DRAMATIC COURT SCENE.

Mataura Ensign, 21 July 1909, Page 2

DRAMATIC COURT SCENE.

I licie «u« drama tf® torn* at tk> Old Halle,v, Lolliiou, wtMO • ptlMNHir «*<> cuufruutoU with y« fir«t TO*, but •n-mud uu u«vti that bo kttMr bar. i li.. accuaed van lidwtn Aimity '■A riu. agi il .V.', »ud Ixs «« iodictwl <ot i i Using it I ill,*' I'll lIV to •*« llialitt 111 • < inm-h rcjiitU r. Mr Hctnli'iMUi, pi«MH'uUuK, aaidlint I ill- |>llholl<l Was IUIIITiod ia 18*0, but M!<o lie had uiad« tl» aoqwaiut> <>i Mi» ElizaMh Bond, to wiwai l< |>iu)iuM<ii wuinagu. SiibttqwMitl? ► v i.c<.n(«l «u uuoujrmoiM letter to tim elicit that tbo |iriaM(ir waa • awdimii. but iu tlw prawitM of bar I'lilfi 1»' 'ltuiiMj that in waa uiarnrd Tli" |iriuiiit-i aud Uiu UtMid ware «iari> <1 in July. ISHO, tfo prtMUM- dak nliini; himw>lt to tile pariah dark m a That (i«kcri)iUoti, Mid omti. i. w as « tatw one and formed !btMk ,i < l ol tlir cbar|><<. •?ii.itt.- H<'iitouT; What it Uta lilfrMr lli'ii<]i>rw>u r<i>li«d that abila i r.' nil, «initio fvidwn*' that tb» |*i»'"'•'ifil'M wil«' wad aliv<«, there W«* DO «» i.l.'ih*.. to mliuw that at tfcu ti<»» «♦ i!i, .. roii'l marriagu lie kww t' at hn v lie t»»h aliv«>. Ilii- i>i iw>m»r'«. mx'o&il wi(i> told iba - ni v )( t l».r !ili> with tin* priaou.-r, aaj--iiiji. tlmt In' had tnatod bcr cruelly. Hw 1.-hlkt Imil U-nt liim £SUti, and m Md J- fit In in t"J00, ami b« bad |mu3 nooa «'l ii limk

Tin. lU'cumd, iu tb« Witttcafc-bo*. aaid iliai his tirnt *ii«. Mt him ovar Uttrty y. his up.. Ho tbuotfbt therHan Ikrt h «ii a h liachelor. I lu' »ii«t wH« wap v <"l mio (oiirt, mid I'liltoiiiod »li« |>n« Mi lli-tidi'iMuii do aixuwni); Ut> y<?tt fl kmiM this Moniuii. I "—\i> Martha \V«'II«; <HI. ilotl'l V«tl ||B<* V 111 ll*. ("'twill ? 1 Mr Hi'ihloimhi : In tli*. fa<* it (hit »olii.ni do you ti'll 1110 VuU <kui'( kiow li. r uiu! .li iiy that you iU-trciatcd tor lor i Ik- liict two your* ol your .uarrkJ I'l.'!-—I do.

Till- jury li-tnr iHHI a Vftrdirtof mill J.olii'i I'li.li'iim Wan Knoll to l&Mr lllill tin- iirihoiiii'V iiiht. witu had ba«B in Tolliiiliuin Infirmary for tbn past l"H yoars mh tlm rwult ot Imuat* in* ilirti'd liy tlk* itriDuucr. The |>riaoii(<r had also Ihoii in jhivmi for v«ri(W« oHi'ini*. and tra« at tin* |(Marat. Una iiii lnuoinn six mouths' im|«riMMiaMnt lor inu>aulliui; hih wksjiiil wile.

•liidgo Hfiitoul uid tix* priwsMr k*d rnin-d (In* litn of a D>o«t wyrtlMi l > "tint; wiiiiun, atid, bo addttd: "If I hud the |tuw<-r to give you |iw»l «(ti> Kido for life. «nd that »ntit«aoe w*mM i- stuio iliiti woman to her former «U----ti.ili. I would |tMMt the WIIUIKW WN ym witli llu« cri'atrtit plftMUfr." T)» l>iiki.iii>i' wuh ih.-n MaUwed to two vriifn' liard labor.