CHRISTCHURCH DIVORCE CASE.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1323, 17 October 1884, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH DIVORCE CASE.

■Per Press ApprpVf'm. •■ ■ :ir -r • Chbistohd.uu, i oci 15. At' the Divorce Court to-day, be« fore Mr Justice Johnston; the case of iicEae versas'Mc'Eae was taken, Respondent was formerly, a wipe and spirit merchant m Christchurcb, and was iwell^knowh at Holsitika.' He has recently left Chrdstcburch, and did, not appear to defend the action, eithe'rj 'personally "or' 'by 'cotm's/el. PeV« titioner, Jtoe Mcßae, was, previous €b Ker ioarinage, 1 the adopted daughter irf the Hon. J. T. Peacock! She aparried . McTJae at the' Wesleyah eHiir^,. ;^ ;^lbans/ih Jiine; r 1877, md nad had two children by ; him . They W lived tibgether at Hbtitika fiSa"(£^flfifitßhtur^" during the last five years. At the latter place for fl^^ee yeaxsVlhey lived jn the Hon. J. JP^aqook r^ s houße> and two years m •epar^te residences, till, m August last' tne^petitioner left her hnsband'B house because she said he had ill-* lised , her so? much jthat ,phe was Jbo, live with him. In her evidence .Mrs Mcßae said--" liesr pondent v struck n.e three times dur« ing the last three months. Before I left the house on the first occasion lie had-gone to sleep 1 m a separate room, -i I^iwent i- into the rodm to '-make -his bed and -he kicked me onx the .'thigh with his heavy sailed boots. The pain lasted two or three day's; : He was ; ; s6be^ 'at /the time.': That same night' he took his booti and^with" it made a blow^at niy head. I put up my hand, ; and received the blow on~it *rom the heel! oihis'lioot. 7- Marks of the:; blowlremained for several-days," On ano» 4h6)r;.oceasion, Mrs M'Kae said, xe*\ epondentihad struck her T*ithjhia| fiftt hetm.een the shoulders so. violently that! she was stunned for the; ■moment; It; was alleged that re.! •ipondent had committed adultery with various women m 1881*82-84, ! <ftnd;had ; bad one .illegitimate child, j His Honor. granted a^decfse nisi.'itoj take^ effect, three months after date.;