PACKED OFF HOME

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 847, 16 December 1929, Page 1

PACKED OFF HOME

WIFE WHO WAS NOT WANTED DIVORCES GRANTED On the first anniversary of his wedding, Harold John Faulkner and his wife left New Plymouth for a trip to Wellington. She was puzzled when he bought a single ticket for himself and a return one for her. but she was enlightened 16 days later when he packed her off home, telling her she "as not wanted any longer. Mary Evelyn Faulkner (Mr. Matthews) gave inis evidence before Mr. Justice Smith in the Supreme Court today, when she sought dissolution of her marriage on the ground of desertion. She said that the marriage took Place at Hawera on August 3, 1923, and she and her husband lived at Wellington and New Plymouth. The union "as not happy, as her husband, who, would not work properly, would not provide her with a home. After she separated from him in Wellington in ' sbe received a wire from him stating All s up—good-bye.’* Later she tained a maintenance order against Un * but h © had paid only £l. Petitioner added that she would b<t'e been prepared to continue living with her husband if he had provided her with a home. A decree nisi was granted. A separation order made in April, 1926, and based on cruelty, was die ground of a petition by Olive Myra Trewheela (Mr. George) for divorce from Thomas Henry Trewheela. The marriage took place on July 26, 1912, according to the petdoner, and there were three children. The separation occurred in Hastings, a nd since then petitioner had been in Auckland. A decree was granted. BIGAMOUS HUSBAND How her husband committed bigamy the anniversary, all but a day, of T er ow n wedding, was described by ™ da Dominion .Burns (Mr. Sullivan), ho sought the dissolution of her mar'age with Kevan Francis Burns, on djf ground of adultery. Petitioner wm she was married on July 28, 1926, er husband leaving her some time *ter. On July 27, 1927, he went rough a form of marriage with aother woman, ar.d witness was preset in court when he was sentenced to hard labour for this offence. A 14-year-old girl was called to corporate the admissions of misconJj ct » but it was so difficult to obtain J*y evidence out of her that his onour described her as a very poor witness ***■ Honour said he must be satiseirL* cases where adultery was alan d adjourned the case for fur•her evidence. years* married life differcea arose between Linda May Wat- * (Mr. Hubble) and her husband. sp ne * v J°hn Watkin, and a deed of W tI a^on was entered into. Mrs. who based her petition on ?i S ,rs >cu ment, was married on March 1901. A decree nisi was granted.