The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05 00:00:00

A NICE WEYMOUTH VISITOR.

In the Diyorce Divieion of the High Court of Justice
osi Wednesday. behre the liiebt Hon. the Prod, lent (Sir
Jewel. Hahne.), the case of Dowling r. Dowling came
on for healieg. width was a petition brought by the
wife for a oh...lotion of her marriage on the ground of
?ter Imola-non, eruelty and adoltery.- Nfr. Bryford, «mo-
od for t1..1 Petithner. haring opened the caee, called Mrs.
Anne Jane Doeisag, the petitiou,„r. Sho dopomd that
she was married to the reepondent, George Benjamin
Dowlitig, .11 the 11th. of July, 1871, at Christ Church,
lirhdol. Her husband walla clergyman, and shortly after
they were married he gave way to drink. In the year
11.77 lie left haste for eon's time, and was subsequently
found in • brothel at lirth by his brother. He returned
bowie and the n petitioner forzave him. In the year 1878
they Lai a girl in their emphy named Alice Bennett. The
reemmdent we.. called away ,let business to Bristol about
that time. The girl left, and witness heard that she had
joined the respondent at Bristol, and was living there
with him as het wife. Witness refused to return to her
husband until the girl had left him. She did leave, and
Fitness went to lies with him. In September, 1878, the
reepomletit obtained the promise of a curacy in Gloucee
terehire.. 'f he Bishop, however, refused to give him the
nerieseary licease. irons that time be began to ill-tread
her. andl.. the month of September, 1878, at her mother's
bowie. be threw his heavy boots at her. He had been to
Yeovil in the afternoon, and upon bb return home at
night he entered the bedroom, and, throwing • heavy
boot at her, said. "Tell me it any telegrams have arrived
for me from Glonceeter and Bristol.* He then threw
another 6..0 at her, a bleb hurt her very much. She had
to 'deep that night with the servant girl, named Elizabeth
William.. At the end of the same month they went tt
Weymouth. Before starting he refused to allow the
driver to fetch the luggage downstairs, e_aying that she
was strong en o ugh to do that herself. Whilst at WaY-
Auguith lie threatened to buy a revolver and shoot her. On
Sunday e“uitig, upon her return from church, witness
waited ',owner for blue till 10 o'clock at night, and find-
ing he did not come home, she had her supper eiihopi
him. He came in at 11, and said, "What the devil am
you sitting up for!" seized her by the wrists, hurting OM
P. ,ouch that it had to be bound up for some time after
011 the following day they were at the house of
l • friend. They returned home, and whilst at the door 134
Intimated his intention to go foy • walk. She offered te
accompany him, when he pushed her down the
**Ps, catt•ing her to hurt her foot very much,
tthe wits heal for time. Later on the same
night he struck her with op. of his boots, and she tele.
graphed for her mother. A day or two afterwards he
reushined out all night, and the next day she mimed his
umbrella. :Abe *eked him where he had left it, and he
said that a. he had no money on the previous night, be
bad made it a present to the girl he had been with. On
the Bth of October he was very violent, and she left
Weymouth with her mother, he starting for Exeter. She
made enquiries about him at Exeter, and in the result she
instituted proceedings for a divorce.—Mrs. Jane Raven.
hill, .... er's mailer, gave evidence as to the respon-
-4V11:11 ereedy towatils his wife, and also oi her being
euuee„.l„d iy her daughter to Weymouth.—Elizabeth
%illian said she :L.41 ;,een • servant in last witness's
employ for • considersilis.thne. Sao re‘oUedad the
petitioner's return from Weymouth. She bad • had
wrist and ankle. Witnew saw the respondent at Chew
ague in the presence of two persons named Can and
rown.—Mery Ann Can stateli that she went to Chew
sagn*, and there saw lest
_witness, a Miss Brown, apd
the respondent. She saw Mr. Dowling in the autumn of
INS, when he had been staying with her in a home in
Nelsomplacs Exeter. He slept with her on severs)
.Lorlsbais said be was satisfied with the
evidence, sad proa decays atsi with costa.
"Mr. Johnson in I.is Cheinietry of Common L I
pointed out that Cocoa had long reached the consumet
with too much of its own fat, or loaded with a variety
of farinaceous substances, producing a soup rather than
• beverage. The Cocoa bean affords admirable
n,utritive Besh forming qualities, and staying power.
Tn Caijbwil:s COWS EntenCe these are retained and
womb.ateri,efuing an exhilarating infusion, not a
etingeby soap. —lllrararaps to dourcAoidert.