>From Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper ( London, England ), Sunday, January 20, 1889; Issue 2409. THE CASE OF MARRYING A NIECE. - At Hull, on Wednesday, George Edward KITCHING, commission agent, Grimsby, was committed for trial on the charge of having taken a false oath at Hull, for the purpose of procuring a licence for the solemnisation of his marriage with his niece Clara Maud KITCHING, in November last. When he applied for the licence the defendant is alleged to have said that he and Miss KITCHING were not relations. Miss KITCHING, in the witness-box, admitted having asked the defendant to procure the licence. The Leeds Mercury dated Wednesday, March 6, 1889; Issue 15885 has a full report of the court case. Although too long to copy here in full, the charges & sentence were as follows:-. George Edward KITCHING ( on bail ) was indicted, at the Yorkshire Winter Assizes, North and East Ridings Division, at York Castle on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice DENMAN, for having unlawfully and wilfully sworn, made, and taken a false oath before the Rev. Canon McCORMICK, a Surrogate, thereby procuring and obtaining a marriage license, under which a marriage was subsequently solemnised between himself and Clare Maud KITCHING at Hull, on November 23rd, 1888. Further, under the 7th section of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, with having been criminally intimate with a girl under the age of 18 years, she having been taken out of the care of her parents against their wish and without their consent. The prisoner pleaded "Guilty" to the first indictment, but "Not Guilty" to the second. The sentence of the Court was that the prisoner, for each of the offences, be "Imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 15 calendar months", the terms to run concurrently. Addressing the Governor of the Castle, his Lordship said he thought this was a case where it would be better not to allow the girl to have access to the prisoner.