A DIVORCE CASE, Mages against his 9 Mrs. Annie K, Hayes, in the United States Court for China on April 26, before Judge Milton D. Purdy. Petitioner was represented by Mr.
Lurton whiler Afr, lawyer said his client was anxious to withdraw the action, but the court ordered it to contim® as no formal petition for its withdrawal had been filed.
The plaintiff called no witnesses, and the following were called by the respondent, Messrs. John R. Groves, shipping clerk in H. M. Consulate, John Swayne, Albert A. Godfrey' and Robert S. Dalgetty, members °F! of the Shanghai Municipal Police force, all residents of 122 Boone Road. where plaintiff conducted boarding house. They all testified having met a young Rassian woman ut the address who was known to then: as its. Hayes and who was iving there in the same room as the plaintiff. They had never seen the respondent before.
Respondent in the box stated she had earnned her oxn living for the past seven years and had received xno monetary support from her hand, that he refused to have azything to do with her though she was willing to resume marital ations and that she had beant of the presence of the other wenan hee husbanil's life. foner when called Ly Mr, Franklin admitted the presence of the Russian we said he he never Mayes, The hearing was adjourned.
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