The National Register. — London, England, 1821-04-22 00:00:00

S •*, - Quested said a few words, and his counsel called three or four respectable looking persons, who gave hint a good character for tempet a nee awl humanity. Wraight put in along written defence, evidently drawn up by his professional adviser. It commenced by con juring his lordship and the jury not to suffer the preju dices that had gone abroad against him in the public newspapers to make any improper influence on their minds. He described himself as a man who had, by honesty and industry, supported himself, a wife, and seven small children. Iles mother, he said had a small faros, and he had for some time acted as her bailiff.— She had frequent dealings with a Mr. Thomas Baker. On the 10th of February he left his mother's house, at Pcnlinge, in the evening, having been at laborious work during the whole day, : a nd proceeded to Mr. Baker's, at Fairfield, which was a distance of fif , een asides; and while he was out lie tlionglit he might as well pay a visit to another Mr. Baler, at North-lane some distance from Fairfield. He accordingly left Fairfield. and went into a public-house, and on quoting it night came on, and he lost his way. He called up a shepherd to direct him in his proper road, who put him in his right course; but he afterwactls became so fatigued that lie laid him self down ma some straw near a hay-stack, and being overcome by fatigue, he fell asleep, but on awaking he felt himsell cold, anti rose for the purpose of proceeding on his way to Rye, but immediately lie got up he heard firing, and a few minutes afterwards he was taken by the officers. lie ace°. unted for his having powder and shot in his possession by saying that lie was in the habit of shooting rooks upon Isis mother's lands. He concluded by saving that he was a poor man, and could not afford to Wing witnesses to London. if his trial had come on in the country, he could prove those statements by ten times as many witnesses. Martha Wraight, an aged woman, his mother, was then called, and proved that her son went from her house to go to Mr. Baker, and exchange barley for beans for seed, on the 10th of February. Mr. Baker, steward to .1. IVa.ker, Esq. of Fairfield, near live, proved that he had been in the habit of deal ing with the prisoner Wraight for corn. Witness re ceived a letter from him on the 2d of Feb. and in con sequence of that letter, he expected him on the 10th.— He did not come, hut on die Tuesday following his bro ther came and told him the circumstance of his having been taken up on his way to his •(l3aker's) house. lie had known him twelve years and gave him au excellent character. T. Gwyhampton, Esq. who hat known the prisoner 20 years, gave him an excellent character. NIG Justice Parke s ttttt tried up at great length, and the Jury. after a very short consultation, found Quested Gushy—Wraight Not Guilty. The learned Judge ordered Wraight to be immediately discharged. The trial occupied eight hours of the day. CHARGE OF PERJURY AND ABDUCTION. Ou Thursday the following extraordinary and interest ing ease occupied the court from five until nearly twelve o'clock on Wednesday evening. E. Mostyn Joins, a young man of respectable family, was Indicted for a misdemeanoar in making a false atfi davit, hi order to procure a license for marriage with Charlotte Lovell, and by that and other false devices, in veighling her from home and protection of her natural guardians. Mr. Adolphus, in an elegant app .1 to the jury, de scribed this as a case of most gross fraud ; and this fiend be said, had beeu followed up by conduct so base, that it was almost impossible to conceive that a person geed with a liberal education, and moving in the society which the defendant must have been accustomed, could have been guilty of. The prosecutor its this case was P. H. Lovell, Esq. of Colo Park, Wilts, and the defendant is a eapt. in the North Gloucester Regt. of Militia. Mr. L. was blessed with ample property stud a unruerona progeny, and his happiness never knew any diminution until the unhappy !period when the defendant became acquainted with the family. This took place at a review of the North Gloucester Militia, at Cirencester, in June last. A ter a short acquaintance the defendaut wrote to Mr. Lovell, remiessing leave to address his daughter Charlotte, but met with a refusal. This, however, did not deter hint; he followed her from one place to another ' stud, finally, having by falsely sweat isig that the sonug lady was of age and that he knew of no impediment, obtained a licence ; he partly by force, and partly by persuasion, induced her to elope with him. The marriage, however, never took place. In consequence of the death of the Rev. Ards deacon Wills, (some time before this transaction(, a near relation of the Lovell family, who was repotted to have left immense property, a rumour had gone abroad that flue Misses Lovell would have fortunes of 30 or 33,t This the defendant, it was supposed, bad heard. %%lien he arrived in Loudon with the young lady, he found that by marrying her with tile licence which he had proctored lie should not obtain command over her fortune, and be therefore placed her in lodgings, utid caused banns to be published. In the interval he ascertained that the 'wing lads's fortune war Imo!. only, and that not to be paid to her until site was of age, and to lever' to a relation in case of her death before that time. Upon this discovery, the defendant deserted the uniortilitate young lady, I. riv ing her in such a state, that when at length her lather found her, her clothes were dui:tined by the lautibitly of the horse fat the paymeio of rent %%Welt was due. [litre a loud 'mums of indignation ran tinutigli the court, but was immediately repressed with , eve.e animadvetsions by the learned jud‘el Mr. Adolphus having with some further remit ks concluded fats statement, Messrs. Alley and Andrews took an objection to the form of the indictment, which was argued at great length on both sider, and finally Coe' veil by hie court for muse mature consideration. Mr. Chat lion, (rum the Vicar-general's office, produced the affidavit made by the delendant on obtaining the li cence, in which lie sw ore that lie and Miss Lose' were 21 years of age, and that lie knew of no legal impediment to their himi stage. The affidavit WAS rotten on the 2d tit Nov. 1820. P. Lovell, F.sq. deposed that he was the father of Lovell, and saw the defendant at a review at Uirencestei, in June last. About three days afterwards lie was intro duced to the family at Cole Pare, by Captaiu Vaughan.— Before he went away, be said to the WitileU., " I ion al. TILE NATIONAL REGISTER • - dently attached to your eldest daughter, and wish to be permitted to pay my addressee to her." He went on to say that lee had property to the amount of suol. a year, and the witness said he would make inquiry. lie did so, bitt the result was rinf hie, and he wrote to the de fendant, (kenning any fin titer communication with him. This produced a letter from the detesidant. This letter was read, and couched in terms of bitter disappointment at the determination of Mr. Lovell, Shortly slier the elopement of his davgliter, he saw the defendant, and asked him if lie had married Ids daughter? He said lie bad. He asked him whets ? but he refused to tell.— Witness told him lie must be awe'e that the marriage could not be legal, as his daughter was uot of age, and proposed a re-marriage, and offered terms ; which the defendant consented to; but witness afterwards disco vered that he was incapable of complying with those tumult from pecuniary (11,111181aq, and hoe* iu the lute rim, found out where his daughter was, he determined at all risk, to break of the connection, and to have her back. —He fonnd her at a lodging iu London, and when he brought her away, her clothes were detained for arrears of rent, &c. Coe-examined.—He did once consent that the defendant should marry his daughter upon certain terms t but in comequeuce of minus subsequent discoveries, he uttered his mind. Ite-examined.—llis daughter had been more than five weeks absent before he knew where she was. Misr Lovell, sister of Charlotte, deposed, that some time after the aequ &Wainer, she aad her suer weut by a stage coach on a visit to their uncle nod rood, Sir David and Lady Goodff,e, in Hertfordshire, and on the road they were joined by the defendant. In the course olconversittion he said to witness. " I should have thought you were older than your sister Charlotte ;" to a hien Pile replied, " Oh no; I am between 16 and 17, and Charlotte is 19 years ut age." He left the cuach on the toad, and some days after Orient - rival at St. David's, he was seen riding along a lane in front of the house. At length witness had an interview with him at the garden gate, and entreuted him to quit the neighbourhood. He implored as lute view with Charlotte; hut she told Oho it was ,inporible, and he went away, lie still, however, continued his appeaniucer, and a iiness wrote a letter to him, dictated by Sr D. and her sistervigued it. The purport of it was, to desire hint to quit the place, for she was determined never to marry him %idiom her friend's consent. This produced a letter from has, bewailinl his fate, hut declaring he would, as sae dedred it, give her up fur ever. In another part of the sheet, however, there stele a few sentence. writtcu with lemon juice (which was not diecoveted till a mouth ago), imploriii : ; her to save bins from destruction, nod to reward his fidelity by " miming away with • I"—Ott a Sucilay, shortly afterwards, witness and her sister being at home alone, a messag e came taut a gentlem in was waiting to speak with Miss C . Lovell. The latter went down to the garden, witness followed, and found her court rsing with the defendant, the latter preseing her to c10p... and declaring he had a licence in his pocket, and would scanty her the following worming at St. Martiu's church, London. Site begged him, to go away, as she would Deere he, married to hint without her frieod's content. — Witness begged I • to desist, but in veil' be said nu earthly power should compel him to forego. There MASS gig stand ing close by, in toe care of one Rawlins; he pulled her., down the Line to the gig. Witness then Nadeau appeal to Rawlins to assist, but in vain. He got her into the gig, and witness gulled her out again. She all tlist tone trod and decl teed she would not go; but he swore no power emceed' should mat. • Atli resign her. He got leer again into the gig, and tiro, • oil: Her sister was now in court, twin been sulipee.uted Lt behalf of the defendant. Cross-examined.—Witness cried, but did not call out.— She and her sister had both the hooping.cough at the time, which was the cause of her staying at home. At the elope nieut scene her sister made no resistauev either one way or Ilse other ; she seemed stunned. Captain Vaughan, of the Gloucester militia, swore that he communicated the situation of Miss Charlotte to her father after the elopement, the defendaut having disclosed it to him. An interview took place in consequence between Mr. L's. brother and the defendant, at which witness was present. Mr. L. ' s broth r requested the defendant to give up his niece, and told him if he would say where sloe was, nu proceedings would be instituted aAuinst hint. ale refused to give her up unless Mr. Lovell would " tome down" with a settlement, and pay his (defendant's) debts! If that were done, lie would marry her. Be added, that lie had but it small fortuite, mid had incurred considerable debts in this " running inf." Hi re the case fur the prosecution closed. Mr. Alley, for the defendant, addressed the Jury with ability. He trusted that the young lady was yet pure and virtuous, (and it had been communicated to him that she lets); unit he only lamented that the matter should ever have been obtruded upon the public notice. The learned gentleman cuncluded atit eluquent address by stating, that tee defendant had evidently been unconscioss of committing any offence when lie swore the affidavit in question. He must have believed that the young lady was above the age of 21, mid if the J wry thought this, they would give him the benefit of that opinion and acquit him. The Co ttttt run Sergeant siimined up the evidence, and the July, after consulting for about a quarter of uti huur,icturned a verdict of—Guilty. The Le:Hoed Judge then said, he should not pas. lodgment until the neat sei,lues, sod ateanwhde the puisit whi. h lie had rea reed would toulerao a full cunsideration. The i defendant would therefore enter into rec•lgnisatices, himself iu 2001. and two...meths' in I each, to appear 011 the lost day of next sessiour to receo,e judguo rat. This was imme diately dune. MIDDLL•'SEX SESSIONS. On Monday, James Morrison was indicted for a fraud Mr. BoHand stated tile case for the prosecution. The indictment, lie said, charged, that tiie ilekinlatit hail pretended to one Alexander Gate, that hr could procure front Sir Lewes and Sir James Sitaw, a pre sentation lir a child to Christ's Ilovital, where he had himself been educated; in eiinstApienee of which lie procured from Gate, uu the 20th of September, a suns of 141. as being tiecessaly to pay expellees attending, the pie , r mat ion. The Jury, after consulting for sonic time, returned a verdict of Not Gmlty. tiefendant was immediately put on hit• trial for Peer Joseph Le Ciro,: oil a false pretence siiinlar w tilal it time last 111dICIIIICill. Peter Joseph Le Gros stated. that Dickens introduced him to toe defendant about AtlgLe3t, before which time he had advanced Dickens four potoolz., to be applied to w. prmentation so Christ's Dinkins ellen that mom money peinantaiion Ilstiared in not be deceived.— , defendant, at different •' 161. los: - Mrs. Le Gros, wife of last witness, stated, consequence of conversations with her husband, a fiend of her's, was brought from Holland, to sensed to Christ's Hospital.. Dickens and the • called on her on the 4th of October, and _ money was wanting. She objected to give more presentation was made. The defendant said wanted signing, and would be with her at two . in consequence of which she gave them 81. 10s.--oever saw the defendant after. The child was never salted. Three persons gave the defendant a good character, The Chairman stated to the Jury, that the fates this case were much more clearly proved against defendant than in the former case, and the Jury diately found a verdict of Guilty. Sentence—Transportation for seven years. On Weditesdav,James Allen, a Jew, was indicted conspiring to defraud John Pritchard. John Pritchard, a barber, who lives in Borleigh-street, Strand, stated, that on the 28th of December a person &rued in livery came into his shop to be shaved, brought with him a bundle, which it afterwards prated contained three coats. While he was in ni the prisoner came in, and addressing him, said, I'll give you seven pounds for them." The person livery said he would not sell them to him •at all, addressing the prosecutor. told him the bundle tinned three coats, as good as new , that his mistress given them to him for a christmat.boz, and prisoner wanted them fur seven pounds, but not sell them to him at all, as he knew him to be The prisoner immediately went away, but soon —when me footman, as the other said he was, coining into the shop, took uphiebundle, raw parlour, and called out to the prisoner, that it • tin use, for he would not sell to him at all. scoter then whispered the prosecutor, that he get the costs, as they west a bargain; and if ; prose color could buy them • for him, for 71. he would give him il. for his .trouble, telling him he lived in Holy well -street, and would come in spin in half an hour, . and also pulling out of his pocket a number of , what • appeared to be country back notes, which he 410%4 i the prosecutor to pay for the coats. The prosecutor boa - lievingall the prisoner said, undertook to make the pur •chase if possible, but refused taking the bank nines, lest as he said, any of them might be bad. After the pri.. • soner went away, the prosecutor found no great difficulty • in making a bargain. with the footman, to whom he *Ave 41. Ma. lacing all that he then had. and was to give the remainder of the 71. when called for. Neither the prisoner nor the footman came to him after. A tailor • proved that the value of the three coats was t 0,,. each . . The jury immediately found the prisons, guilty:: The chairinan said, there were. seven indictments • against the prisoner for similar olleuces. but intimated that it would not •be ueoesaary to bring him to trial on • any more of them.• The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned twelve months, ana to find security for his good behaviour, . himself in 1001. and two sureties in 601. each. J. (rood was indicted for defrauding It. O'Flaherty.— It appeared by the evidence of Mr. O'Flaherty, who is a wine merchant is, Feuchurch.street, and of his porter. that out the 26th of January, the prisoner went to Mr.. . O'Flaherty's counting-house, and bought two dozen of wine, which he desired should be sent. with change of a 101. note, to his address, which he gave. Mr. O'Flaherly in consequence seat the wine and • change by his porter, who delivered thous to the prisoner, . fruits whom lie received in payment what purported io be a Bath bank-nine, payable in London for Int. The porter asked the prisoner to indorse the note, but he said his finger was sore, and desired the porter to write on it Mr. Gardin, which he said. was his name. When the note was brought to Mr..o`Flaherty„ he suspected a fraud, and immediately took the note to the • place where it was made payable. He found there was • no such person as it was addressed to, and that many such notes had been lately passed by swindlers. On en- • qiiiry at the house where the wine had been left. it was lottnB that the prisoner bad only taken the lodging that day, and had decamped with the wine as soon as it came. Tne prisoner was immediately found guilty, and sen. • teticed to be transported for seven years. Mary Ann Hulls, Elizabeth l)ixy, Margaret Forest, and Hannah Cato, were itulicted for conspiring against Joseph IVnates, a.icluir.sinitli, at Ratcliffe, who was prosecuted on Saturday fur cruelty to George Sharpies*. Its illegitimate child. Mr. Broderick opened the case for the pnisection..... Mr Adolphus for the defutice toil( some legal objections to the wording of the indictment, which, utter twitch argument of each side, was held by the chairman (Mr. Dickenson, who officiated for Mr. Coast.) to be fetal to the case, consequently the defendants were act ed and it was understood 'hat Whates would be discharged out of custody, upon finding sureties, himself in MI. and two (litters for 001. each, for bit appearance next sessions to receive ihe judgment of the court. On Tuesday laic F. - 111 1 Gaisiwas disecuted at Armagh. for a burglary and robbery. committed in the house of Francis Rude, of Duncrevey, El. With an audible • voice lie declared his innocence of the crime for which he had been sentenced, lie admitted that his habits and conduct had been of such a nature as to justify the supposition that he had co: ttttt itted the offences with winch he had been chatted. He had been thrice coin. muted to prison, and twice rlirtl (Or robberies of winch . he was guiltlei.s. Of his built nu rational man cau eu tenant a doubt. the po ' 7 a press ntl pital, for. Mewl of his. said, in ' priseece, thi wanting. Shot the pi had in three weeks. cutlass S iit"'"' solemn manner that be should Witness gave Dickens, for defeudai 1 Si , 1111111.11=INI Christ's Hoe. I is afterwards Money was on should be in the most deceived.... fferent times, teed, that in band, a boy, . id, to be pre. lie defendant d said more more till the e said it only two o'clock ; . lOs.—nevey A I Defer pee. - character. the facts • 1 against the • Jury imam- - indicted for trleighattreet, . fiber a person shaved, and terwards op- is in the shop • csid, " well, A e person in- . at all, and bundle con. mistress had ml that the At lie wonid to be a Jew. DOA returned ras, saw him • rail into the '• it was all of I. l'hepri. wished to if the prose- e would give , ed in H o ly- 'all an hour, . Iber of 'what . he offered a 2 ' _;-