A HAWERA DIVORCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 3 October 1907, Page 3

A HAWERA DIVORCE.

ALLEGATIONS OF MISCuNDVCT. In the Supreme Court yesterday, before hi* Honor Mr Justice Dcnwston, » divorce feuit, Gibson v. Gibson, occ«lra Cl3cs° Edmund Gibson,, of nawc.'.x, petitioner, Eltabrth Cibsor, fj ».sKa«# E L'E. Barton (TTawera , nppearc,\ > , ( " > Xn!"' ''of ws ve-, mnrried on IB i • .,t| ' ho > jnui Vornvmbr for nine yearn, neni N ■ , l,v for about nineteen vra-s, "Ti'l sit u wn , for about hvo von, _ *o.,r eVI | ,1,-en wore born of til" ™vnnW- f those 111-ins now over 21 years o. For ?<i i«r< P«t. (V respondent I -"d been an habitual drunkard. she ba.l In-, bitnallv no!rlec f ed h'-r donatio dul'es. and had rendered heneK unfit to dis-; charge the same- On the 21st Pep! em-, 10f)">, the respondent committed ( nrt tilt cry with a man of name unknown io the petitioner. Til the month of; April, lflflfi, j-h<» committed adultery w'Uij divers mon at the petitioner's lionse in j Union street. TTawern. One of 1Iv f -p| men was the respondent \Vn*V another William Thompson, ;nd the others unknown to the petitioner. On 1 -Tuly 27th. ]Wf>, th • <osn<i]flort co'.i j (mitted adultery with WiVrinm flolims at the house of the petitioner. Tfc wrinj nlso alleged that on nth September committed adnHrrv with n mnn mi-1 known to Ihf iiel itionor nt tho petition-1 r cv's hnn«;« in TT'wera. imd on 2Uh . , er-niher. lOOfi. with Thompson K nf the honso of the latter. -|

Mr Spencc made application tn b.avoj the name of Thompson struck out of! Ihe proceedings, as tills co-respondent, •\yn«; ! nis nonor said tlie application woirdf lie granted, subject to an affidavit beinu filed. Mr Spenee called. • Charles Fdmnnd Gibson, tile p tit oner. wdio produced a copy of the marriage certificate, and corroborated the formal statements in his petition. Shortly after his marriage, his wife commenced drinking, and this continued down lo the time of the petition. She bad be m an habitual drunkard, and had v,eglect"d her domeslic duties. In 1807. i-elit'oner stated he was sued for lier drinking lull bv one Cockerton. -" "" Counsel put in a certified copy of the summons. TTis TTmior sawl lie not iliinlc no couM aroopt tliis evidonoo. Ho wns proparod. howevor. to rocoivc authority* yir Pponoo oitod sooliou 44 of tho T>'i* donco Aft. 100,1, and his V.ov.or admit.tc.l tho ovidonco. His TTonor stntnl that ho thought wlint "'as produood was a nirro aooonnt, but ho now saw it ws nn ofTioinl d^^nniont. Conncnl put in a prohibiiion or dor issued acrainst tho rospondont m ]OOS. and a conviction against hor for snpplvini; liquor to a -rohibitod person. Potitionov continnoa: ITor drinking had become worso in Haworn. TTo ha.l kopt n diary for many voars, but particularly so in the past two voars, as to his wife's drinking habits. Tie livd with hi* wife until September Ist. 1000, when he separated from her. leavm? her hi* house rent free find allowing 10s a week. On September 2Tst, he came home and found a dnink n man. whom he did not know, in the house. TTis wife exnlainod that he wis a friend of one of Ihe petitioner's sons. He accepted the explnnation. Petitioner nl«o snid <hnt on the ?!lst. and ??ih April be fonrnl men ir« ibn houce nlono with wife. On 2"th Jul v. 1000. he tnw n horPe lied up nt the bncV of the TTe •o')''!ph'inod n tho polieo. vent to the house. "When he fiiotitinnerl w.rit home ho complrined to respondent and she rrave lnm sevord contvndieinrv «=tor ? oa. One rxplnint : on ',v»s t n r r"' ,n d of h r c hf also s»id she »1M nnl kn^w nnd that he hid trio! to <-">'nmif an !ndo<-or»t aPsnnl! ui"»on It >*: Sho nlso rrjivo o'd-mt. On r»th Septombo'- la«t year ho found a "man in the house who™ did not know. His wife wns there. Ho ti'vned th" man awny. fin -"th Sept" l '!- hp -n\v n man enter the hon-n nt ni'.'ht witli tlie r<'Si>outienf. cominjr from m, to'-' i l , !'<■ went and trot <"'l;irk. and after jirrivinr; "t. (ho hfi'd voir - :nid then heard ]ionple w-ilk from the k»tehon to tho front of the w!'ov<> tli" bedroom wns. Tit v ' ; ' ''f f :if oiMiov of he.n«\ }(nd ivMtioner hy the f—nt d"or. There ms ;i liMit in room. He "nfered. but v;w no pri'l morn. On th- n Mh Nl-vi<iid"-r. loon, he went to T ,: - v-iff wn« o-o tho t r 'in aNo. Ho w.if iv>t TTt-in*r wit 1» her tlmn. As bf« roiiiT :»lonL f «hf Afonntnin rmrl. Jo '-.0 s>ed hi"i in trnr. She r'ot ont th' l ( r!n, nnd he her nnd c nw b'r converse with Thompson nt his then i?i with M»i io !•'■■! hoii-o. T" the ovenino- h j ;» dr.m-p t-* Hnworn with hi« son to «><> "P:ivtnr» On h'« v.-ov hncV h's M-ont up

and invite them to loot through tli< house. That was ill April, 1000. 11 i spondent was drunk when she did this Sometimes, standing at the gate, the respondent would invito the men in. She j was frequently under the influence ol | liquor. Witness remembered a short I man naaned Thompson who used to visit ! the house. She saw him there two or •j throe times in the evening. Sometimes ! Walsh would come on Saturday night and stay till Monday, the petitioner bein" up the Mountain road at his son's place. Mrs Gibson "used to go on i something terrible" at her husband. | Questioned by respondent: On one oc j ens'on, when Walsh was "speechless" drunk she ga\ :> up her room to him. He | was frequently there. Men often I brought, respondent, drink. ! Respondent denied it. "You are paid , to tell lii s about me," exclaimed the re- , spondent. She never walked out wilh Mr Gih- | son. Remembered walking home w i i Mr Gibson one night when he met her j as she was l"aviujr the office. I P'!-nnMcl"nt ; That's a lie. i .71is TTonor: Where's that woman? | Afr Spruce: She's by the fire, your , Donor. ! tTiv TTonnv Mnvafened to tnt-p severe if Mrs Gibson continued to Mitnesses. itiKvs conbl onlv name iwo men, Thompson and Walsh, who brought the liquor. She didn'l know the rest. Ple l.ri'cn v-as always dirty. Respondent: What did T keep von for? (VnstaWn Clark, of Raetihi, and formerly stationed at Tlawera, remembeved Mrs Gibson coming to live at Hawera. She was addicted to drink. Mr Spenee: Can vou sav habitually' Witness: Yes . " J

Continuing: lie had seen her with two black eyes on one occasion. She said a lir.n named Edmund Dollortv gave her these. Saw her with a single' bTaclc ova oil another occasion. She never coinp ained of any member of her family 111-tieating h-T. Tn July, mon, Mr ask( '' l ll!m f " ff along to his and remove „ drunken man b, in * ,,WW «» WW. 1*1! n "" r '' Mrs ""won 1*11.111" at the back pari of the house jleard a <-Q ii ami yon ncrnin." XtY<. PV^'V^ 0 "' 0 hMk S00 "'" or words l!lt S"me man came to tlie door eat,ng a. piece of cake. T ] c mmi i rnit Of the door. Tt was a man nanml Holmo-?. Tfolmos jn.irlo a ivuwrk con<I)o jmfuro of In* orrnnd.

His Donor: That's not evidence against the woman. : Witness continued: Mrs Gibson must have beard the remark. He put the mail off the premises'. He was under the influence of liquor, but not sufficiently drunk to be locked up. Remembered going to the house on sth September to remove. ,< man, but found no one there. Bertie Cecil Gibson, son of tile parlies. said his mother had been habitually addicted to drink as far back ng. he could remember, and she was worso V*™- When drunk she noSleeted her home. He remembered listening at the bedroom window ot Thompson s eottarre. rieard ■■ voice =av Come on to bed, don't go trotting about the house. It wag his mother's voice, ire had no doubt about it. HearTi someone about. It SO nnJed like a man's step. David Burrill. railway guard, livinir at, Hawera. next the Gibson's house, Wd that since Mrs Gibson had come to TfaiThaf ' m '' J 10 ™ < " ,nfiT,,,a "v drunk. Ho had seen her accosting people in t0 t ' , ° ~n"s " sf '- He had recognise.! of flinrn Tr„ i i , th« n.v " 1 Mmnlnmofl to hence n ''°"t the conduct f ,f the To re-- n -'.l- nt: Tfe b-,fl been Wlww j /not nil!.- br the conduct of tlx. !.n„, n fei't br mAT) ; n nt-mnf-and s-ndin-r them to his bouse tn a-. nor> i'f m -- rho iwpnnfont wenf info tho box nvil "yV W f c^o?T 1 " ■.-l-T-n „ TT '"- '■ -.1 1.VA..M.1 l.„„ i;„,. 0 .. ,v 1" "' n °"<• ; t .....v ;-' V 'to ,f norn occasion r.nlv l.,ad b" hj). o.<-., n n ,t fbnt was not thn re ".If rf dri"k Pho ,'enied Tv.i,.-.,..,i 'l] O'll. eoii'icc. >lx, oudd n r.:v.| ll', ,'f. 1 ""hf "" Ivr „„ , 1M '. f «>v(?n'")|v dr-ml: a', alt trli b:< TTo.ior Oiat. and '-he never 1-oH a servant. She '■■r/l -vorl.-'-'d -i■-"f"cm Imnrs a dav on flie t.iroi. avd be',)-.,i iv-tit'onrr lo ui'le l his A-nd neiv I,A wanted to ca^t n ft ~„0 . i,0 r , vn ,„ n „. n> , 'O .nen„..-, nv.'tne,, "V'->*"d>. "IT"'-' ins) wailint to -"'t rid of inn r;n flnf hi en mei'.'v ■atrain. and tlimw me int- the itreer. Af mv f'ei of life .vour Honor /wifness "■■'•nil. it ;<. •< Tf's a dimmer. I've i f . n ".-andcliildren, T don'feare for ij,» ,is„ r . w my=elf. Tnit for lliose that conic after me.'' She hai 1 ' o'fer-d lo lev,, ffino and en to Encland. Dr Sloan, who bad fi-eriuentlv attended her. eoulil fai-n -,n fn the cleanliness of her bo'i-o. IT"r bn-band bad oft.-n f brown ill her teeth the doctor's visits. "T deny, on my most 'olenm oath, that T ever commit to 1 adolterv. c'llie,- befor l

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live? TTis TTonor, referring to the rOßponicut's application for an adjournment, said lie saw no reason for granting ii. She had been to several lawyers, anS all had refused l;'kr> her ease up. Continuing, lie said lie was not altogether satisfied tint the charges ul adullery had been proved. There was a strong doubt. When a. woman drunk, and lost her self-rcspeet might commit adultery. ITe did m<t say this woman did. The drankenm- ■ and neglect, however, had been clearly proved, and (he petitioner was entitled to his divorce. There would he no decree as to adultery. The decree would he granted. not to he made absolute for si\' months, in order to mvo the respondent an opporlunity of applying for alimony. After 30 years of married life, in which the respondent had 110 doubt contributed largely f 0 the petitioner's means, he did not think the pelitioner should be allowed—to use hci nwn words—l o throw his wife out on to the street. ITe had no doubt that she would be able now to get a lawyer In lake the necessary steps. Mr Spenee said the petitioner hid been, and was still willing, to allow her maintenance, ITis Honor: Very well, then, that can be arranged. No order was made as to costs.

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