A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1006, 19 September 1882, Page 1

A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE.

The Sydney Town and Country Journal says —“A disgraceful case is shortly to come before the Divorce Court in Melbourne. Some time since, Mrs MandeJls, ffife of the Church of England clergyman at Flemington eloped with Mr Kelly, th« organist of the church, who has for two years been residing in her husband’s house. The correspondence discloses an amount of heartlessness and effrontery that is appalling. It appears that Mrs Mandolls and Kelly are each 41 years of age. Mrs Mandells leaves two grown up daughters by her husband, and also an infant. It seems that she was left an orphan in England, and was brought up in an orphan school, and then afterwards she became a governess and met Mr MandeTs. Just after he was ordained he married her, and they came to this colony, where they have been living respectably for many years. Neither the husband or any of the family had any suspicion of Mrs Mandells’ infidelity un'i! the last moment. She suddenly left her husband’s house, and the next day a letter was received by him from her stating that for two years she had loved Mr Kelly, and that she was living with him at the Bush Hotel. She said that she would have liked to have confessed all, but had not the courage to speak it. The fact was that Mr Mandells was not the father of her last child, nor of the one she was about to bear, but Mr Kelly was. She had hoped that as it grew older the last child would become like Mr Mandells, but daily it became more like Mr Kelly. She then, in a cool manner, asked him to send her her underclothing, and stated that Mr Kelly was very kind to her. Of this Mr Mandells took no notice, bat shortly afterwards he received a second letter, stating that they were staying at the Railway Hotel, but Mr Kelly had taken a house at Sandridge, where they intended to live. She again asked him frr her clothing, and stated she bad no money. Enclosed in this was a letter of a moat audacious character from Kelly to the injured husband, in which he assured Mr Mandells that he adored his wife for two years, and during all that lime had been faithful to her, and had not been intimate with any other woman. He added that he intended to remain faithful, and then proceeded to suggest that it would b-3 inconvenient for her to be confined away from her “home,” and foi the sake of her daughters Mr Mandells should receive her back to be confined, after which ae arrangement could be made for her to live with him (Kelly.) Mr Mandells has filed a petition for divorce in the AttorneyGeneral's office, and the above particulars are obtained from it.