WELLINGTON DIVORCE COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7243, 26 August 1902, Page 3

WELLINGTON DIVORCE COURT.

A Strange Story From Real Life.

A Wellington Divorce Court case, yesterday, revealed the fact that tho applicant, Edward Martin Turner, on 23rd June, 1893, became united in marriage to a woman who described herself as Agnes Robertson, at the oilice of the Registrar of Marriages, Masterton. After six years of wedded bliss he was informed by his mother, who resided down South, that the woman with whom he was living was already another man's wife, and that her husband was living. The wife flatly denied tho impeachment. It eventually turned out that long prior to his meeting with the fair Agnes —as far back as the 3rd November, 1881 —she had disposed of herself and her affections to a man named Joseph Saunders, who carried on the business of a hawker and a fish-dealer in Flagonstreet, Dunedin; and that at the time of the marriage at Masterton she was actually Saunders' wife. Turner and she then parted company. After having paid various sums for maintenance, by order of the Court, Turner ultimately journeyed to Wellington and instructed Mr T. M. Wilford, who immediately instituted proceedings. On being served with notice, Agnes sent the lawyer the following brief but comprehensive epistle;— Dear Mr Wilford.—l have got Ted's papers. It is all true, and lam going away. I was married when I married him. Say good-bye to Ted. Agnes Turner, Agnes Saunders. This letter was produced in Court by Mr Wilford, who pointed out that the woman had been guilty of false representation as well as bigamy. His Honor granted a decree nisi to bo made absolute at the oxpiration of three months.