A WAR-TIME MARRIAGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16329, 19 January 1921, Page 9

A WAR-TIME MARRIAGE.

“ NOT A CLEAN POTATO.” [From Own C<oKitasTWT>»NT.3 LONDON, November JO. The war-time meeting, short courthhip, secret wedding and a week-end houeym-jun were features of a marriage annulled in the Court Session, Edinburgh. oil November 27. Catherine Ca_rr brought t-lie action against John Robb, a New Zealand ex-soldier. The woman stated that she met Robb in Glasgow when lie was on leave in 1917. and in July they went through n form of marriage. “He told me ut tin* time of the marriage that he was kiingle.” she. said. ' Wo went for a week-end honeymoon, but kept the marriage secret. We did not take a house, and 1 continued my employment as a clerk in-Glasgow. Fie admitted subsequently that he had been married previously, and that when he 'returned tn New Zealand he. intended io take proceedings for n divorce from his first wile. He was wounded at tin* beginning of 1918, and returned to New Zca la.nd.’* Tho woman stated that in a. letter to her, dated June 1-3. ini' s , he wrote. -**' .! will he free in. a Few weeks from one of tiie worst women one could meet in a lifetime—one who tried to drag mo down to her own level, but failed lo do so. Now* she has gone to someone else in Sydney, whom she will drag down if he has not his wiis about him. She is difficult to deal with, as she is a shrewd Sydney barmaid.'' He wrote in another letter : I’er haps 1 am not a clean potato, hut she was the one who pulled me down. T am heartbroken to think that this woman stands between me and happinesj. Site is a rotter. ’* Miss Carr said that if the man had succeeded iti having has former marriage annulled she' would have been prepared to marry him.