DESERTED BY WIFE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10614, 12 June 1920, Page 7

DESERTED BY WIFE

G. D. GREENWOOD’S DIVORCE,

STORY OF UNHAPPY MARRIED LIFE. George Dean Greenwood, tho wellknown owner of racehorses and sheepfanner, of Tcviotdale, Amberlcy, secured a decree nisi in divorce against his wife, Annie Greenwood, in tho Supreme Court in Christchurch. Tho suit, which was not defended, was heard by His Honour Mr Justico Herd man, Air O. T. J. Alpers appeared in support of tho petition. The petitioner, giving evidence, said that ho was married to the respondent in January, 1884, and all his children were now of age. Some years prior to 191-1, his wi-fo withdrew from him and occupied a separate sot of rooms in tho house. When the war broke out one of his sons wont away, in tho Main Body, sand soon after tho res spondent left for Egypt, with the object of meeting the -son there. She was accompanied by a daughter. Ho expected that she would return before long, but, as a matter of fact, she remained away from Now Zealand till 1919. He received frequent letters from his daughter, hup none from her. She had independent- means, and mado no application to him for funds. To His Honour: He knew she was going, hut ho expected her hack in due course.

His Honour: -She did not ask your consent, but you did not withhold it? —That is so.

"The petitioner -added that once before, when ho was in England, his wife left him for a time, during, which ha heard nothing of her. Throughout this later absence, he did not write to her. Since her departure he had seen her only once —in Christchurch. His Honour: Did she give you any reason for separating from you in tho first place?—No. Air Alpers: 1 think that you have had unhappy differences tflor mpny years?—A'cs; twenty, 1 suppose.. Margaret McLean, housekeeper at Tcviotdale for ten years prior to June, 1919, said that when Airs Greenwood left for Egypt it was expected that she would shortly return. Sho was aware of the differences then existing between the parties. Eva Holmes, who had also been housekeeper at-, Toviotdale, said that Alt’s Greenwood came there for a few hours in October last, and -collected some of her personal belongings, which had boon loft- as they were when she* departed. His I lonhur granted a decree nisi, to be mado absolute in three months.