A FEMALE POLYGAMIST.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 11, 25 June 1864, Page 3

A FEMALE POLYGAMIST.

An extraordinary case has lately been under investigation before the police at Woolwich, in which a man named John Ogdcn, a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, was accused of stealing sundry articles of household goods from Reuben G.'X, a painter in the Royal Arsenal. The stolen furniture was discovered in an apartment in William-street, Woolwich, occupied by the accused and Cox's wife, who were provided with a certificate of marriage, celebrated two days previously in the adjoining parish of Plum stead. The police, acting on then* instructions, took possession of the property, and have since recovered certiGcates and ample proof of showing that four men with whom the woman has entered into the contract of marriage are actually living. The case under investigation is not the only one, it appears, in which the woman has decamped with one man's furniture, and has married another. It is also proved that she lived as the wife of a fifth man for some years, between the dates of the first and second certificates, and kept a coffeehouse at Barking. The certificates in the hands of the police constable, Beer, who has charge of the case, are as follow ; — No. 1, certificate of marriage celebrated between Joseph Outer and Rebecca Scarborough, at the church of St. Mary, Stratford, on the 19th of December, 1842 ; No. j 2, between George James Wellington and Rebecca Scarborough, at Poplar, 29th May, 1856 ; No. '3, between Samuel Cox and Rebecca Wellington (Widow), also at Poplar, 7th November, ; 1859 ;' ~No. 4, between John Ogden and Rebecca Scarborough, spinster, at St.' Margaret's Church, Plumstead, January 6, 1864 When informed of the many proofs of her delinquencies,, she replied, " that when she had done her bit of imprisonment she had no, fear of getting another husband or two to comfort her." - ' ' : ' '

Aeeial Locomotion.— Mr.Weldon, formerly of Weldon's Register, i 3 said to have taken out a j patent! for flying, and is 'expected to, be in a position : very -shorLy to exhibit his invention, at the Crystal Palace. , . The Emj?bess and heb Httsband. — It is said that the Empress abstained from giving her usual fancy ball at the Tuileries, as she desired to avoid asking a certain lady whose peculiarity of costume occasioned so much "Scandal" last year, and who ■is. greatly admired by an " illustrious personage." —f ßeader, Feb. 24.-,- , , . ;■■ \ A ' "Shobt-sighted Professor, in going out of the gateway" of his college, ran against. &, .cow. In ihe confusion of the moment he raise'dhis hat and exclaimed,: : ." I" beg your pardon, madam:." Soon after he' stumbled against alady in the sti'eet, and in sudden recbUectiou of his former mishap, he cried out, ",1s this you againjyyou brute?" ' i\.\il-: ■:■■>.. '■..:... ■ ■' )