Alleged Breach of the Marriages Act.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 77, 29 August 1885, Page 3

Alleged Breach of the Marriages Act.

John Westland Marshall, described' as; a . vocalist/was charged at the' Magis-; trate's Court yfesterday morning, 'betore Mr WardeU, &M, with haviag commit-, ted a breach of the Marriages. Act, 18bO, ; in Shaving made a fals^ declaration on the? 18th May last ; m having declared Uiat he had resided within the M.amage District of WelUngtoh for three clear days ; before the 18th May last, whereas he had not so resided, having been dom.ciled ?n Otaki within tliree days prior to the said 18th May. Detective Inspector Browne 1 Appeared for tlio prosecution, and Mr £^haw^ for the defence^ ?o? .s***: Mr Shaw urge«r^:hf clijnthad not the Slightest idea :heMd acted illegally »s he ha^ ton under U^mpressidn that Dtaki was within the Wellington Marriage District wjion.he m^de the declaratio,S. The JM~§. S. gp teful and-malic ofts oWon the part of certain persons m the village of Otaln, who had an aniindsity aS ainst the defen : dant. The essence of perjury consisted Sfthree things, land wilfulness, ahd.it was' the duty of the Bench to be sure . feat .these _ ttiree things had been' imported .rato.^thedeEation made by the defendant beforea prima facie case was made out. ..Mr WardelCß.K. held that the defendant JL no, ba4eV false declaration with a vipw of nreiudicing any- person. He did Sic defendant had acted maliciously, and therefore the information - -would be disjnissed.—^Manawatu Herald.