HONEYMOON IN JUNGLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1920, Page 9

HONEYMOON IN JUNGLE.

IRISH PEER DIVORCED, struck his wife with '& 'sjambok. An extraordinary story of an Irish peer's career in East Africa was told at Dublin when Lady Carbery was granted a divorce on the grounds of cruelty and misconduct of her husband, Lord Carbery. There was no defence, but Mr. Best, K.C., who watched the case on behalf of Lord Carbery, said he was there to give the court what assistance he could. Sergeant Sullivan, K.C., for Lady Carbery, said the parties were married at Paddington Parish Church in 1013, Lord Carbery being 21 and his wife 10. After the honeymoon Lord Carbery took his wife to East Africa and compelled her to ride long distances on horseback. In her state of health that ordeal caused her great pain, and the marvel was that she came out of the country with her life. When she complained that she was not capable of keeping up with him in his wild life in the jungle he got annoyed. She used to throw herself upon the ground writhing in pain and agony as a result of that dreadful expedition. In November, 1913, without anything to alleviate its hardships for a delicate woman, she had a miscarriage. Counsel also spoke of i.n occasion when the husband and wife were staying at the house of her father, Mr. Metcalfe. For some trivial reason Lord Carbery lost his temper and became very violent. He seized his wife's hand and with it gave her a blow in the face which produced a black eye. ' In duly, 1015, he took her again with him to Africa, where he had an extensive farm on which there was no house. He compelled her to live with him in a leaky grass hut like a savage, where she contracted' malaria. One result of the first trip to Africa was that the lady's hearing was badly affected and the' malaria increased.her deafness.

In April, 11)18, Lord Carbery again' took ' I'is wife to Africa, In the meantime a house' Itad been built on the farm, and they lived there. He one day lost his temper and beat her violently with a whip. Coming to charges of misconduct, counsel said there was evidence of a visit paid by Lord Carbery to Paris, when he was watched. He stayed at an hotel there with a woman. Lady Carbery said that after landing at Mombassa, in East Africa, they had long days' rides on horseback 'which were extremely painful to her. She complained, but was compelled to endure. At the end of the journey she was very exhausted. She had to live in a tent, and they had only two blankets. She suffered intensely from the cold, for they were at an elevation of (iOOOft. They spent their time hunting wild beasts. She was compelled by her husband to hunt and shoot and tackle savage animals by herself. When she showed incapacity for that work lie abused her. In .'(line, 1!)14, at her father's house, some words passed between them. She was in bed. lie seized her arm, and with it struck her on the forehead, giving her a black eye. He used violent language. When he compelled her to live, in a grass i hut in Africa it was the rainy season. I There was no glass in the windows, ar.d the rain penetrated. She had no medical attendance, her' only help being black African "boys." She did not cave to go to Africa, but'she understood it.would be only for a little while. They were there for seven mouths iu 1!)1S. While there Lnrd Carbery struck her with a sjambok three or four times and left U* uiarlcs on her body. The Judge; Was he under the, influence of drink when ho struck you!—"No; it was his violent temper." Lady Carbery said there was one child of the marriage, a girl, now 3. After Mr. Ju.sl.iee Samuels had granted the decree asked for, Sergeant Sullivan said that, pending a final order, Lady Carbery xeUined custody of her child,