A DIVORCE CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4775, 17 July 1894, Page 3

A DIVORCE CASE.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association),

CiIMSTCHURCit, Tuesday. In the Divorce Court to-day, the case of Elmers v, Elmers, an application by tho wife for judicial separation, on the grounds of adultery, enmo up for hearing. The respondent, a farmer at Tni'fapu, admitted the jidultcry,butplcndcdtliatby deed of separation, concluded in 1886, petitioner, in consideration of the sum of £I3OO, compromised the proceedings then instituted forjudicial separation, and further agreed that tberespondentmightcnmmitadultcry witli whom he pleased. Itwassubmitted onbchalf of the petitioner that she was not made aware of tho truo nature of the provision on -which tho respondent relied. After argument His Honor said that ho was inclined to think that the contract conniving at adultery might ho void, and that if it wero, the deed would probably not bo a bar to the action, He thought, liowover, that under the circumstances it would not be right for him to givo a decision on tho matter now. The question of tho conduct of parties was so mixed up with those contained in tho deed that jit would ho best for him to adjourn the wholo matter for hearing.