PROFESSIONAL BIGAMIST.
OBLIGING THE FOREIGNERS. LONDON, June 23. A naturalised Russian kitchen porter named Lazarus, who married six women in addition to his lawful wife, was sentenced to five years penal servitude at the Old Bailey. The prosecution described him as a “professional bigamist.” Accused said he was asked by foreigners at public houses to marry foreign prostitutes desirous of becoming British subjects. He left “his wives” at the registry office doors after receiving £l2- to £2O for his services in each case.
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Grey River Argus, 21 July 1922, Page 5
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83PROFESSIONAL BIGAMIST. Grey River Argus, 21 July 1922, Page 5
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