MARRIAGE AGENCY FRAUDS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8019, 4 January 1906, Page 3

MARRIAGE AGENCY FRAUDS.

By the aires' recently of a man n:inicd A'iunl, irliu opened a marriage agency, and his iijcee, Mddle. Docus & Lancert (said a Paris telegram), an extraordinary matrimonial swindle lius been brought to light, A'iard succeeded in marrying a woman with i' 5,000, but in a few mouths lie had spent her money and deserted lier. The lady did not prosecute liim, but I contented licrselF with obtaining a divorce. Viard then sueeee.oil in finding a second wife in a young lady with £3 000. When he obtained the money bedeseri&'J his wife, who, like the first, did not prowKuto liim, but obtained a divorce. Viat'd ;.yT>nn>lly began a search for a third victim, {j;;l inciinwliile||a young man. the well-to-do Viscount Emanuel IV iVilM'onlaimv applied to his agency for a wife. Viard immediately introduced his niece as u vety ijvalthy young ladyj and the Viscount UvutM fjjnjwired of her. A marriage was arrange.*, a|>d Viard induced the Viscount to hand him tJl.'-JOO and jcwellry to the table jf. tHiil, IJefere llie wedding could lAc place, however, certain information concerning the girl came to the ears of the Viscount, and he broke off the nn"'. ': !'iid asked for the return of his iniiiev. Failing to obtain this he apjrtjiy! to the police, and Viard and his liieec ji.etr a,T'sted on i-li/iw »!' .fraud and conspiiNW-'y to dtfraud.