POSING AS A SINGLE MAN

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 18 December 1912, Page 5

POSING AS A SINGLE MAN

James Lowrie, farmer, residing at Fern Flats, deposed that deceased -was a, sister-in-law, and lived at 'Witness's homo for a number of years. She had known. Urquhart about fifteen months, i Urquhart was reputed to ibe a- single man, and as such Miss Gordon was on terms of friendship with him. There was some talk of a formal engagement, and Urquhart had asked the parents' consent, which they gave. Deceased wanted to marry Lorn a at once, but the parents would not permit this until they knew more about him. This would be about twelve months ago. Witness be- ! lieved she had" a ring from him. Urquhart subsequently returned to Wellington —almost a year ago. Later on, i about two months afterwards, Mies Gordon went &a a lady help to a house in Wellington and remained there a month

or two. She returned to Marton owing to ill-health,, but left again about two months ago for Wellintgon.. It was on the second occasion that she learned the man UTquhart was married. She was then in a private hospital. She finally returned to Marton at Palmerston show time. Witness also then learned that Urquhart was married. The' deceased had told him that she never knew Urquhart was married until she was in the hospital, and she expressed a wish not,to continue the correspondence, and gave both letters and telegrams she had received from Urquhart to witness's wife (her sister) and mother to read.