The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-18 00:00:00

A STRANGE DIVORCE CASE.

In the Divorce Court, before Lord Penzance, the cause
of " Farrell v. Farren, Freeborn, and Wheland " was
tried. It was a husband's petition for a dissolution of his
marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery.—nr-
Spinks, Q.C., in opening the case for the petitioner, said
it was one of a most extraordinary nature. The
petitioner was a clerk in a large mercantile
house, and in 1864, as he was passing down Oxford-street,
some one threw a vesuvian on the pavement, and in con-
sequence the dress of the respondent, who was passing at
the time, became ignited, and the petitioner till
then a perfect stranger—came up and put out
the flame. From that time an intimacy sprang
up, and the petitioner was introduced to the
respondent's family. He found that they were very
respectable, and had seen better days. The respondent's
education had been somewhat neglected, in consequence
of attending on a sick mother. The petitioner was not
then in a position to marry, and proposed that the respon-
dent's father should pay something towards his daughter's
support. This was agreed to ; apartments were
taken, and a governess engaged to instruct the
respondent. In April, 1867, the petitioner married
the respondent ; but it was agreed that he should not
cohabit with his wife, and that she should still continue
to reside in apartments and receive further instruction. In
1869 the petitioner re-married the respondent, and
cohabited with her. He found out that she
stayed out very late at night; and when he
remonstrated with her, she stated that her father was
dangerously ill, and it would be cruel to prevent her
going to see him. The petitioner said that he would
fetch her home ; but the respondent reminded him that
he had quarrelled with her father in consequence of the
latter not having fulfilled his agreement in promising
to pay something towards the support of his daughter.
The petitioner subsequently quarrelled with the servant
and the latter droppe d hints that led to his making inquiries.
He then found that during the time he was paying for
her instruction the respondent went out at night and slept
at other lodgings in the name of Mrs. Wheland, and in
the morning she told the people at the house that she was
a governess. She used to go out in the morning with a roll
of music ,in her hand, and return at night.
During the time the respondent was receiving instruction
from the governess the petitioner allowed his wife nearly
£6 per week. The petitioner was called, and spoke to the
main facts as spoken to in the opening. He stated that
when he found out the improper intimacy with Wheland,
he accused his wife of being unfaithful. She replied
that she did not consider the first marriage
binding, and had committed adultery, but not since her
husband had cohabited with her. Witness added that at
that time he dearly loved the respondent, and on her mall*.
ing him that she had been faithful since the second mar-
riage, he consented to forgive her and take her back to his
house. It was in consequence of what Wheland
said that he heard of an intimacy with Freeborn,
The evidence of the persons where the respondent lodged
fully proved that part of the case where she was alleged
to have slept at one apartment as "Mrs. Wheland," and
passed the day at the other as " Miss Webb."—gr
Frederick Mann, who married the respondent's sister, said
that when he first knew his wife she was living with the
respondent, who passed as " Mrs. Wheland." Mr. Free-
born used to come and visit her. Neither the co-respondent
or Mrs. Wheland replied to the citation, and Freeborn
alleged that he was not aware that the respondent was
married woman ; but evidence that he did was given,
which satisfied his lordship, and a decree nisi was pro-
nounced with costs against the co-respondents.

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