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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 5

PLAINTIFF'S KVIDEXCE. Clara Berridge, a widow, deposed tkjit in 1808 she purchased the ferrcd (o in the claim, which \ru indll-' ■ gaged for £OOO. Her husband, was life * but delicate, and she kept tho botno by nursing until his death. She knew the man calling himself Benjamin' Enroth in October, 100G, when he oataa. to her nursing-home. Her husband then dead. Enroth said he was ■» ower, his wife havine been dead forj months (this was the date, of Mtt Earle's death). He appeared to be if ill-health, and she nursed him. * stayed three months: ana then pro marriage, which witness declined, roth then left, but continued to to her. In February, 1907, he rcturne and she accepted him. They were nut., ried at the Registrar's office on Hwr&j 0. She then owned the proporty, »t»Jh I jeet to a mortgage of fOC*. Shortly J after the marriage Enroth left on ft' visit to his daughter at Sydney ling by easy stages. In his absence * received from him the five letters: duced. lie returned in about »ix ' He proposed that she should give nursing. She had then 1300 in the Office Savings Bank. She got £2OO «f this from Enroth, and the mtrs!nrilK& saved. On his return he asked . for i this money, and she gave it to him., the same time she authorised l|ljk to i some of her cattle and other eff The entry in Enroth's diary of 20, 1007, of having received |l7 the auctioneers, and in his cash accoosij for May, were in Enroth's handwieltin On~ the same date there was an oaf in connection with some of t which Enroth sold. He also furniture. In ..September, 1007, suggested building houses on'.horjl property. Up to that timestill nursing for a living. Em given her no money except the which she subsequently gave (baci him. Enroth suggested that She abo make the land over to her, and hfe to make a will leavino it to her and family at his death. To this she") and at the office of the Hon. O. Stan) a transfer to Enrotfi was signed, consideration beinc stated, ay love and atTection." She then thoti Enroth was her husband, and on day the transfer was'signed'he a will leaving all hiß New Zealand perty to witness. He said thia worth £II,OOO, but she hadjto means, verifying this. Enroth * off the mortgage ef it . and a few m- ~ths later h'o Said he'll dohe so. She was not fcwate now tint it had not been paid. She thougfcst property was mortgaged for did not know this till, jupt, roth's death, 'Bnr&th built two on the land about two years affeii§| transfer .to him. She believed 1 £550 each, but she had with it. Tn Marrh, 1008.*sHp Auckland with Enfoth to daughter, Mrs yicholl. mother had been a Mi# K«| and that his daughter was if mot/her died. Yn Nicholl witness to he over 30. She of her age. Enroth and lM|p had a dispute in Auckaad; ' j daughter told wituesa .that Kl a wife in Brisbane. Enroth 4| to witness, who belioved him.: ; pule between Enroth'and hj(i| blew over. Till then thm-tyM question as to the validity fli'i riage. When the Public Trotiigj nentauve visited Enroth during,! illness, the latter told witneM'i oh private' business. fl|M Trustee's representative told "J li,. had b»en altering a will, spoke t<i Enroth about it he I all right, and all in her faw| Enroth sent for the Public again, and he made another wif to that made in her favwr bjg uel Tie was too ill to will, and said: "Let • Mr. s«|§ stand." . . The lieannn of .the case loi.ntat till' W «- m . to-day J