90 N.J. Eq. 181 | New York Court of Chancery | 1919
Tlie master having reported adversely exceptions were filed which came on before me for hearing. An order was then made giving the petitioner leave to take additional testimony before the master, and the master was permitted to return with such depositions as he might take, such supplemental report as he might desire. Further depositions have been taken and the master now, in a supplemental report, advises the court that he is convinced that a decree should go. I concur in that conclusion. The matter is before me on the original report and clep
“Fred, please don’t blame my people for this because they don’t know anything about it. Good bye. I will leave this bill here for you to pay. You can afford to pay it. You have money in the bank and all the furniture. I have nothing but a few cents. Good bye.” ,
Petitioner was corroborated by the testimony of the sister-in-law of defendant as to the fact of desertion and its continuance; also with respect to there being difficulty between the parties caused by their difference in religion. There was no direct cor- ^ roboration of any attempt on the part of the husband to induce his wife to return. He testified that some weeks after her leaving he met her on the street and asked her to return and that she refused and that he then took her at her word. He also testified as to having sent her a letter in January, 1914 (neither the letter nor a copy thereof was produced), and that he received no reply. The only witness produced before the master on the supplemental proceedings was the wife, who was forced to appear by. subprana. She testified that she left her husband on January 7th, 1914; that she had definitely made up her mind to
“A. My husband drank and there are other things that I don’t feel like mentioning, which caused me to make up my mind to leave him, and never return. a My mind was firmly fixed on going away, but X don’t care to bring up these things,"
and, further,
“I do not care to state what they are [referring to her reasons for leaving]. They are of a private nature, and I don’t feel that I-ought to be compelled to say anything about them if I don’t care to. I came to this place because I was subpoenaed, and not because I wanted to come, and I don’t think that I ought to be made to talk about things that are private to me and that I have tried to forget.”
The letter was produced in which the husband asked his wife to return and indicated that he believed that she was not to blame for the separation but that she had been influenced by others.
.It is the rule that a divorce will not be granted upon the uncorroborated testimony of the husband and the wife. Garrett v. Garrett, 86 N. J. Eq. 293. This rule was last recognized by the
I will advise a decree nisi.