A WOMAN FORGETING HER HUSBAND'S NAME.

Evening Star, Issue 2969, 24 August 1872, Page 2

A WOMAN FORGETING HER HUSBAND'S NAME.

It is rarely that a woman forgets the name of her husband, but a case of the kind occurred yesterday at the Police Court at Geelong. Mr M'Cormick, the counsel for the defence in a case of simple larceny, was examining a witness for the prosecution, named Mrs Burns, when the following amusing colloijuy ensued Mr M'Cormick : 1 ' Were you ever married to anyone besides your present husband!’ Witucsss : “Yes, sure, indeed, I was.” Mr M'Cormick; “What was his name?’’ The witness became very meditative, and did not reply. Mr M'Cormick: “Now then, till ns who was your former husband.” Witness, hesitating and assuming an air of deep abstraction : “Ton my word, its so long since, I don’t remember.” Mr M'Cormick: “Don’t remember your husband’s name, eb? Come, now.” Witness continued in an abstruse study Mr M'Cormick: “You’re not more than twenty-four years of age, 1 suppose ; you cannot have forgot already?” Witness : “ Well, you see, I never stuck to him. I think it was Turner ; yes, Thomas Turner.” Mr M'Cormick : “ And when did you wed Paddy Burns?” Witness: “ Don’t remember. It was at Dunced, by the priest. Father ; I forget the name entirely.” Mr M'Cormick : “When did you first get married?” Witness Six years ago.” Mr M'Cormick; “That was to Turner; and when did you marry Paddy ?” M itness : “Two years afterwards.” Mr M'Cormick : “Turner married since?” Witness:

“Don’t know; whether or not, I’ve never seen him.” “Mr M‘Cormick : “ And you never made enquiry about him before you married Paddy Burns?’’ Wilmss : “ No, indeed, I did not,”— Melbourne Ai-jU.t, July 31.