A BIGAMY CASE.

Evening Star, Issue 12870, 20 July 1906, Page 2

A BIGAMY CASE.

[Speciax to thk Stab.] CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. .-'At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr V. G. Day, S.M., Florence Jane Manlove alias Udale was charged that on February 10, 1897, she married Charles Richard Manlove at Dnncdin, and that oa April 11, 1899, she committed bigamy by going through a form of marriage at Chxistchurch with one James Udale. The Rev. John & Small, vicar of the Anglican Chnrch at Milton, stated that on February 10 he was assistant curate at St. Pauls' Cathedral, Dunedin, and on that date he married accused to Charles Richard Manlove at that cathedral. Yesterday he saw Charles Richard Manlovo in.a charitable instjtafcion, in which he was living. He produced the marriage register, signed by both parties to the ma.rriage, and witnessed in his presence.—George Frank Easton, laborer, said that he was present at the marriage of accused, his sister, to Manlove, and signed the register as witness to the ceremony. He visited accused at Udale's place, Heathcote Valley, about a year ago, but did not know whether they were living as husband and wife.—AliceEmma. Hilt, sister of the accused, stated that she also witnessed the marriage. Oh several occasions she visited her sister at Heathcote, where she was living with Udale as his wife.—James Udale, gardener, Wellington, stated that he formerly had a farm at Heathcote for over seven vears. and there became acquainted with accused! She was living at Lyttelton as Miss Easton" and witness always understood that she was a single woman. He had asked her if she had ever been married, and she told him she was Miss Easton. He married her at his own residence at Heathcote, the Rev. C. Gossett perfoTming the marriage. The certificate produced was signed at the marriage. He lived with her at Heathcote for a year. In October, 1902. accused told witness sho was a married woman before, and he at onco told her to go away, and she left him. They had lived together till then. Site had to bo taken three.times to the hospital for treatbut never through his ill-treatment. Ho did not lay an information" before because he had been ill. He brought these proceedings now because accused was always bringing his mime up in Wellington. A man named Henderson in Wellington had prompted him to take these proceedings, telling him she had got married to another man in that city. He told witness she had married Thomas Grosvenor.—At this stage in the proceedings accused fainted, and was carried- out of-the court* When she came back _ Mr Donnelly pro-" ceeded with the cross-examination.— Udale said Henderson told witness that .accused was "no good." -He informed the police in June that she had been living with Henrferson, and Grosvenor took: "•her" away from him. He did not take these proceedings at the instance of Henderson, and did not take them, before on account of his iQ-nealth and through not' being able to afford to do so.—Chief-detective Chrystal said that on July 16 ho took accused from" "the "Magistrate's Court to the police station. On the way she sakl she never made any .secret of the fact that she was married to Manlove. She had a separation order from him,-and hadn't the slightest idea, where he was, or whetiher he was dead-or -alive,, when she married. U4ak>,—■

Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to Die Supreme Court for 1 sentence on Monday next.