SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 14

SUPREME COURT.

A BRIDE AND HER AGE. ■ TWENTY-TWO_ OE SEVENTEEN? -A young couple, •Erßtat Edward Moyes, and Eva Hand Moyos, were brought before Mr. -Justice Chapman in the Supremo Court yes- '• 'terday. charged with having made a false dei::. clartition of particulars .required for the mar- : .nage (,register. ••> Tho precise charge was that thejuhad stated the ago of the girl, 'Eva Maud ':i"'Moyo3/ formerly .Lister,, at 22 years, whereas •her ago at the' time,: Juno 1 last, was not moro than 17 -years and • B months. • . •. , ?Mr. -Wilford appeared for the defence. ; .Gilbert Graham v Hodgkins,' .( Registrar .< of • ; ;Births, Doaths,- and Marriages at Wellington, , !Baid .'that he married the two accused. . The ■ '.bridegroom icame.- hrst, 'and supplied the information required under tho Marriage Act, ;. ; .'1908.; :;,The> age, of. tho, girl was 'given as 22 '^;-^^s^:^e;'PMticulars.\'aß,':fnriiished.- , : 'm!rß 'eniijteredvin, the marnago register, and the cereimony performed. ; V;' ;Mr.-:i'Wilford: I suppose the ceremony of .marriage 13 like a tram Tide to you? It is ..'"pretty, common ?;:.. : Howr inaiiy' people have";you ; imained?—'''About■ GOO.".- ■.■ . I (Do you tlnnk that either: of these • young | .jieople. knew! anything . that happenedin yourJ ~;room? r-"They:\.''junderstood• perfectly. >well, »!•) ehonld say." r 1 i • Speaking, of jrour own experience of two or , ?threo .days ago,! - ,do you. think that.,they really ;y J Wew/.iwhat ?. y(Laughter;)-T-''Yes." • ■: ■ &;,vyou : ;mariy.'- classes!' of womeii?<:YouCocia-; y..y.monaU'y;:haTei the-,businesslike'lady, ij-ner.'ideTOtey ithaty'sHff v'wili yeo ,through with' it "if 'she . dies for; it?—" Yes, /. [■■■■■:. Hi She goes throiiglij the; corembnv / just'as if she S 'were''saying: ."Pass ! tho mustard?. (Laughter.) — 'May bo." i,■: .Then,. you - have tho" timid,' blushing vounp \maiden- who. says.- "Yes",i at . the: wrong: momGnt. 'for missing the 'bus?, (Laughter)—"lf it pleases you—Yes" '• . '-fiioiri you'.;haveHhoyyexci'ted debutanto in the world ..who': <piits the . wrong ' >;yis'stiinding.yiQn.. her. he,acl/.or:-.her heels ?—-"Yes." iV^ltty:'fnrtnto.jirdss-,exoinmiifibii,'!-ythe : ' , 'rffiisttar ! stated vthat' it' .was;Moycs. who .gave thcT girl's j.- age k as; 22,vatid^h9 : .Was? .not 'sure whothcr-'ahe ..ttarnago register,. however.- ; "-»>•; ■: . i ; « ; 4 b°a r dinphotise.at; Lower Xf»i h thei;e for.soraefmohtlis.;' Her Qissje;Jli^<ibeeii Born - oh' Novern her • ■ yy> v r ,lßol, j and . she \w.as: .therefore . not yet 21 : y eQrs ,?,of,* age. ,: Witney- had ■; told . Moyes that ; ; .Buo/did io interfere with tho marv? page, that ho. must wait until CSsaio raw twencv«one< To ..hlr, "Wilford iMoyes tore a high chacac4iV. .i.was.. not.<tcuo <• that -she .(witness) -had <01 hacljrtreated her:iinkindly.' ' • j ' : ''Lv^iHr rs >l^re ' T/ith • a viewVtoshowing ttiat Moyes was/aware of the age of the girl, -to' certain' entries 1 in > tho family Biblo. v^,^ h S'!%ttafe^afCTseiii'stateil;:i,thal '.-she told -Moves that she was,22 years of - age. Her mother' , k&r \that jfthe.: dato • recorded in tne Bible was not correct. :, ■Jn course..of summing up, tho Judgo ro;i«°™^^gMKW&shae;b#i^d^in^. cordlilgy tho.dalo of his OT/'n birth. .'j ' x ' I ,■ The, deliberated for two hours and a ..'tiau .and Returned a verdict of not guiltv. The two accused then left the box. " I . 'A''MATTER OF TWO GUINEAS. ■ . alias . Kelly, -was charged , Wlti<,tliat. on . October . 8 he stole 4i2 2s. from'the person of Joseph Piokens. ' Accused was undefended. Joseph Pickens stated that he was .a labourer, "•'Saw' l '*?'*. He.. had .working' .at, . ftraaord, and.liad .reached Wellington on OcS, M S? to , tb ° house of Mrs Smith, at IJo.'s York Street. Out of he paid his train fareXbought dnnk and fruit, and lent Mrs tii-c's ALU , y a "- cr 1S arrival at ,!^ 0 he had some drink, and was lyinc on the Sofa at York Street, tfhero Murphy also ', M i nr ? 1 hy P ut , h! , 6 hand lilto witness's 5' .tfiblt; Out alLthe monoy. he had left :twii/shillingi.i' After re* • dOffiftrating with him in, vain-4Hfifi& c <!P' aiuniiated with the poliie. Acetsed, addressing the jury, stated that he .was tf,seafaring!nmn,-N2B years of'age.' He was a complete stranedr to Wollidgton, t having come hero to better ( htmsolf.' JJef for a chance, seeing that the evidence showed that v ■: ; aU 'the, people jn the hfiuse; : including the land- • {ody, were drniii..--Pickens, the prosecutor, was , ,tho i onl 7: °ne who claimed to have been sober ' l'?:#??.• J«J» ff ter;-,refanng, resumed their seats <......in; -nye minutes, ; announcing their .verdict to bo •' : . Accused,- was . thereupon •' dis* from custody. > " » j