SOLDIERS THREE "WIVES."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1651, 18 January 1913, Page 9

SOLDIERS THREE "WIVES."

BOEEOWED FEOM ONE TO MAEEY ANOTHEB,

Arrested in. tho Strand and charged with bigamy, Thomas Morris, , aged 30, a well-dressed man of no occupation, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey, (says the Loudon "Daily: Chronicle"). It was stated' that prisoner, who had left the Eoyal Garrison Artillery with an excellent: character, after 16 years' service, had ''in 1897 married iv Miss Laker] at Portsmouth Eegistry Office.' Ho left her after a month, and it-was not known whether she was alive, or dead. In 1908 he married Miss. Nellie Careless at Singapore. Returning with him to England m 1910, Miss Careless found that ho had .been previously married, and went back to Singapore, while ho went to Australia. On the return journey ho met Miss Florence Mary Copelaud. Ho. called on Miss Careless at Singapore,- and. borrowed £3j from her, with which he booked his passage to England. On August 24 last ho went through tho form ot marriage ■ at Leicester With Miss Copelaud. The Common Sergeant, taking into coni sideration that the defendant had been | some time in custody, passed a nominal | sentence of seven days, which involved his discharge.