PECULIAR MARRIAGE.
(l!Y ELECI'ItIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) Loxdox, August 12. A somewhat remarkable case is now before tho Law Courts. A Miss Cooper, twenty-five years of ago, acccptedan invitation from her cousin, aged twenty, to visit St. Paul's. A cab was procured, but instead of going to the Cathedral, tho young man drove to St. Bride's, and terrorised his companion into marrying him, under the threat of committing suicide with a revolver. The same day he deserted his wife, upon finding that she had no money, and the lady is now suing to have the marriage declared null.
Miss Cooper's application to have her marriage with her cousin, into which she alleges she was terrorised, declared null and void, was refused.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18910815.2.25
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2978, 15 August 1891, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
119PECULIAR MARRIAGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2978, 15 August 1891, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in