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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2360, 28 November 1908, Page 9 (Supplement)

MR. LEMARE DIVORCED. AUSTRALIAN TOUR DISASTROUS Mr E. Lemure, the distinguished organist, who made himseif so popular in. Australia and New Zealand a year or two iago evidently found the trip disastrous for his domestic happiness. At any rate, h© appeared as respondent in the Divorce Court in London on October 15, before Sir PI. GoreLl Barnes. The petitioner, Elsie Francis Lernaro, was married to respondent in 1902, at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, and toured through America and Australia with her husband, who was giving concerts. In 1907, the petitioner fell ill in Australia, and her husband returned Home alone., Later on Mrs Lem are returned Home. The organist, however,, had changed his mind, land treated his wife with considerable coolness, eventually declining to live-with'flier." The result, of this was that proceedings were instituted for restitution of j conjugal rights, a decree for which . was granted as recently as May 1 this year. Evidence was called to , show | that since that date the husband, whef j gave the St 3?aiicras- Hotel as an ad- i dress, said that ‘.‘his whole happiness was -wrapped up in another woman.” Tha t'this was so . was proved by-the reception clerk at the hotel, who pro-" duced the books, showing that the respondent and a lady had stayed there as man and wife, Mrs Lem are , recognising the writing in the book as; | of her dihshaod.