AN UNUSUAL CASE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 11 December 1913, Page 4

AN UNUSUAL CASE.

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. The hearing of a case in which the circumstances were somewhat unusual was op?ned at the Auckland Police Court on Tuesday, when EII len Georgina Perrin proceeded against William Perrin. Mr Matthews, for the complainant, stated that the partit's were married in 1891. Defendant, who had advertised without success for a woman he had previously married, represented himself to be a widower. Years later the complainant discovered an agreement between the defendant and the woman lie had previously married. Agnes Perrin, wherein the latter undertook to leave the Dominion in consideration of £SO being paid to her. He submitted that the complainant was entitled to maincainence whether there had been another marriage or not. Mr Grundy, for the defendant, applied for an adjournment so that the evidence of the defendant might be taken at Palmerston North. He added that if the defendant could prove the existence of,a marriage which had taken place before that with the complainant, the Court had no jurisdiction in respect to the latter.

Mr Cutten, S.M. : Why do you suppose that a woman would go through the form of marriage with the defendant if she knew that he was already married r His Worship added that he would have to act on the marriage certificate before him unless another marriage could lie proved. Mr Grundy: That is why 1 wish to bring evidence. Sir Cutten: You can't expect much sympathy from the Court. Mr Grundy: J admit that; but the man probably thought that his firstwife was dead at the time. An adjournment until January 13th was granted.