New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-13
TRI4L or ClPTAIN BL1IR.

PROOF OF HIS tlkSl hIbDI.N''
THE RECORD OF HIS MARRIAGE IN SCOTLAND Ful
IN INTERPRETATIONS OF HIS COUNSEL J."
HAVE 1T RFJEcrtD-rEsrIMoNY OF GENERAL
o. L. SHEPARD.
One more link in the chain of documentary
evidence TO show CAPTAIN Blair. OF the lath oh'eu
States In antrv has been guilty OF bigamy was sue
United to the court-maral Govern RS Island yes'er
day Judcc-Advocate Swain, In Offering the uocuHeut
said IT was most important piece OF evidence WHO"
he had to present That the prisoner regarded u as very
damaging 10 him was evident from the fact that Ms
counsel occupied nearly the whole OF the session IN Try
ing 10 keep II from being accepted evidence Elott
F. Shepard was present assist General MCMAHON III
the of objections
rhe document III question was claimed TO be copy OF
the official record Capvin Bair's first marriage IN
GLASGOW Scotland, under the OF Thomas Nicholl
IL had been taken from book IN the Registrars once
at Regent Terrace Glasgow. ard written on ollcia
uapeI whereOn was printed the English law that GER
titled copy Of marriage record should be regarded ny
the courts proof Of such marriage IL gave tAe III
formation that February %, 1861, Thomas Nlchoi
age Twenty-Five. joIny man Joiner and bachelor
living at No. 2S WehmeadOwst Paisley was married 10
Ann Bale age nineteen, spinster. of NO 10 Fergus
lest after bdnns. and according to the forms OF the
rcsbyterau Church" Tnc parents of the groom were
stated TO be Rohert NlchOll. farmer. ana
Rachael Blair Nlcholl The Rev. John Grhhan
Of the Barrack street Church, Glasgow, was named as
the officiating clergyman, ANA bis name and those OF
James Fuller Clenmy Graham were IN the column
hea ied witnesses the marriage" The document
r,s sion.d nv q Nf,.l,r Rurlar,n the registrar. On
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the Ddch OF INC paper 'H' O"i'c" ''''o' "'' q"
Glasgow Samuel j. Cooper, had written declaration
,h+ A. I,, ,o,, ,s a r.istror in Gl,.,n,y and WAS
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q lallfed 10 issue tie document Inc sci VI the
Ualtcd states Consulate attached.
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iaGny witnesses residing 0usldc Of the jurisdiction
of court he said cnud moi be rcs.n ed to the court
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CuScJ person, and duly authenticated IAl- uo'u-
mint had never uecn sworn To. There was
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was Consul dt Glasgow. lNt u MI cooper ctIlIH'dlC
,, .l,,,i.t q, I. ,,.,et,,t Il oiI NOT t,,,iy4 that
MI BuchanauS Official -I-u"iuie was c"IItt" 10 '"'
same .ur. here mat 4; would hay. Brush territory.
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MI h"c'dudi S'''' "'"' ''''" NV nav ""'
Is county, unlcS, attached To deposition taken be-
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p:y we'd M ans manHtt ana could rOt have any "ciGH'
ma an American CONT 4 f,D.iEu official record could
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not ne ftrcNeu mere a. tNi"'A''' uii>N il a. ""'
| lrucc tnr sIcn was the RECORD, ana
/ MOI proof OF the alleged facts. therefore,"
General McNI4buu continued the accused officer
| ,ni.ct. - tYr admission Of this corijfcat, rs
a moot of - rrru!d uI It. prooi Of The sdppb-r facts
winch tine record forth. II" cuu.d ~TuNr