State v. . Wylde

Clark, J.:

There are several exceptions to the evidence, as well as exceptions for failure to give the prayers for special instructions. But the point raised by all the exceptions is, in effect, that the first marriage, which was alleged to have taken place in England, could not'be shown by the admissions of the defendant, nor by proof of cohabitation and the admissions, but that the proof must be by an ejm-witness of the ceremony, or a certified copy of the registration of the marriage, with proof that the minister officiating was authorized by the laws of England to administer the sacraments…