Newspaper reports on Charlotte Green's bigamy case, 1891.

This is one of the little sidetracks that my blogs tend to take when I am researching not only my family, but also their employees, neighbours, friends and town communities.
As mentioned a few blog entries ago, Paddy Sheridan worked for a butcher named James Green in Yarrawonga around the turn of the 20th century.James came to a bad end in 1899 as the result of an injury from a provoked attack by his 21 year old son Alfred Green. Alfred threw a meat cleaver at his father and almost severed his hand, and James died as the result of blood poisoning and shock.Poor Alfred received a gaol sentence of two years for manslaughter..the judge was understanding that Alfred's provocation had been great, and a longer sentence was avoided.
I also touched on the fact that James Green Senior, in 1891, had brought his wife, Charlottte Todd LeCount/Le Compte, before the court for bigamy. His treatment of her had not been great, which was also taken into account by the judge when sentencing Charlotte. Above are the newspaper reports of the case- they differ in a few points, but in general provide an entertaining coverage of Charlotte's bigamy case.