Auckland Divorce Court

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1083, 2 September 1904, Page 3

Auckland Divorce Court

(Special to tho Daily Telegram.) Auokmnd. this da) Tho Divorce Court sitting woro resumed yesterday. Judge Edwards presiding. LEBON Y, LEBON, Thiswasasuit in which Alfred Lebon (roprosontod by Mr J. C. Martin) applied for divorce from his wifo, Margaret Anne J. IJobon, on tho ground of alleged adullory with Jamos Tutt. Tho petitioner said he was a lnbonror living at Piriaka, in tho King Country, Ho married his wifo atPicton, New South Wales, in February, 1890, md ennio to Now Zealand in 1003. There woro threo fhiklron, They becamo acijuaiutod with Tutt at Piriaka, and on ono occasion ho complained to his wife of her familiarity with him, His wifo apparently changed her ways, Some time afterwards sho wont to spend a holiday with a friend in Auokland. and ho kissed her and the children whou ho b»w them off. About tho timo ho oxpeotod her back ho received from her a letter in which she said she would not return to him, He hurriedly caught a train to Auckland, but, failing to find hor. he communicated wnh tho police, Tho polico found hor living with Tutt at Freeman's Bay, Auckland" and when tho petitioner had an interview with bet she refused to eomo back, declaring sho intended to live with Jimies Tutt for over and over, Ho said ho should havo to get a divorce, fho roplied, "That's right, Thou my name will bo Mrs, Tutt."

Police-Servant Kelly said tho husband uindo several pathetic appeals to his wife, but she laughod in his face, Mrs, Kendall, of Auckland, described as a nurse, said sho was tho Auckland friend with Whom Mrs Lebon came to stay, Mrs. Lebon somotimes received a call from James Tutt, with whom sho was now living in Wolfo stroot,

His Honor granted a decree nisi, lo be made absolute after threo mouths, with costs against the co-respondent. MATTHEWS V. MATTHEWS

Ellon Eliza Matthews petitioned for a divorrofrom hor husband, Alfred James Matthews, on tho ground of his dosortion.'j

Mil' Rood appeared lot the petitioner. Tho respondent did not npponr, Petitioner said alio married her husband nt bevonport, and came to reside in Franklin-road and other slreots in Auckland. Tiny v/oro frequently moving on account of arrears of vent. Her husband was n carpenter, but she did not know what ho did with his earning, He started in business as a baker, but became bankrupt. Ho then becamo a saddlor, but after a few months got into difficulties again and inluiccd her to mortgago all her proporty This kept things right for two or three months, and thontho respondent (in 1892 loft hoi- snddonlv, packing bis portmanteau, and saying ho would bo away fer three tvdeks, but ho did not know where, She learned later that ho had gone to Tnglcwood, in Tavannki, Sho was then (juito destitute. Discovering his address sho wroto for assistance. Ho replied that ho would sond money as soon as he could, She repeated her request, but elicited no further reply, She afterwards loarnod that he had gono to Fiji, and rotumod and scttlod in Wairoa, Slio considered it would bo usoloss to writo to him a«ain. For fivo ybars sho supported the family by toaching music at Thamoj, and then, (jotting a sovcro illness, sho lot her mother take tho children, Recovering, she became a barmaid in several Auckland hotels, which was more remunerative than music touching. William Matthews, a joiner of Jo vois» road, said bo was petitioner's son. He recently met his father, who sho.vcd him tho writ for divorce,

His Honor granted a decree nisi, to be mado absolute after three months, with c o?ts against tho respondent, DECREES NISI At ilio Supremo Court this morning decrees nisi wore granted in the divorce suits of Thomas Torbolt v, Margaret Torbott, on the ground of desertion; James John Frator v. Adokido Amiotlu Fralor, for desertion; and Kato Tlardi ng Atlerbury v. George John Attcrbury.