A most extraordinary case of mistaken identity has just been heard at Broken Hill (N.S.W.). William Holmes, who has been known in Broken Hill for the past four and a half years, was sued in the name of Henry Ward for wife deser tion. The evidence of complainant and several witnesses was that Holmes was really Ward, a watohmaker, of Crystal brook, South Australia, where he had lived up to January, 1898. This evi dence was disproved by several witnesses, including Mr Francis M‘Crow, of Ade laide, who said that Holmes had been in his employ since 1896, and had been in Broken Hill since 1897, sending him weekly statements. Other witnesses testified that Holmes had not been out of the town since 1897. The Bench held that it was a case of mistaken identity and dismissed it, allowing the defendant five guineas costs.
THE WAIPAWA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13,1901.
