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SEQUEL TO BIGAMY CHARGE. (Per United Press Association). PALMERSTON NORTH May 7. A young man named Bertie Holdsworth is to be married before next monday for the third time, prior to receiving the sentence of Mr Justice Salmond for bigamy, making a false declaration and forgery. The circumstances, as revealed at the trial to-day, were that accused having had his previous marriage dissolved, before the decree was made absolute went through a form of marriage with a young woman and to satisfy the Registrar that he was legally free to marry, forged the signature of a local lawyer to a false statement that the decree had been made absolute.
Counsel pleaded for leniency, Baying that if there had been a short delay no offence would have been committed.
His Honour, however, regarded the case seriously. He agreed, however, that the marriage of the parties would influence his decision and sentence was deferred till Monday to enable the parties to get married, accused being released on bait
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Southland Times, Issue 19238, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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