; but thp next morning he fppnd:them togpiAer again in the house. • Mi Iridprwiok appeared in support of the petitioner. Lord Pen^ance said that; Ripiiayd s condupfe was onp of extreme; suspicion. He should pqstpone: making- any decree,' and should request the Queen's Proctor further to, investigate the case.