Wright

Plaintiff brought this action to secure a divorce upon the ground, first, that she had been deserted by her husband, and, second, that the husband had failed to provide her with the necessaries of life, alleging that the desertion and the failure to provide had continued for more than one year prior to the commencement of the action. Defendant was personally served with the summons and complaint, but made no appearance in the action. Upon his default being entered the court proceeded to hear the testimony of plaintiff and her witnesses, and entered a judgment denying the relief prayed for. Plaintiff has appealed.

The testimony of the plaintiff was to the effect that at a time about five years prior to the commencement of the action her husband left the marital domicile, which was then in the city of New York, and went to Paris; that she knew where he was going at the time of his departure and that there had been no trouble between the two up to that date; that the husband sent money to her for several years amounting to about sixty dollars per month, and that a little more than a year prior to the commencement of her action he ceased to send money or make any provision for her…