Too-much Married.
[Wellington paper.] Festivities attending the honeymoon trip of a young-' man named' Walter Tricker had the effect on Tuesday night lasF*of bringing him within the clutches of thelaw. pricker accompanied by his bridei attracted* no dou'.t, by the announcement- that ; a continuance of "Happy Hours" could be obtained by visiting Mr and Mis Hart's entertainment, wont to the theatre, where they evidently enjoyed themselves: Nemesis, howevery m the person of a young woman, was on the track of Tricker, who recognised him aa the husband of her sister, who resides m Auckland, and who unfortunately for her, espoused the faithless Tricker some . two or three years aero. The ..sister, itflaw riiiluclcily., for Tricker, had recently received a communication from Mrs Tricker No. 1 to the eftecfc that her Hnal>and deserted her and her infant child m 1 Auckland m tfune last, and had proceeded to G-isborno where he had es- . poused a second wife m the person of a Miss Emily Harris. The* 'sister of the veritable wife, on -treeing h r. brother-in-law.humed from the theatre and made the. police acquainted with the state of affairs, and on the, following morning the man was arrested on. an information chaiging him with the desevlion of Mrs "Tricker and child. The accused wax remanded, and mean time the police communicated with the authorities at Gisborne, and received a reply by telegram that Tricker had certainly committed bigamy, iv-, cently at that place,and intimating that a wan-ant for his apprehension would be forwarded by the first opportunity. The accused appeared on remand at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, and was further remanded . j till Tuesday next, by which time it j is believed. the warrant on both charges will have arrived, .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 253, 22 September 1884, Page 2
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290Too-much Married. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 253, 22 September 1884, Page 2
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