THE WATERHOUSE CASE

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1925, Page 3

THE WATERHOUSE CASE

avhat THE BUTLER saw. AUHTftAI.IAX AND N.Z. CAIlfjE ASSOCIATION (Received this day at 9.25 a.tn.) LONDON, Afarcli 19. In tlic Waterhouse case. Mills, Ilia Waterhouse's aged butler, gave evidence that Airs Wilson Barker first visited the Waterhouses twenty-hvc years ago. She was then aged about forty-live. Subseqeuntly she used to stay there five or six times yearly. The butler detailed instances of misconduct between Frank Waterhouse and Mrs Wilson Barker. The misconduct continued over a decade. Doctors gave evidence that Waterhouse was unable to walk alter 1911 as he sulfered from an aggravate;! form ol rheumatoid arthritis. Might etui months before he died he had to he carried everywhere. A solicitor Ktivc evidence that Haterhouse in 19U had nil income of £2,50!) under a life trust, plus a private income of £l,:i00. By Feh. 1922, the private income was gone. After argument, Mr Justice Sherman authorised the taking of extracts from Ladv Wilson Barker’s hank account to show the sums paid in, in hank notes, ‘between 1912-1922. Waterhouse’s brother, Hugh, gate evidence, denying his mother ever as.;ed her sons to give Airs A\ llsou l.arlc i eioht thousand, lie identified a letter bv' Frank to Lady Wilson Barker, intimating that in the event of his predeceasing his mother he wished lm latter to give Lady A\ dson Barkei loin tlU A S fo'| U |ner male attendant b> Frank gave evidence that lie cashed a a chorines for Frank, one in 19.-- mi (jO(K)0 in two notes. Frank askei to take charge thereof and then called for the notes the day Airs \\ dson tni -- or called, when the- couple weie .'lone in the drawing room.