Shattered Romances

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 126, 18 August 1927, Page 11

Shattered Romances

BUSY DAY AT DIVORCE COURT

More Than Fifty Petitions IJNDEFENDED divorce day comes but once in three months, O but as far as Auckland is concerned it is always a big day for the Judge. This morning, Mr. Justice Herdxuan sat for nearly three hours in the Supreme Court hearing over 50 petitions, the bulk of which were brought by the wives.

in 1915 before he went to the war, Hugh Fitzsimmons (Mr. Singer) fount! on his return with one arm that Vida May Fitzsimmons did not want to live with him. They had lived apart since 1919. A decree nisi was granted. Blanche Alma Hay (Mr. Singer) married Harold James Hay in 1911. After living in various parts of the Dominion they settled in Auckland. But in 1923 petitioner found the respondent unbearable and he left her and had not returned. Until last December he paid her £4 a week. She had since obtained a maintenance order against him. but he had not completely obeyed it. A decree nisi was granted. Married in November, 1910, Janet Brash O’Neill (Mr. Glaister) lived happily enough with Frederick Slade O’Neill until 1923, when he left her. He went for a trip to America on business. She was supported by his firm for six months, but got nothing after that. He had not come back and had not supported her. A decree nisi was made. Minnie Balero (Mr. Butler) was married to Martin Balero in 1914. The respondent went to the war and returned in‘l9l9 and owing to his fondness for other women they agreed to live apart. A decree nisi was made. THE OTHER WOMAN » The petition of Isabel Brown (Mr. Coulan) was on the ground of desertion against Maurice Stephen Brown. The parties were married in 1908, and in 1919 he left for America, there being another woman in the case. He had not maintained her for years. A decree nisi was granted. Gladys Annie Clare Clark (Mr. Prend,ergast) said she married Wilbert Stanley Clark in 1918. There was one child. In 1923, owing to the respondent’s violent temper, they agreed to separate. A decree nisi was made, custody of the one child to go to the petitioner. A marriage lasting a little more than a month was told of by Arthur Herbert Mills (Mr. Holmden). He married Charlotte Elizabeth Mills in England in March, 1916, and in May of that year they separated and had not lived together since. A decree nisi was granted. Wilmot Russell Russell (Mr. Thorne) petitioned for divorce from Arthur Russell on the grounds of desertion. The parties were married in 1914, but he began to drink heavily. In 1923 he left her and she had supported herself since then. A decree nisi was granted. Thomas Shaw (Mr. Singer) was deserted by Daisy May Shaw in 1922, although they had only been married 12 months. She began to go out at night, and then finally left and had not returned. A decree nisi was made. RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS Failure to comply with an order of restitution of conjugal rights was the ground upon which Arthur Bell (Mr. Singer) obtained a decree nisi against Louisa Maud Bell. The order for restitution had been made last December, and although petitioner had given respondent every opportunity to return she had not done so. Sidney Augustine Blake (Mr. Matthews) succeeded in obtaining an order for restitution against Elizabeth Hilda Blake. The parties were married in 1921 at Rotorua. Until March, 1925, they were quite happy, but then she went to Gisborne for a holiday and had not returned. She was ordered to return within 21 days. Violet Blanche Price failed to obey an order for restitution of conjugal rights, and in that respect Alfred Price (Mr. Matthews) obtained a decree nisi. The parties were married in 1924, and the petitioner obtained an order for respondent’s return in May last. Florence Rose Muriel O’Shea (Mr. Matthews) obtained an order for restitution against James Edward O’Shea in May last. He had failed to comply with that order. A decree nisi was granted, with the custody of the one child to the petitioner. MISCONDUCT

An exceedingly unhappy marriage was revealed by Olive Lily Andersen (Mr. Singer), who petitioned for divorce from Arthur Valentine Andersen on the grounds of misconduct. They were married in November, 1918, and there were two children. The respondent was constantly away from home, and finally admitted misconduct. A decree nisi, with custody of the children, was made.

FAITHLESS HUSBANDS WIVES’ ALLEGATIONS Desertion, cruelty and drunkenness were brought against Thomas Michael Roach by Ida Lillian Roach (Mr. Sellar). The respondent went to the war and returned without telling her, and had not provided for her since 1923. A decree nisi was granted. Emma Jane Laurenson (Mr. Sellar) petitioned Alexander Laurenson on the grounds of desertion and drunkenness. They were married in 1597, but the respondent proved to be an incurable drunkard. He turned her out of their flat and had not maintained her since. A decree nisi was granted. Bertha Mary Clark (Mr. Steadman) married William Henry Clark in 1899. In 1914 they agreed to separate and had not lived together since. A decree nisi was made. A decree nisi was granted Katherine Stamforth Matthews (Mr. West), before Mr. Justice Stringer, against Basil Garland West, on the ground of deesrtion. SEPARATED IN 1900. Having agreed to separate Samuel Keesing (Mr. Haynes) was granted a decree nisi against Margaret Keesing. The parties were married in 1900 and a few weeks after the marriage they separated and had not lived together since. Harriett Mann (Mr. Ready) was married in 1922 ft> Arnold William Mann, and in 1924 they agreed to separate. She had not lived with him since. A decree nisi was made. Maria Hilda L. Bright (Mr. Allan

Moody) obtained a decree nisi against Bertram John Bright on the ground of desertion. They were married in 1914 and in 1923 he left and had not returned. Walter Jane (Mr. C. A. Sneddon), was granted a decree nisi against Lavinia Jane on the grounds of mutual separation. Mutual separation was proved by Robert Raymond McEw’an Kidd (Mr. Ready), who was granted a decree nisi against Mary Hilda Kidd. Olive R. Curzon (Mr. Matthews) married William Robert Curzon in 1919. There were two children. The respondent was a drunkard and had served a number of sentences for drunkenness. They then separated and had not lived together since. A decree nisi was granted. ORDERED TO RETURN Thomas Hastie (Mr. C. A. Sneddon) obtained an order for the return of Ethel Constance Hastie, but she had not complied with it. A decree nisi was made. Married in 1923, Lorna Avenal Trimble Hughes (Mr. Ready) found that Arthur Robert Hughes soon tired of her. He left in 1925 and refused to come back to her. An order for his return within 21 days was granted. Robert McNaull (Mr. Garland) obtained an order against Bertha McNaull for her return within 21 days. The respondent had been in the habit of leaving him and finally in April last she went away and would not return. There was 20 years difference in their ages. Milton Barnard fCeane (Mr. Dickson) some time ago made a raid on the shop of Emma Blanche Keane, his wife, and took a trunk in which he found letters from another man named Arthur Munro. The parties were married in 1906 and in 1923 she had left to go to Munro. She had admitted living with him in Auckland and Sydney. A decree nisi was granted. John Thomas Kite (Mr. J. J. Sullivan) found that his wife, Ivy Hazel Kite, preferred other men to himself including Chinamen. She had admitted misconduct. A decree nisi was granted. Florence Maud Hayson (Mr. Matthews) succeeded in a petition against Herbert Hayson on the ground of misconduct. The parties were married in' 1919, and he later developed habits of going out with another woman. He had admitted misconduct.