CONFESSION WRECKED ROMANCE

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 7

CONFESSION WRECKED ROMANCE

"I Am Sorry For What Happened," She Wrote, but It Was Too Late

HEART-RENDING LETTERS TO HUSBAND

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

Here are three stories, m one. The first, from a husband who asked Mr. Justice MacQregor at Wellington to grant a divorce decree; the second from a man who worked at the same engineering bench as the husband, lived at the same house, was the means of breaking up the home, then gave evidence on behaif of the petitioner. ; • Lastly,, and with infinite pathos, is the story of a wife's fight to regain her husband's love, and of her strenuous denial that j she was, guilty of a mesalliance With v the second man. . . . . •

Do . you. expect him to. pay the.:costs.if you are successful?— l certainly do. Now, if your wife denies making any admissions :to you about Handyside, will you still say she , did ? — I am ■ positive of it. She made a confessionVherself. . . •:' She will -also deny that she . had a' discussion with yourself and Handyside. — Will she? - : Mr. Jackson: She will absolutely deny that such a discussion oiv the subject took * place between her and Handyside and you. Now, have you discussed with Handyside the proceedings, before taking them out? Beynon: Not m any way. Although you are working alongside him all day, nothing was ever said? — No." v;- ...... . ' Some heart-rending letters were sent 'by Mrs. Beynon to her husband after he so definitely pronounced his intention of " divorcing her— letters which showed "how keenly had N sho been lashed by the sting of remorse for something she had done, ' for she maintained throughout that she • was innocent of any -wi-ongdoing. The first, dated April 30, 1929,-be-gan: "Dear Harry, . I am writing you this note to fry and let you see how, sorry I am for what has happened: But if you could forgive me and let us try again I am sure we could bo happy-. . . "I am sure I will do all I can to make up to you for what I have done, and' it would kill my mother and dad and I would have to go, and I have nowhere I could take the children. "Harry, I am tired of going on like this, just seeing you' for an hour or so and then having to say goodnight. Don't you 'feel the same? "I was only young and you can help me such a lot, you. know* you can. Come out to-morrow night, send Alan :

and let ■me knoiw. If it is wet I will 1 come m. I am going out to post this. With heaps of love. — Your wife." Apparently, as Beynon said, he did; not reply, and on May 2 .she wrote a

further . ■■ anguished appeal -to '-him, pleading with him.- ; "Dear Harry"* (she wrote),- : "I am : -writing this after I got home yesterday.. . Do say you forgive

me and^let us -start a home together, as tit. .is. so lonely not seeing you and the children are always asking me when you are going: to take us to a new home. ' "-You .must see 1 arri sorry and have been -punished, and will do ■ all I can to make it up to you m . every way I can, and that' 1 Jove you more than : \ can say. Instead of your helping me now, you know you are making it harder for me.- You. can see I need you, so why , not come and see' me? : . "If 'seems, i now that X have no one to, help" me, you are turning from me when you should help me to live it down. You seem to think I .don't feel it, but I do more than you will ever understand. >. "God only knows how I haA'e missed you and my home. Please, Harry, try. and help me.— Your wife." ,:But there came no reply. David ' Grosicr H.uidysidc, the corespondent, said he'went to the Beynon; house as a. boarder m August of September, 1925. v 'He iwas twenty years of age at the time. y He related, how Mrs. Beynon and the little boy had gone with him to Wanganui at Christmas time, and of how on the Sunday after Christmas Day she had gone to the home of his parents. . They had tea, he said, and between nine' and : ten o'clock she went home, and he escorted her to where her cousin lived" at Castlecliff. | On the Vay, said Handyside, impropriety occurred. He didn't see Mrs. Beynbri again before she left Wanganui. "JBetween early January and July of 1926;" said' Handyside, "I lived at Mrs. Beynon's 'house, and' impropriety took place between us. ■ The next remark of Handyside's caused Mr. i Jackson to prick up his ears. „ . .;,-. ■.: - . .-. '• "She asked me to sign another statement if she got hold of the one I had

signed,', and m which I admitted impropriety with. her. ..." Finally, he said: "My object m coming 1 forward m this case is to right the wrong I have done. My . . wife doesn't know I am giving this ' evidence. I am very sorry for. all I have done!" He had an uncomfortable time with Mr, Jackson. Counsel: Did you travel m the train with Mrs. Beynon?' • Handyside: Yes. ' ' . Absolutely sure of that— didn't you go by the early train, while she came on by the express ?— -No, we both travelled m the same train. In the same carriage? — Yes. : Well, if Mrs. Beynon says you didn't travel m the same train, or m the same carriage, what do you say? — I say I did. , Counsel: '.-That night at Wanganui. You and she had about half a mile to walk, didn't you? Handyside: About a mile. 1 How long did .you take? — About J.wo hours. What time did you get to Mrs. Couchman's plac6?- ;:r rAbdut 12 o'clock. . Now, if Mrs. "Beynon swears that no impropriety ever took, place m Wanganui, will you still say it did?— Yes. Counsel: . Now, Handyside, what is your object m coming. now and making these admissions? - . . Handyside : Because I want to tell the truth and clear my conscience. What! Have you' had \a conscience.' for over three years?— l have. I have felt very guilty. > But you.nevep fit to tell Beynon before now?— No. ' Why?— Mrs. Beynon had a say m > that as well as me. You made .an admission, didn't you, Handyside? Where did. ybii, sign, that udmission? —^ln T the the firm's office. . ' •' ."' „. "."" "' '..•'•' The daj r after • divorce papers were served onyoiij did you,;^et this letter fi'bA Mrs. Beynqh?:— r. , „