THE CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION.
Christchurch, Jan. 16,
It is stated that Judge Martin is in very good circumstances, his father, who died a few months ago, having left him considerable money . and property, Mrs Martin is also possessed of ample means. Now that the storm has burst many people here profess to have observed indications months ago. A rumor from Christchurch states that Mr Simms, husband of the lady co-respondent, had got possession of incriminating evidence, which precipitated the climax. Judge Martin leaves two children with their mother. The New Zealand Times says the Martin scandal will be received with astonishment, pain, and regret. • Friends will be shocked, and the whole colony will be scandalised as it has never been before. Judge Martin had risen to the most honorable, position in the State, but, in a weak moment, he cast to the four winds of heaven the cherished ambition of a lifetime. His career was one series of successes; yet, under the influence of some strange hallucination, he committed social and moral suicide. From boyhood his, life has been as open as the day. His present infatuation must be ascribed to a form of madness* which transforms in. a moment the careers of the most honored men and women.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 13, 17 January 1901, Page 1
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