ELIJAH TRASK REMANDED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 249, 14 October 1908, Page 4

ELIJAH TRASK REMANDED.

ALLEGED BIUAJIY. The Takapunu yesterday morning luid amongst lier passengers Elijah Trask, who had been " wanted " since the last New Plymouth .Supreme Court sessions a charge o£ alleged bigamy. ' Before -Mr. 11. S. i'ltzlierhert, S..M, yesterday morning Trask was charged, on remand from Auckland, that on November 21st, 100(1, at New Plymouth, he did commit bigamy by marrying Catherine Kiueaiil, his wife, .Margaret Trask, being then alive. Sergeant ilaildrell prosecuted, and Sir. A. 11. Johnstone appeared for the accused. Sergeant iladdiell applied for a remand till Wednesday next, to allow of evidence being obtained from Victoria, lie said that it would probably be necessary to obtain further remands. The remand was granted, and Mr. .Johnstone applied for bail. • Sergeant lladclrell suggested that bail should be substantial, s ay two sureties of C 2.50 each. The accused's relatives in Victoria were people in good circumstances, and could afford to pay evi-ii jtliaUimount in order to get Trask away, for the sake of their reputation. Mr. Johnstone contended the bail suggested was unreasonable. lie pointed out that since the, divorce proceedings were instituted six months ago" the accused had lived in Auckland and made no attempt to leave the colony. As fai' as the sergeant's suggestion about the relatives was concerned, there was no need for alarm, as the accused was on bad terms with his people. Besides, it . was quite possible, he supposed, for the police to keep an eye on Trask if he were allowed out on bail.

Sergeant Haddrell replied that whilst in Auckland'Trask had used an assumed name, and kept very quiet. As his Worship could sec, Trask was just an ordinary-looking individual, and it was hot easy to pick him out from the hundreds of ordinary-looking individuals in the street. His Worship thought that two sureties of £l5O each and the accused's own recognisance of £l5O should be sultn-i----ent for .this case, and he lixed bail at that amount. In reply to a query from the Bench, Mr. Jolmstono said the accused had submitted the names of two gentlemen win, he thought, might enter into the necessary recognisances.