THE DEPARTED VICAR
HOW HE OBTAINED "ASSISTED" PASSAGES. LEAVES HIS WIFE .A PALTRY SUM OF MONEY. By T.elegrap'.!.~Pre«s Association.— Copyright. LONDON, 7th February. The Rev. Albert Knight, the vicar of Uunslet, who has left for Australia with a school teacher, left his wife only £20. ' An application to the Victorian Government, dated 2tst November, for an assisted passage, states that Knight wa9 brought, up to farm work until manhood, and that ho was then a clerk until 1912, which he spent in poultry farming. The Rev. Cobbett, Knight.' s curate, states that a blank marriage certificate is missing from the church books. Miss Suffell, a friend of Knight's female companion, states that Knight Said he thought the parish would provide for his wife if he was believed to bo dead. (Received February 8, 10,45 a.m.). LONDON, 7th February. Miss Suffell states that long ago Knight told her that ho wanted a separation, but his wife refused. He declared he would commit suicide if Grimes declined to elopo with him, as he could not stand the Btrain any longer.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 5
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178THE DEPARTED VICAR Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 5
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