The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1885-02-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

A CLERGYMAN IN THE DIVORCE COURT.  In the Ptobate and Divorce Lunt on Saturday (before the President, Sir J. Hannen). the case of Wodehotise v. Wodehouse was heard. This was a petition by tie wife for a dissolution of her marriage on the ground of her husband's cruelty awl adultery. The respondent answered and denied the charges. Dr. Deane. Q C., was counsel for the petitioner, and Mr, Inderwick, Q C., and Mr. Meidicon for the reepoudent. It appe,ne that the parties were married in June, WS. The reepondent "as at the time, nod is no.v, the rotor of the perish of Distingten, in Cumberland, and a' tar the marriage they lived at the reetery there up to May of last year, when the petitioner left her husband in coast quencg of he violence. The adultery is charged as having been committed with two servants. The petitkner gave details of the cruelty she alleged, which did not colonist so much of personal violence es that the respondent treated his wife with Coarse laeeuage and insinuations of an improper character. lie was given to drink, and when ehe remonstrated w th him an that point he abused her in the vilest and c 'anent manner. Mr. Inle r wick havirg et dad that he did not deny the charge of adultery. Dr. Dane eubreitted that the petitioner had made out the case. Sir James Hannon corsidered that the adult ry of the re.,p,ndent ha I Leen establi•bed, but he did net think legal cruelty Lai hen establish A. He ane pre p iced to grant a decree of judicial sire.ration, if that would suffice. Dr. Deane said the eaeo was of cone:derabl . irepor talc.) to the petitioner and her family, and he would suggest, after what his lordship had staled, that for the present Ur: pet;tion as regarded the charge of cruelty be di teed, and that the petitioner might have leave to come again and ask for a judicial sepiration. Sir James Hannen : Would not this suit you, to dismiss for the present the petition for diesolutton, with have to the petition, r to upp'y afterwards for a decree of judicial cep ration. De. Deane: Tnat will exactly meet the exigencies of the case, my lord. The appeal for dissolution was accordingly dismissed, with leave to the petitioner to apply for a decree of iudfoial separation should she desire it,  SUICIDE Br A FARMER'S WIFE.  A distressing VISO of wsicide by th wife of a farmer was investigated by the Es.t Kent coroner at Atrige on Saturday. Mrs. Charles W,ollett recently lost a child by desth in a very sudden manner, and since then she had been depressed in spirits, complaining of pains in her head. On Friday night, while her husband was asleep, she left the hose, and on the following morning, after a long search, thu labourers of the firm discovered her body in a p3nd. There was only two feet of water in the deepest part, and irmn the volition in which the body was found it was evident that she had walked to the centre of the p)nd and then thrown h. r elf down. The lower part of her Indy was scarcely covered by water. She succeeded in unlocking tho doors of the house and stealing away without disturbing either her husband or the servants. A verdict of temp3rary insanity was returned. 

Article type: Incident