MAN WITH TWELVE WIVES
GREEK OFFICER’S GAY LIFE. ATHENS, July 11. A strange story is revealed of a Greek officer who had twelve wives, all living in the city unbeknown to each other. Captain Constantine Vassis, who was charged, before a court-martial as a deserter, confessed he married a fresh girl annually. l£e first married when he was a corporal, stipulating that his wife must have sufficient money suitable to his rank, and was satisfied with a dowry of £6O sterling per year. Later he assumed, higher rank and asked for a larger dowry with each new wife thereafter. He promoted himself at each annual wtiling, always asking for a higher dowry. When arrested he had just married a society girl with a dowry of £3500 sterling.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18823, 13 July 1923, Page 9
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127MAN WITH TWELVE WIVES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18823, 13 July 1923, Page 9
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