The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-29
An ENGLISH nivOrce.

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An English nivorce.
THE HISTORY OF THE MARRIED LIFE OF MR.
!, AND MRS. REEvE--cRIN1NATI0Ns AND RE-
EXAMINATIONS.
A remarkable divorce case has just been
terminated In London by the denial OF the
petition, although the Justice agreed that
there were grounds for the wronged hus-
bands suspicious. In the suit, says the
London Times. James William Reeve
sought the dissolution OF his marriage with
lydia Laura Reeve on the ground OF her
intimacy with Harvey Scott and with per
son unknown. The respondent and the CO.
respondent denied the charge, and the re-
spondent charged the petitioner with cruel
" and prayed for judicial separation. The
petitioner and the respondent were married
at Hobart Town in 1878, he being at that
time widower Of thirty-eight years OF
age, with two children and the lady, whose
maiden name was Roope, being aged eigll-
teen. There are two children OF their
marriage. Mr.. Reeve, who is an engineer
and contractor, was contractor Tor The
Tasmanian railway at the time OF the
marriage. They came TO England In 1915.
In 1880, while they were living at
| Devonshire, his wife made at friends
house the acquaintance OF the correspond
ent, who was the doctor attached to bat
terry of the Royal Artillery, stationed at
Exeter. DR.. Scott was not one OF his
friends, but he did come to witness house
to a lawn-tennis party. Having seen that
DR.. Scott met his wife at a railway station
when she was going to Honiton, and tray-
elled in the same carriage with her there and
back, he complained to her OF her too great
intimacy with the correspondent. This
trip to Honiton was in September, 1880,
and his wife was going ostensibly for the
purpose OF visiting her sons, who were ut
school there. He accompanied her to the
station, and there he saw Scott. This was
one OF the occasions on which in his petl-
ton he charged criminal intimacy against
the respondent and the correspondent.
On July 13. 1850, she went TO the theatre
and remained out all night. When, on
the following morning. he asked her for
an explanation, she said she had slept at
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Card in conse-
quence fthe performance having concluded
at very late hour. On the evening OF the
day she went to IIoniton he spoke to her
strongly about her intimacy with DR..
Scott, and she replied that the correspond
ent was a gentleman, while lie was only 4
cad and that she would prefer to be the
mistress OF Scott rather than to be his wife.
In February, 1881, DR.. Scott left Exeter for
Natal. Some two months after he found
in his wife's desk photograph OF the
correspondent and letter from him to his
wife addressed to her at ladies' club. The
letter was from on board ship at st. VIM
! cent. 1t commenced, "My Dear Mrs.
Reeve" and was signed, Your very sim
cere friend, II. Scott" On a subsequent
day he found in his wife's desk something
very improper. When he called on her
to account for it she said it had been sent
to her in an anonymous letter.
A coachman who had been in the SER
vice of the petitioner stated that on various
occasions when he drove Mrs. Reeve she
was met by DR.. Scott and she descended
| from the carriage and joined the core
spondent. This witness also said that he
had posted letters from Mrs. Reeve to DR..
Scott, and that he saw Mrs. Reeve walk into
Mr.. Reeves lawn at 10 o'clock on the
morning OF the 18th OF July, and heard
Mr. Reeve ask her where she had been all
night. An Exeter cab-driyer swore that
he had seen DR.. Scott and Mrs. Reeve to-
wait for the Doctor at the post-oflice from
twenty minutes to half an hour, and had
remarked them walking arm-in-arm along
| by-roads.
| COUNTER CHARGES.
For the respondent, all improperly with
DIR. Scott, or ga person unknown" was
positively denied. Mrs. Reeve herself was
examined in support OF this contention.
She described her married life as never
having been very happy one, in conse-
quence OF his irritable and jealous temper.
Further, she alleged that on the last voyage
from Australia, and subsequently in Eng
land, he struck her, and On one occasion
raised his foot to her; that he used abusive
language toward her, and on that voyage
locked her out OF his cabin all night on two
occasions; that she did not on any occasion
remain on deck after the lights were out,
and that she went on deck i'm the evening
in company with ladies. She explained
that she made the acquaintance of DR.. Scott
at Mrs. Cards, and she admitted that
on many occasions-Occasiona perhaps
three times in q Week-she met him i'm the
streets OF Exeter, and he went shopping
with her. She denied that she spent the
night Of the 18th of July out of her own
house. She admitted that in the scene be-
tween herself and her husband on the eve-
ming OF the day when the Journey was made
she did say that she would rather live with
some other person than him. BY way OF
, explanation she urged that she said so un-
der great prOvocation. She told DR.. Scott
that her husband had made that complaint.
: The improper Enclosure found in her desk
had come anonymously by post on the
morning of the day her husband found it.
She knew what it was, but had no idea who
] had sent it. There was no fire in the room
} to burn ii. She destroyed the envelope.
| The correspondent distinctly denied the
I offence charged against him. He said that
having told Mrs. Reeve that several friend.
were making him presents on his depar.
ture, she said she also would give him one
and did give him the ring. He positively
asserted that he never had been at Cul0mp-
ton with Mrs. Reeve. In support OF DR.
SCOTS case witnesses were examined tC
. prove that he was in the discharge OF hi.
! professional duties in the campat Oakhamp
!, ton on the day and night OF the 18th Of
: July; and it was shown by the testimony
!. OF several persons that he was in London
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