The sun., 1879-06-01
4 cHAYcEnY WARDS MARRIAGE.
The Guardian PetjurinE Himself 90 Secure
his stepdnushter's Fortune.

Pom he LonFon nam Nrws
At the Bow street Police Court May IS,
Thomas Charles Price, aged 2G. desGribed rs
gentleman, was brought before Sir james. Ing
ham by II writ OF haDcas corpus from the llullO.
way prison charged with having on the 18th OF
October last taken n false oath before the Sur
rogntc. for the purpose OF obtaining marriage
license. and furthcr with having. on the 18Th OF
October, caused and permitted certain false en-
tries to be made on tho register OF 1t. I"ter -,
Croydon. relative TO his marriage with his step
daughter ward in chqncery. then aged l6. II,
Mr.. Poland conducted the prosecution Tor tho
Treasury, and stated the incts Of the case from
which II appeared that the defendant had mar
red a lady who had beer, twice previously
widow. the wnrd-cnllod Emily Surnh-heing
the daughter OF her second husband. and en-
titled in her own right to about $500 or G4OO per
nnnum. The mother defendants wiic) died in
1877 while they were residing at Forcst-gate
and tho defendant then removed to Laurel.
villas Croydon. where. year later, he oDtained
late wfe's daughter. and hy concenling the fact
that she was his sepdnughter twas painful
II was one which tho Treasury felt bound TO
take up with Wow TO the general public Sc
curty.
Watts record keeper. Wears court. Doctors
Commons. OF the aflldavits made by the de-
fendant in procuring the license. which were
signed 10y tho defendnnt and submitted Ivy wit
ness to DIR. Robertson surrogate to the Nicar-
General. The defendant paid the fees. e2 q; Cd.
the signature Of the Vicar General.
DR.. John Elliott Paisley kobcrtson one Of tho
RurrOgutCS Ot the ArcndencOnry OI Canterbury
Doctors Commons. dcposcd that II was his duty
TO administer the ouths upon tho nilldavits
brought from the Vicar Generals office. and
the one IN question lproducedl bore his sigma
turc. Witness described the form Of oath adj
mlnistered TO the defendant. on the 18th OF Oc-
tober last. or course ho had no personal recol-
The Rev John White. incumbent Of st. Peters
Church. Croydon gave cQnilrmntory evidence.
and stated that he noticed that the bride was
extremely young and downcast in appearance.
as II not pleased. He had no conversation with
them beyond the necessary formal uttcranees
ana the customary good wishes NJ parting.
He knew nothing Of the parties previously.
Robert John Bailey. clerk to the incumbent OF
ST. Petors. South Croydon, deposed that on tho
10Th Of October no was present at the marriage
OF the defendant which was performed 10y tho
Rev Mr. White. The defendant arrived much
earlier than the appointed time with a man, n
woman, and two young girls. ono OF the latter
being the bride. They were admitted to the
church I'LL the incumbent arrived, and the
license now identified by witness. was pro-
duced. Al the marriage he filled up the register
with Information derived from the license,
which represented the age OF the wife as IL. and
hor father US deceased. Defendants own age
was entered as 26. and he stated that he was OF
no profession or business. He also gave the
name and occupation OF his wifes late father,
formerly clerk in the Admiralty. He noticed
that the bride looked remarkably young, and
the other little girl. named Rymell, aged H.
signed the register as one oil the witnesses 10
the marriage.
gate street, Without deposed that he frst knew
the defendant in March. 1877. and. upon his
Instructions. took proceedings in the High
Court OF Chancery. with the view OF getting
himself appointed as n new trustee and guar
dian OF the daughter OF his late wife, He wns
appointed MS "A co-trustee on behal Of the daugh-
ter described as Sarah Emily In the deed.
TO whom the property accrued on the deccase
Of her mother. and on her attaining the age Of
81. or upon her maria ge. II previously. Other
trustees were named in tho will und the de-
fendant was appointed on the resignation Of
The will. certificate &C.. were produced. after
which the defendant was committed for trial.