SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 818, 13 September 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

'Aroiii/AND,.last i.ight. THE HAMILTON ELOPEMENT .CAaE..; . Tejvertpn WiUiam O'Connell was charged at the Police Court with making a false declaration of the age of Martha Mullibns : ti>r the purpose of procuring a marriage Oeriific ite.— Mr W&yland deposed that prisoner fligued the declar tion under tbe Marriage Act, produced. — Joseph Mullions, the father, deposed that «.he girl's age was only 16.-—Cross-examined by Mr Prisoner, he said the prisoner had daring tbe last twelve months paid his addresses to her (wit* nesses's daughter) m a sort of way. Hia representations proved to be false.*?" He said he was a Protestant. Subsequently witness found out he was a Romatr Oatbolie. O'Connell was present at a party given on his daughter's sixteenth birthday, arid proposed her health. Prisoner told witness he could not marry Martha, because he had a mother and father to keep. Witness replied that he was too young $ besides he did did not wish to lose her. O'Connell had been working m the Swamp. Wines* objec ed to answering questions rela ive to the young man Nettles. He denied he had tried ... to force his daughter to murry Nettles. Martha Mnllins was examined, and admitted leaving voluntarily wiU defendant because she wishel to marry him. <Mr Tyler : Do you wish to marry him now t Witness, with a smile, "Yes" She told defendant to Bay she was 21, but did not tell him that waa her right age. The Court disallowed the question whether her fai her hail tried to niuke her marry Nettles, as irrevelant. In addressing the Court, Mr Tyler admitted that a false declarauou bad been made, but said there was no evidence ;o show, it had been falsely and wilfully made. The Be nch committed the prisoner tor trial, allowing bail, himself m £25, and one -Urety of the Bame amount. Mr Stevenson is appointed Auckland Manager of the Union Company. The Rotorua arrived from oydney. A SHOCKING CHARGE. Christchuroh, last nifcht. The Magistrate dealt summarily with Samuel Meeshham, a well-to-oo business •man, charged with attempted rape un bis own daughter. He said the evidence did not actually prove the commitai i>l the crime charged, but evidently an assault had been committed, bentencta to six months imprisonment. Lxttlbton, Monday. The body of an old man named Ruck, ley was found on the hills m a gully 200 yardy from the bridle path by two uuys. Deceased, bad beeu m L^ttici-on a lew days, and left on tho 17tn Augu.t, tince wheu riotheng has been seen of him. There was a severe ouc on his h*ad. tie was lying against a boulder. Dec ased had been m the hospital five souths previously. W-U-LiNGrON, last n ght. Alcorn's drapery estabhsumtni is burnedp The fire spread sb rapiaJy that the, mother was oniy able to tuiow three childreu on the top of the vetaudah ; one was burned m its bed. Utjnedin, Monday. George Proudfoot's case still centimes to occupy the time of the Ponce C« uit, and as it progresses attractts coiiehk table uotioe^iu Dunediu. Dr Murphy was the ■ first medical man wno txamii.ea ibe girl, but to-day he admituu mat on Thursday morning, acting under iut-ti uotioua from Mr Mackay, Daviu l.roudh>ut's partner, he offered the latLb. ut the prosecutrix £200 as huth money. This was after he knew onmiiial yioc<.e<.ni>gi had been commenced;