D.N. IN ALL CASES

NZ Truth, Issue 1148, 1 December 1927, Page 7

D.N. IN ALL CASES

PERRIN PIQUED

GUILTY GRANGE

SCHRODERS SEPARATE

Law's Scissors Sever Some Matrimonial Ties

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Wellington Representative.)

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Among the number of disillusioned spouses who wished to return to a state of single blessedness were- sever-, al comparatively recent arrivals from the Old Country whose "better halves" refused to join them m "<3k>d's Own Country,"-- . WHEN George Temperley married his w Barbara Bulmer m England they lived with his wife's people, but owing to some disagreement, he was tossed out Into the hard, cold world. Like a Briton, he sallied forth and made a home of his own, but Barbara refused to leave the maternal apron strings. Through Lawyer O. C. Mazengarb, George told his honor he came to New Zealand m 1924, but his wife refused to join him, and had maintained a stony and unbroken silence ever since. A decree nisi to be made absolute within three months was granted him. W7ITH passages for his wife and famw ily already granted, Ralph Leslie Cross packed his kit for New Zealand m 1921, but at the last moment his wife refused to make the journey. She would come later on she told him, but once he had settled m the new Jan d Phyllis Elgar Cross decided she was better at home with mother. They corresponded for a time until m 1923 they mutally agreed to. separate. . .-■*.-., ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■■-,-■. i .■ Since then, Cross told his counsel, 'Lawyer A. M. Dunkley, he had been a grass widower under the Southern Cross. Since : Phyllis refused to join him he asked his honor to exercise his legal scissors and sunder the marriage ties. He had his wish granted.

MART PARRAR PERRIN, who has * - two children as the result of her union with Clarence Wilfred .Perrin, has lived m Wellington most of her married life. To Lawyer W. P. Shoreland, she said Clarence vamoosed on March 24, 1922 without any warning. Since then she had only seen him for about an hour and a-half one day 'in 1926. Since he first left her to her own devices, she said, he had failed completely to maintain her. Her father, who substantiated her story, said Perrin left because he had instituted proceedings against him for maintenance of his daughter. Decree Nisi. • ■••:•' WHEN Victor James Burroughs married his Nellie m 1912 at New Plymouth, he vowed to protect and keep her, but* he soon got tired of the job. / ■_/ <■■■-.■ They lived together for a few years m Wellington until one day he departed on a general reconnoitre and forgot to come back. In July of 1921 he did look m for two : or three days, but only to see the children. Since then, the wife' told Lawyer W. P. Sho'reland lie had made himself very scarce, so his honor had no difficulty m handing out a decree nisi. , THERE was alwayß a certain amount * of discord m their union, said Winifred Olive D"ingle to Lawyer W. E. Leicester when asking his honor to sever the ties that. bound her to John Dingle. '

They were married m Christchurch m 1903, had lived m various parts of i Australia and finally settled m Wellington. There were six children of the marriage. Matters came to a head m June of 1924, when she and her husband decided to separate. Since then they had not lived together. . His honor granted the wife's request, leaving the custody of the children to be decided later. (SEPARATION was sufficient grounds for his honor to grant Minnie Victoria Walker a decree nisi. T» Lawyer W. E. Leicester, petitioner said she married Walter Montagus Walker m November, 1821 and there was one ohild of the marriage. They never did agree and during the time of their living together had not been at all happy. Trouble came to a head m October, 1923 when they mutually agreed to separate. Sinoe then they had each paddled their own canoe, Walter providing her with the necessary coin to keep the wolf from^the door. And so ends another matrimonial misfit. , '

LAWYER C. A. L. Treadwell, m seeking for a decree nisi on behalf of Marguerite Sybil Grange, paid petitioner married John Theodoi Grange on April 22, 1918, m Welling7un. The parties did not agree and decided to separate. In consequence of something she heard, the wife set a private detective to watch her husband and found he' was carrying on with another woman. . She went to Masterton and at the hotel there saw an entry m the register m the name of Mr. and Mrs. Grange. Some facetious reference to billiards was also next the name .n the entry. His honor made the desired order. OAMUEL HOSKING LUKE, engineer, d sought the dissolution of his marriage from Winifred Lousia Luke before his honor on the grounds of drunkenness; Lawyer O. C. Mazengarb, who appeared for the petitioner, placed the facts before his honor, who granted a decree nisi to be made absolute within three months.

OEPARATION by mutual consent. was the ground upon -which Ceoll Lawrence Schroder based hie • appilication for dissolution of his marriage with Annie Stewart Schroder.

During the war Schroder did his .bit at the front and when he returned,' lived with his wife until 1924, when thpy had agreed to separate. . "■

Once he wrote to heir asking Her to 1-^4 come back, but she replied by paying ;^ that: "I am telling you straight I 'wiup^i' never live with you again;. ijot.ifrycyiißfe got down on your bended . fefteesi^ 1 ;; :^i^|

When' Lawyer Pi? J. ■fit'Hegkn had! -S placed these facts before hfs honor,* a decree nisi was forthcoming. '. :