A CASE BREAK'S DOWN
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HaWer-a, 1% 16. . laere was a remarkable, development in a case heard at the last sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Manaia. Marv Co-Miens, who described herself as a married woman, whose, husband resided m London, proceeded against "Wiffia.m Butler, a prominent farmer and Town LaunciHor at .Manaia, and a married man, for an affixation order and niayitimance order in respect to her illegitimate child. The ease had an abrupt ending. After describing her wedding m London, stating that her husband had her Jpoi'rjago certificate, complainant-, under severe etoss-cxamiMiti<m by defendant's counsel, in answer to a qwestwn as-to whothor she would sign a cablegram to her husband asking if lie still had the certificate, refused to do sa, and evcatft. ally confessed- that she was not married. Her counsel thorcupen threw up hiss brief, and the-cornplaijit was dismissed.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2151, 18 May 1914, Page 6
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145A CASE BREAK'S DOWN Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2151, 18 May 1914, Page 6
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