THE TROUBLES OF A NEWLYMARRIED COUPLE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 876, 29 August 1879, Page 2

THE TROUBLES OF A NEWLYMARRIED COUPLE.

HOW THEY SPENT THE HONEYMOON.

It is not often there are newly-married couy.le to'spend their honeymoon ih gaol, aud in separate cells too ; but such occurred in the Wellington lock-up last night. They were not even in the adjoining compartments, so that they could not condole one another with loviug words. The parties arrived here by the ship Pareora, from London. The lady was a cabin passenger, and is said to be very respectably connected in New Zealand. During the passage a seaman named Evans fell in love with her, and the feeling appears to have been reciprocated ; and in the course of a brief three months there was a reciprocity of feeling between them and they vowed enteriial affection, and determined to enter into the holy bonds of matrimony after arrival. It appears that Miss Smith, for such was the lady's name, the day after she arrived here went to Greytown, and spent several days with Mrs Dr Smith there, and made herself very agreeable. Nothing'was said about the marriage which was shortly to take place. Mrs Smith and Miss Evans both came to town together, and the two went shopping. During one shopping excursiou they dropped into Mr. Plummer's chemist shop Mrs Smith purchased several articles : had them booked to her husband's account. The following day she returned home, leaving Miss Smith in town. The day was now drawing night when Miss Smith was about to change her name to Evans. The funds necessary for such an auspicious occasion were at a low ebb. Neither she nor him she loved had any money, and how to raise the wind became an important question At last Miss Smith thought of a plan. She went to the chemist where she accompanied Mrs. Smith the day previous and commenced thusly : "Oh, Mr. Pluinraer, could you please lend Mrs. Smith £4 ; she has run short of funds, and wants the money badly or I would not trouble you." The money was deposited into the hands of Miss Smith,, who straightway hurried with Mr. Evans off to the Rev. Mr. Ogg, who there and then tied the nuptial knot. As Mr. Evans liked a little noney also, he went to the same chemist's shop,

and made the same request J* his wife, only saying Mrs. Smith was" staying at the : Albert Hotel • and required the money, immediately. The chemist thought. .that all was not right, and before lending the money sent round to the Albert Hotel, and found there was no such person living there. His suspicions were then thoroughly aroUßed, and he telegraphed to Greytown, and found that all was not right. Informal tion was then given Jbo the police. .The matter was placed in Detective Sullivan's hatidj., and he arrested then! last evening. The husband was outside the telegraph office, and his better half inside the Post Office Hotel. It appears that Evans thought Miss Smith had some rich connections in New Zealand and married her, thinking he would be able to obtain some of the. money. They were both brought before Mr. Mansf ord this morning, charged with rogues and vagabonds. She pleaded guilty, and stated that she borrowed the money under the impression that her brother, Dr. Smi;,h, at Greytown, wo aid repay it whenever he was asked. His Worship said that the case was a very lamentable one. fid was sorry to see the young person commence a downward course, and sentenced her to ono month's imprisonment. Her husband was then charged' with a similar offence. He also pleaded guilty, stating that Dr. Smith's wife, of Greytown, came down to the Pareora to see thorn. His Worship sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.