The sun., 1912-07-04
USES SPIRIT EVIDENCE
TO GET A DIVORCE
Son Of English .ArchdcacOn
Brings Duke Of WcllingtOn's
Shade Into Suit.
GHOST WAS OFFENDED
Objected to Being Called "Old
NoScy"-ViScOunt's Heir
Accused Of Misconduct.
Spec,oi 'ob,e .1sspa'ck 70 Tnr srN.

been stranger evidence given even In
cross suit for divorce an archdeacon's
son brought forward splrituais,lc owl
dcnce of the great Duke Of Wellington.
who in a "psychograph" conveyed
digniiicd rehuke to the archdcacons
son for referring To his Grace rs odd
Nosey."
Cross petitions for divorce were
brought by Cent. Colley OF the Royal
Field Artillery. a son of Arohdoacon
collcS. and his wife. Capt Collcy cited
az correspondents the Hon. Eric Upton
the eldest son Of Niscount Tcmplctown,
a lieutenant in the Kings Royal
Rifles. and Alec Cluncs Teach. per-
former under the nam" Of Piciro,.
Capt Collcy and his wife were mar
rlcd in Ireland i'm 1905. They came 20
| England ana lived NJ IIon,cy until the
! Captain was ordered to India. They re-
sided there until 1909. Durirg hat
period they mad" the Acquaintance Of
Hon. Eric Upton. con, tompla a!ncd to
his wife about her firtajipns with Up
ton. Dn returning To r.ngland IL 100?
! they lived 1T Fleet In Hampshire and
while capt. tollcy with his battery was
at okchampton Upton is said to have
visited his house at the Invitation Of
| Mrs. toliey.
| According 10 the testimony Capt. Col
| ley was next station,d u NJ Leeds and
while he was there his wife went for
three months to Shanki!n. seaside re-
sort on the Isle Of Wight. where she is
| alleged To have made the acquaintance
| Of Clunes or licrrot
In the spring Of 1910 capt, Collcy, who
was then stationed AZ Aidcrshot. was
surprised 90 fad letter from Hon. Eric
Upton in his wif,'a i"wt. case. They
were all signed Erie and the follow
ing is sample:
| So sorry was such n zig IL" please ior-
| give ine do not 'hinN shall ever forget
shat evening. vas - sur" that Won were
ted up with me and would not talk ! was
81 bitterly disappointed beoa'ise love
4 Won dearly and worship the ground you
tread.
,.ood-bv. dear 'hild, FOR tn" present.
Write mo >'MM'.
other letters from l'3ton said: I
YOU do not burn them.
On hearing also of ,iGuCS ~ !'lcrrot
Cant. Collcy. whose wife had rcjoinei
him ut Leeds. went t. Ehanh'n and
found evidence. he says, tha, sh" had
lbathed with picrrot and given him NaiT-
able presents. lie returned To Leeds
and found that his wife had left, leav-
ing note that sh" had been much
upset at haNinA 80 go to Leeds. man
ufacturine town, ard mix up with man
ufacturing people. TIL" captain testi'
fed that l., rcu once found his wife
with a revoke: with which she had
threatened TO shoot him, herself and
their chilli Sc wa also addicted I,
taking varnr,l and hypodermics
capt. colley's great friend was a Miss
Chishclin. to whom he wrote concern
lna his unhappy life and referring t,
n divorce az follows:
II have supporting evidence from II,
less than thre" people corroboratini
= every fact. putting aside the spir'tualisti 4
, c'idence which ! have all along Onl!
b. used as a guide To obtain evidence.
I Capt. Collcy while on the stand sal,
: he was a spiritua!isr. lie explained tina
t., spirits had not guided him In oh
tanning evidence against his wife. bu
they had guided his father. the spirit
ualistic archdcacon rector ~ Stockton
. who had n famous controversy som
time ago with Maskelyne. the wei
known eXposer of spiritualist humbugi
n The archdeacon had received a spiri
y letter signed "Adoniiah." In which tn
>. Duke Of Wellington gave certain In
= formation not yet To be mentioned. Tn
X archd, acons letter proceeds:
|. "No longer must the Duke be re
Il ferred To as old Nosey.' for dig
= nificd rebukc IL conveyed In the endin
/. Of the psychoRraph."
d capt. Colley went on to explain ths
h his father had spiritual evidence tha
s. Mrs. Colley had been mIsconductin
)" herself. first, he said. with n negro min
l. strel and afterward with "A beac
IT singer dressed in uniform.
Counsel suggested that the arch
z deacon got his evidence from the go,
's erness. This Colley vigorously denied.
10 Capt. Colley went on To testify this
his wife while in India complained tha
ne did not play polo and that he did NJ
behave like other officers. She urge
him to fiirt with other women. COuns
. read letter from Capt. Colley TO h
wife from I'lackpool a popular seasid
resort. which caused roars OF laughte
re The captain wrote:
r. have had terrific luck. mot an abst
II lutte lady who was out for dcv iiment wi,
N another girl. ! took her to the Wint,
M Garden and danced until u 30 and then toe
=, her 10 her home. which was huge hous
The family WAS away. She was frightens
re at first when asked her TO dance She ",
n- an Irish girl and suppose she thought 81
was doing some awful thing.
L. "What was the dcvilment"" asks
20 counsel.
rs I'VE went on the switchback." reptile
M the Captain. The curtain fell am
IN loud laughter The second act will
y. civ en- tomorrow.