A NEW ZEALAND COLONIST GETS DIVORCED.
A rather romantic divorce case has been terminated by the wife of Capt. Mather, formerly of the 18th Hussars, obtaining a decree in her own favour. The circumstances were a little unusual. They were married at Cheltenham in 1868. From thence they went to Denbigh, and one daj- the Captain, accompanied by his wife's maid, disappeared. In 1874 the wife got a decree of separation ; but in the meantime £26,000 were left to her husband. The wife, assuming that he was dead, applied to be allowed “to administer” the money, but was not permitted to do so. Inquiries conducted by the great man-seeker —Frederick Burrows —traced the captain to New Zealand, where with his new wife he had established himself in a good way. Ho was brought home, and, spite of his unfaithfulness, his wife volunteered to forgive him. He declined the offer with thanks, got divorced, and went back to your side of the world again.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1051, 21 March 1882, Page 2
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163A NEW ZEALAND COLONIST GETS DIVORCED. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1051, 21 March 1882, Page 2
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