The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-02-20 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

WIFE'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT.  The case of Parker v. Parker and Lawrence was the petition of William Parker,assistant surveyor to the Hereford Town Council, for a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's alleged mis• conduct with the co-respondent, Arthur Lawrtn:e, who at the time was a reporter on a Hereford newspaper. The adultery was denied, and the respondent also pleaded condonation of the adultery.—Mr. Fowles appeared for the petitioner; and Mr. Barnard for the respondent—The petitioner stated that he was married on March 14th, 1.695, and be and his wife lived together a.; Herefoid till 1891, be then being a clerk in his father's office, ids father being the surveyor to the Town Council of Hereford. In 1891 petitioner went out to Jamaica, having obtained an appointment as superintendent of roads. Whilst out there he received intern aticn concernMg his wife's infidelity. He wime back to his father saying that be would not take proceed. lags until he came home and verified the allow Hons. In April, 1892, his wife came out unexpectedly to him, and as he had not the means to send her back at once he allowed her to sleep in his house, but told her he could not condone the offences with which he charged her and intended to sue for a divorce. There %%ere only two bedro.,ms in the house, and one was occupied by a 3oung man mimed King, in his employ, who had broken Ilia leg. Petitioner and his wife accordingly slept in Us same bedroom, but in separate beds. They had also occupied the same bedroom for two nights at a Mr Senior's in Jamaica, but slept in sepaiate beds. Witness denied that there had ever been any co. habitation with his wife since he heard of her misconduct. —George Mason, an ex-sergeant of police, said lie watched the re,pondent and cereal ondenr, and had seen them from a loft opposite her house in Hereford in fin9rante delicto.—Dtber evidence of a like nature was also given.—The reepondent, Mrs. Parker, was called. She said cohabitation did take place at Jamaica. Her husband dictated a letter which she wrote to the effect that there had been no condonation, because he said he could not go on with his case if there had been. —His lordship (A...ritually t,.6joumed the case to enablo him to look through come letters, and, on the resumption of the hearing next day, his lord. ship was forced to the conclusion that there had been condcriation, and the petition would tilers fore ho dismissed with costs.  Mrs. Rooney, wife of the station-maqter at Seas point, near Dublin, committed suicide, on Saturday, by outing her throat with a razor.  . ta Pett, who was chargt.d with murdering Ii S daughter, was ordered tube confined during tier Majesty's pleasure. Richard Hilton, aged 78, R retired engine-driver, comm•tted suicide at Tyldesley, on Friday. by cutting his throat. He had his grave made some time ago, and was in the habit of visiting it frequently.  _ _ Quite a sensation has been caused in Belfast by the supposed theft from Northland House, Dun. gannon, of a solid gold snuff-box presented by George 11. to John, Earl of Bute, from whom it passed into Lord Banlurly's family. The relic has been missing since the night of a dinner given a few weeks ago by Lord Ranfurlv to the Dungannon Town Commis loners, and, although a large reward Las been offered. no trace of it can be found. Mrs. Hoke*: "My husband is terribly troubled with hiccoughs Can you give me a cure for it P" Doctor: "Yes, hide the whitkey bottle"