The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

HUSBAND.

Mr. James Stainton, • clerk in the employ of tin
South-We.tern Railway Company, and who is a yoon,
~.erried man, appered b fore the Bench to animor
charge preferred against him for having feloniously stolen.
and earri.d•way, £5O, the goods and chattels of Cherie-
William Harris, laudlord of the London Inn, Fiahertou,
to which he pleaded not guilty.
The parties are well known, and consequently the
ease has excited considerable interest. The Court was
densely crowded during the day.
Mr. Whatman, of the firm of &loamy and Wbatman,
solicitor. of Salisbury, conducted the tiromeution, the
prixoner being defended by Mr. R. X. Wilson.
Mr. Whitman, in opening the case, mid he did not
think it would be necessary to trouble the Bench at any
very great length as to the faces of this very painful
inquiry. The learned advocate having staled the facie
of the ease, which is fully detailed in the evidence given
stid the term of endearment in the letters
addressed to the prisoner by Mrs. Harris, would prove
the relationship existing between them. She spoke as
to her intended journey to India, which undoubtedly
was the intention of both parties. It would clearly ex-
;den the reason for her going to that country, when be
stated that in the poesesiion of the prisoner was found a
letter received from Ms.. Secretary°, the Bombay,Baroda.
and Central Indian Itailw.y.in answer to an application
made by the prisoner for a situation in IndM. They
had not at that time the means of gi•ing him an appoint.
went, but they promised to enrol his name sancegtit
the list of candidates. The thing was well conducted,
and well matured, and the opportunity offering during
the prosecutor's aheenee it was adopted. His friend
(Mr. Wilson) would no doubt say this was • very
unfortunate affair, and • very silly affair. (Mr.
Wilson : I should say worse than that ) He
would my perhaps that the prisoner's conduct bad
en moat indiscreet. (Mr. Wilson :—Very.) Possible
lie might admit something more than that, but he pre-
sumed that the Bench would not require to be told that.
His defence would be that the money was given by the
wife to the prisoner, and that the law is—however
criminal these parties might be morally, legally they
could not Sc it upon any one. The law undoubtedly
held that the husband and wife were as one person, and
that if the wife gave anything to a third party, be was
not guilty of felony • but the law also held that where a
wife took her husband's property and handed it over to
another person, an adulterer, or where adultery was in.
tended, that lie was guilty of felony. Upon that point
he had no doubt whatever. It was not necessary that
adultery ehould be proved —it would be sufficient if be
sati.arel the Bench that adultery was intended. He
would ask them to look carefully at the evidence; the
prisoner's conduct at the time be was In the prosecutor's
house; his trying to throw him off his track; his sending
the box containing the money • his keeping back a
portion of it, for that was stated in his note, "I have
taken £5 hick for other opportunities,"—if that was not
clearly with the intention to commit adultery what did
that " other opportunities" refer to. Why did he not
send the whole of the money if he did not intend to see
this woman again. The terms of his note also, for he
began "dearest," and the letters from the wife referred
to Lim as "my own dear love," and "my only lore,"
(laughter,) showed, in his opinion, indisputably that he
intended going to India with her. Coupling the letters
with the one found upon the prisoner from the secre-
tary of the Bombay Railway, showing clearly that he
had applied for a situation in India, be thought the
Bench mild cows to no other conclusion than that the
prisoner Anil Mrs. Harris conoorited the scheme to take
her huihand's money, which she did; band it over to
the prisoner, which she did ; and to go to India; and be
should like to know what they were going to do in that
c.inntry but to commit adultery. He should submit to
the Beech that the only alternative they had was to
send the ease for trial at the ensuing Wilts Assizes. Mr.
Whatman then called
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Ci;;;i;; W. Barth, who said: lam the landlord of
tbe London inn, Fisherton. On the 20th January I
went to Wylye to spend the day with some friends. I
returned by the last train of the Great Western Bail.
way, which arrives at Salisbury at 9.16 in the evening.
I then found that my wife was not in the home. Finding
that she did not return I began to feel uneasy, and I
made inquiries about her. The prisoner was in my
house at the time. Ile at Mat auggested that possibly
my wife might have gone down to his house to see his
wife, and be volunteered to go and use whether she wee
there. It. returnod,and stated that. she wea not there.
. . .

He told we that she went over to the platform about
one clock to inquire what time the next train left for
Smthampton. The prisoner offered to go to the
station and see the ticket clerk, and inquire whether ahe
had taken a ticket for Southampton. He resumed
shortly afterwards, and stated that the clerk had in-
formed him that she had not gone there. The prisoner
then volunteered to find the guard who conducted the
train to Southampton. He came back and said he had '
seen the guard, who had told him that he, the guard,
had not seen my wife In that train. The prisoner re-
mained in the house a little time, condoled with me,
and asked if he could do anything for me. On the
following morning the prisoner came to my house with
the guard who took the 11.20 a.m, train to London the
previous day. The prisoner inquired of the guard
whether he had seen anything of my wife. I then
' asked the guard in the prisoner's presence, on
his arrival in London, to go to my wife's
grandfather's house, and ask if they had seen
or heard anything of her, and directed him to
telegraph the result. At that time I was unable to
get any information about my wife. On the Wed-
nesday evening, on my return from Wylye, I (mind
that a box, which was kept in a drawer in my room,
was missing. It contained between £6O Lod £7O, chiefly
in gold. I can swear there were .1:50 in the box, but
I believe more.
Mr. Whatman produced two letters, and Mr. Wilson
asked to look at them, saying that he was not going to
adopt Mr. Hudson's plan of pocketing them, and say
they were bin; bat he thought he was entitled to them.
Mr. Whatman : Possession is nine points of the law.
(Laughter.)
Examination continued : I will swear the two letters
produced are in the handwriting of my wife.
Mr. Wilma They have not come from me. I want
to know where they came from.
Mr. Whatman : You will have an opportunity of in-
quiring that.
Mr. Wilson: They are addressed to myclient, but he
bas never seen them.
Mr. Whatman ; Unfortunately, perhaps, for the ends
of leak* they reached
Mr. Wilson: Do not the Bench require evidence how
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these le4ris came into the posseasion'of the prosecutor?
The Chairman: We have the fact of their being in
Hrs. Harries handwriting, and here are the letters.
r. Wibion : I should have thought it would have
been satisfactory to the Bench to know where they come
from. The rrosecutor is not the proper depository of
Mr. Stainton s letters.

Mr. Whatman : Nor is Mr. Stanton the proper de-
pository of Mr. Harrbi's money.
The letters were then read by the magistrates' clerk,
(Mr. C. M. Lee.) The irst letter was encineed in an
envelope directed to "Mr. J. Stainton. clerk, South-
Western Railway Station, Salisbury, Wilts." It was
U follows :
"' to be left at the Post Mika, Idington,
till coiled for. . . . .

▪ "Here I am, my darling, almost afraid to write toyou,
in ease you may be watched very closely. Write by
return—save the London poet in the morning. lam
so anxious to hear from you. I am very comfortable,
but ahall get into fresh quarters in a day or so. I
cannot give you any particulars. I am so, so nervous,
iny idea is to write to • friend of mine—an Indian
Colonel—and get information slant my going to India
—what do you think? I would rather be off at once.
Send the traps to the Greenwich station, till called for,
'to Mrs. (not Mies) Wilcox.' I will run down there on
Satorilay. I sin not aufficiently composed to write a
lengthy letter. Good bye. God bless you. Do you
understand to address your letter, as above that is
•A. W. Z., ko.' God bins you. I have just been to
Highbury to have • look at your place. The house
Immediately before the entrance to the yard has every
blind drawn down. It gave me such a turn, although I
do not know it to be your father's. Do not fail to
write, my only loved one."
Mr. W hatanan These letters I should state were not
detained at the Post-office. I was ands, the impression
that they were detained there, but I have Knee ascer-
tained that they were duly delivered, and that they
MOO into the possession of the prostrtor.
The accord letter was addressed, ' Mr. J. Stanton,
clerk, S. W. R. Station, Salisbury, Wilts." The
envelope bore the London post-mob. and also the
Salisbury post-mark of January Ti. Int, initial letter
A. Mr. Lee read the letter as follows
"Here's a pretty pickle. I went just now to the
Prat-office„ at Islington—informed all letten so ad- :
dressed were detained at the General Poet-offioe. Went
there, and was further informed no letter with initials
I taken in, but opened and forwarded as dead letter to
I writer. lam hot and cold, and I hope you 414 not put
any name, then they will take no further trouble about
It. I will run down to Greenwich to-morrow in case
you may have sent on the punt Write to we imme-
diately you get this, my darling, or I shall go out of my
mind. If you do not I cannot get • letter from you till
Moodily. I shall therefore look out to-morrow after-
noon. Direct ' Mi., Wilson, Thompson's Family Hotel,
10, Pentouville Road, London, N.' I shall remain here
• few days. If you find it desirable for me to change
quarters because of any fresh turn up, write a message
and send some lad in the Telegraph-office—say change
and write, and if you think it desirable for me to change
and not write, say, change and Pedro. I will then
advertise is the Telegraph to Pedro. I can do
nothing, my love, until I hear from you. I seem at •
atand-stilL I should like to sea you. I hope all's well.
I went to inquire about • peasage in the bleep Singh.
—EIIO--irtdfish. Tell me—can I write immediatelt to
you—without fear. Good bye, with my eternal love.
God bless you."
Examination continued I recognise thit cameo in
the pin produced. It formerly was in the possession of
Mrs. Harris. - -

Examined by Mr. Wilson: The cameo belonged to
my wife. The pin was shown to me by Mrs. Stainton. '
When it was shown to me, I said I did not know the
pin ; but I told her I had seen Mrs. Harris with the
cameo. The cameo was not set when I saw it in the
possession of my wife. I believe she received the cameo
with others as a present from her uncle. Mr. Wilson :
Did the prisoner when he returned from the station
say that Mr. Richardson could not s.car positively, but
that be believed your wife had taken a ticket for
Bishopetoks? Prosecutor : He did not. He said he had
not seen her; he was eertAin she had not gone.—Did
not Mr. Stainton tell you that Mr. Richardson, the
clerk, could not swear, bet • person very much like Mrs.
Harris, wearing a very thick veil, had taken a ticket to
Bistiopstoke? He said • person with a black veil had
taken such ticket, but be said Mr. Richardson was sure
It was not Mrs. Harria—Did you know as • fact that
the guard said he had not men her I The prisoner said
so.—Did not Mr. Wellborn', • friend of your., go with
him? Mr. Wellborn accompanied Mr. Stainton.—Did
he confirm Mr. Stainton's report! I don't think he said
anything. They were both together.—Have yon and
your wife lived happily together? Yes, very happily.
—And you were very much surprised at her going away?
Rather.—Not very muck? Yea, sir. (Laughter.)
Yr. Wrataran said there were no charges against Ms*
Harris, and therefore those questions relating to family
matters had better not be put.
Mr. Videos : I don't think I am at all iteppios beyond
my proper line iii carosa-exassination. Here is an
allegation of an adulterous hilarious* between my
alient arid Mn. Herrin

Mr. Whatman said such was not the fact. On his
..pening of this painful care he statod that he mug-
nemesgrily bring Mrs. Harris's nawe forward, as then
' were letters addressed to the prmoner in her hind.
origin'. His object eertainly wass. he we., acting ho
he hushancl,end although he •ao the injured party, to
en, cot all unnecesiery matterg connected slits femily
hfferenees As there was no charge against Mrs.
'Jerrie he would submit that no questions as to thr
intercourse bAween the hueband end the wife 5h.014
I. put. There were no charges acesinst Mn. Harris. inott
therefore such questions he should consider lend .
He thought upon reflection that 14, Watson would be
of the same opinion.
Mr. Wilson : I cannot ray upon reflection that I
think I am doing wrong in asking these questions, and
therefore I must repeat them. Mr. Harris has chosen
this arena, and must not object to my asking those
questions.
Mr. Homey thought they were importont.
Mr. WII11011: Undoubtedly, bocause it is suggested
that Mrs. Harris left her husband to commit
adultery with another man. It may be important to
show that she left him without any such intention.
After a little discussion the Bench ruled that the
questions ought to be put.
Crosedxamination continued by Mr. Wilson: You
gay you have lived happily together. and that this t"ok
you very much by surprise?—Proyeutor Yes.—Her
going away, or taking the money ?—All of it.--You say
there was ma in Umbel. Have you seen the box since?
Who kept the key ?—lles Hants kept the key It was
a kind of. money box. The reason I have for supposing
there was £5O there, was boaanags LIO was placed in the
box by Mrs. Muria, which had been left her as. legacy,
and I also know what money has been put into it sines.
I don't think the box is in my hones now. It might be.
Mr. Wilson: How did you get these letters Mr
Harris? Prosecutor : A man gave them to me.—What
man! Lees, • policeman on the Statb -Western Railway.
—Were they opened or not? No.—Did you ask him
for them! No, he brought one of them to me,and then
took it away again, but subsequently returned with it.
I only received one ; I du not know where the other
was obtained. .

Be-examined When I new the letter in my wife's
handwriting, I considered it toy duty to open it.
I know that the 1.2.3 wee put into the hoe, as I saw my
wife put it in.
By the Bench: The legacy was put in about six
mor.ths' since. _ - .

Superintendent C.aldow said In consequence of in.
formation I received, I took the prisoner in custody on
Friday morning last. When I took him in custody, I
charged him with aiding and abetting and receiving
from Mrs. Harris, money and wearing apparel, the
property of her hualsanl He replied, I did not. And
I have nothing belonging to either Mr. or Mrs. Harris.
I then asked him if he had a desk in the parcel °Moe.
He replied that he had. I then asked him if the diok
was locked, end he said yes. I then desired him to give
the key of the desk up to Mr. Davis, the stationmaster.
Ho did so, and Mr. Davis op.med the desk at my request
in the prisoner's premium. There was a small round
peper parcel in the desk, and I said to the prisoner.
"What parcel is that r And he replied. "It is my
parcel." I have got to pay Id. on it. I did not open
the parcel, which was, as I suppmed, put back into the
desk, The parcel waa directed, "Mrs. Wilion,Waterloo
Station. to be left till called for. I saw five sovereigns
in the desk, and in answer to an inquiry the prisoner
said it was his property. I asked him if be owed the
company anything, and Le said there were 3e. to pay
out of it to the company. He asked me to allow him to
see Mr. Richardson, and as I wm taking him from the
paroel.oßlee to the booking-effice he said " Mr.
Caldow, this is a very unfortunate circumstance." As
we were coming down Fisherton, maid, "Stainton, I
am going to put a question to you. You need not
answer me without you like. Have you sent a box to
London directed to Mrs. Harris ?" The prisoner replied
" No, I have not." The only box I emit to London was
a painted box directed to "Mr. Wilson, Waterloo
Station, to be left till called for." I took him to the
police station where I searched him, and upon him I
found this key I produce, that opens the box I found at
the Waterloo Station, kb 13e. 101., a watch and chain,
and two letters now produced, one of which is a bill for
clothes. The other letter was addressed to Kr. James
Mainten, and was there read by the clerk (Mr. Lee) as
, follows :

" Bombay, Barnda and Central Indian Railway Engi-
neer,' Office, 10, Liverpolotreet, New Broad-street,
London, November 7, 1863.
"Mr. James Stainton, Salisbury Station.
"Slll,—ln reply to your note of yeeterday, I beg to
inform you that we have no vacancies in India at
present, but I will enter your nsme in our books.—l
am. Sir, your obedient servant, J. PITT KINNICEIT."
I then locked the prisoner up. I went then to his
father-iu-law's house in Crane-street, where I received
the pin produced from the primner's wife. I then
went to London, and at Basingstoke I telegraphed to
Mr. Bent, superintendent of Him at Waterloo, to
detain the box addressed to Mrs. Wdson until my
arrival. I found the box there, which I now produce.
The box was open when it arrived there, but it was
tied round with a piece of string. I found in the box a
bag which contained £33 in gold, and • piece of paper
with writing upon it.
Mr. Simnel Devis,distriet superintendent from Basing-
stoke to Exeter, and statiorernaster of Salisbury, said
he should not like to say on oath that the hand-
writing was that of the prisoner's. It certainly was
like Mr. Stainton's, aud if anyone had brought it to him
, at the station he should have mid at once it was the
prisoner', haed-writing. He could not speak as to the
word " Dearest," but he believed the words "I have
taken ES back" to be Mr. Steinton's writing.
Mr. Caldow mid the paper had not been in any way
altered, and the clerk then read it as follows :
" Dearest, I have taken £.5 bark f. ir other opportunities.
The rest is in the box, as Cherley is in • way, and it may
be found out if any one should see I had so much
money. Beep away from any of your friend.. lle has
lent to Chapel-etreet to day."
Cromaxamined by Mr. 'Wilson—l did not take Mrs.
Harris into custody. She came with me voluntarily
from Greenwich, and I charged her with nothing. I
went to Islington on Friday evening, and I called at
three diterent post-offices, and from the last I traced
her to the General Post-office, St Martin's-le.Grand.
At the General Poet-office I was ten minutes behind
her. I was informed that she had been there, and had
asked for a letter addressed "A. W. Z" I went to
Greenwich at nine o'elnele on Saturday morning, and I
waited at the parcedefiles from that time till • quarter-
pant when Mrs. Harrill came in, and asked for •
box for Mrs. Wilson. I beard her ask for the box, but
It eat not these. The piece of brown paper produced,
which formed the covering of the small parcel in the
prisoner's desk, was picked tip in Fisherton,and handed
to me. The paper contained the key, which was to be
sent up in • seperate parcel. I found the answer the
prisoner had given to my inquiry in reference to the box
correct. I&I not say, "Where is this box? I shall and
it out by and by, and you may as well let me
know." He did not say that the key found upon him
fitted the box at Waterloo Station. He did not say
"The things are gene to Waterloo Station as Mrs
Harris directed" I sent for the prisoner yesterday. I
mid to him, " &Linton, I am going to put • question to
you, and you can answer it if you like, or you need not
do so. The box you sent to Waterloo Station, when it
arrired there was found to be op n; and fearing that
some of the money might have been taken out, I want
to know what was the amount of the money in the
box ?" The prisoner replied that he did not know.
Mr. Wilson: Did you not tell him you had proof
that he had put something Into the purse? Superinten-
dent Caldow : No, sir. It is not quite the thing to send
for a prisoner when on bail. What was your object in
sendine for him' To know what amount of money was
in the box. —The prosecutor said he had lost between
FAO and MO. and as there was only rai found, I
naturally Nuppomel that some had been lost. I wanted
to ascertain from Mr. Stainton.—Ur. Wilson: If he
would say anything to convict himself. (laughter.)
Mr. Caldow : No. sir, not for that purpose. Mr.
Wilson: Pretty close upon it. Wss not Mrs. Harris
your guest at the station? She came to the police-
station on her return to Salisbury. She placed herself
I under my protection. She was fearful of her husband.
IThen her being at the station was merely • kindness on
Your part? Nothing more. And you discharged her on
Saturday night at nine o'clock? She said the had no
objection to see her uncle or the barmaid, Mies Adams,
and I sent for them She might have left the station
before if she wished to have done so.

Mr. Samuel Dacia recalled: Bud he opened the
prisoner's drawer, and in it he found • paper parcel
addressed to a Mrs. Wilson. The prisoner put it into
his pocket. I have no doubt the handwriting wu that
of Stainton's. The words, 'the key of the box, yours,"
written on an inside 'sheet of paper was decidedly the
prisoner's.
Cross•examined by Mr. Wilson: It was not unusual
for elerks to direct panels for the public. The prisoner
applied at Christmas time for leave to go to London, and
he then told him that he intended calling on • Colonel
Kennedy. He bad since heard tLat the prisoner had
applied for an appointment in India. About three
weeks since, when he made some alterations in the
arraogements at the Salisbnry Station, be asked the
prisoner if be had any intention to go to India, and the
ri.n.r replied that be had given it up altogether. He
had been in the company's employ for seven or eight
years. He was formerly superintendent at the Hinton
Sutton, but he was removed for foolish conduct, but
nothing reflecting on his character.
Mr. Wilson: No charge of having contemplated
running away with another man's wife, or anything of
that sort? No, *lr. •
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He-examined laan only say that Mr. Stainton had
been very sacaraba in his &neonate.
James Mead, atonemaaon, proved having picked tip the
piece of brown and white psper, addreamd "Men.
Wilaon," near the Ball. He gave it to Sergeant
White.

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This cloud the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. Wilson maid he should say a few words in behalf
of the prisoner, as the magistrates, no doubt, were
quite aware where the real point of the cue lay. He
was not there to jui.tify Mr. Btainton to as-toting Mrs
Harris to go to London, hot, admitted that he did no,
that was not a criminal offence. He was not there to
Li
Mrs. Harris in leaving her husband, because she
had taken him for better and for worse, though she ,
had made a had bargain of it. That wail not the
question there. It would be for them to consider
whether any legal offence had been committed; and
the real point WM whether Mr. Btainton had committed
or intended to commit adultery with Mrs Harris.
Almost one of the very last eases which had been
decided, the Queen r. Berry, this matter was brought
before the Court of Criminal AppeaL In that case
the wife and another person engaged a porter to bring
a cart to her husband'. house, where both as•isted in
ucking up the property, and putting it into the cart.
The wife, with her three children, went to a distant
place, where she took lodgings in her own mane.
Afterwards the man who asaisted in removing the goods
went to live at the same place, and he was charged with
having stolen the property. Mr. Armstrong, the recorder
of Manchester, Wore whom the ease was tried, directed
the jury that if they were satisfied that the wife when
she took the property went away for the purpose of
afterwards forming an adulterous Wien:mune, they
ought to find the prisoner guilty. If, on the other
hand, they believed she did not go away with any
snob intention, and that the parties did not commie
alultery, the prisoner was entitled to an acquittal. The
judges held that law to be correct, *lid therefore he
considered that it could not be bald that Mr. Maintop
bad sonsaitted any ceases for which he emild be tried.
The Beath must he satiated, not only that he assisted
Mrs. Harris in removing the goods, bet that they had
already seinasitted adultery together, or that the awdo
tease was rendered with that spoil, intention. The

'acts of the we were these: Mr. fittainton was a young
.140 in the emiloy of the South-Western Railway
l'ompany. He was in the habit of frequenting the
.r.i.ecutor's bourn, and he had witnessed the unhappy
notentions between Mr. and Mn, Harris. The
oroancutor's wife bad eapreseed her dsterminstion to
leave him, as she seed she could not stand it any longer.
dbe brought the articles to the station, gave then to
•lie prisonrr. and directed him to forwanl them to her.
['hey were placed in the boo, and he addrered it, and
.eat it on. To the key and the pieco of p.p.r
he did not think thsy could attsch much
onportance. The only asidenee as to the intender,
adultery was in the two letters written by Mrs.
Harris; bat he thought they proved nothing ; and before:
lie proceeded farther. as the case rested entirely on
those letter,, he should like to have the opinion of the
tknoh whether they thought they were sufficient to
justify them in sending the prironer for trial.
Mr. J. Hussey said it wail a question for • higher
court whether there was sufficient proof of intention.
There was in the opinion of the Bench • Aeon( pre.
aumption of an intention.
Mr. Wilson : Then I Isbell call Mn. Harri•

Mr. Whatman objected, hot the Bench, after • brief
examination, allowed her to be examined.
Mrs. Betsy Herne (who bed been bitting in the
witness box during the hearini of the Case, and had
forwarded several note. to Mr. Wilton, prisoner',
solicitor) was then sworn. She said: lam the wife of
Charles William Harris. I have made up my mind •
great many times to leave him long before we cause to
Salisbury, in consequence of his continual bad language,
An far as striking goes he ban never assaulted me, but
his languege was very eoane. I have known Mr.
Stainton as frequenting my huaband's teem.
An Wednesday last I took some articles of clothing
and money, and handed them to Mr. Stainless
at the railway 'tattoo, directing him to forward
them to London in the name of Wilson.
I told him he was to have EZ to purchase a box, and for
other purposes—that is, to send the things to me.
gave him the Eta I did not receive the boxes in London.
I met Mr. Caldow at Greenwich. and I told hirn
would put myself under his charge. as I did not know
whether there was any charge against me I came to
Salisbury. and he kindly gave me • cup of tea, which
Mrs. Calilow had provided for me. There was no en.
pigement between me and Mr. Stainton to meet in
London. I had intended to go out to India, and I ap.
Plied at • house in Bimbin-lane, for half a berth for a
lady, which they said would be NO, and I thought that
was very high Half • berth meant that I should Mare
it with estranger lady. I pee up that entirely, and
should have applied elsewhere. I never at any time
have had any criminal intercourse with Mr. Staintou,
nor have I any intention of doing so My letters cer-
tainly were very unguarded—exceedingly so
Cross-examined by Mr. Whatman I admit that there
were expressions in my letters which • married woman
ought not to have sent to any one else. I certainly said
what I should not have said, not unguardedly, because
I was rather careful, too. (Laughter.)
Mr. Lee You said unguarded ?—Witness: Well,
unguarded then. (Laughter.)
Mr. Wheturee : Then you think there bine particular
harm in the prisoner's helping you off with the box?
Mrs. Harris: Let me see—harm. (laughter). Well,
he did ine • kind action. I asked him to be kind enough
to do it, end he did it.—Had you known Mr. Steelton
very long? Not very long. Then you became
tolerably intimate with him in a short time? I don't
think that any answer is required to that question.
(Laughter). Do you generally address gentlemen of
your acquaintance, "Here I ant, my darling" (Laugh-
ter. No. Then pray why did you make an exception
In the present instance? For the very reason I told you
before. He was my tool in this instance. And what
was your husband—a tool too? I think he ought to be
very glad that I went away. He would not have
troubled about me but for the money. I took £64 away.
and gave £5 4o Mr. Stainton. I intended getting my
own living in India, as I shall have to do now. I have
heard the prisoner my that be had applied for • situa-
tion in India. I did not make any arrangement for hire
'to see me in London. He might have called if he came
up to London, but it was perfectly optional. I should
, like to have seen him certainly, instead of having to
write the letter. My husband has never struck me, bee
,be has thrown a bandbox with a hat in it at me. He
I has not complained particularly of my conduct. Ever
,1 since I made up my mind to leave my husband,
I thought of going to India. I spoke to the prisoner
about going to London on the previous 'day.
When I first Rohe to him he said he would oblige
me. When I asked him to Write immediately it was
In order that I might get the key. as I did not wish
to break the box open I did not expect the boa at
Waterloo. as I had directed him to send it on to
Greenwich. I left my children in the care of their
father.

Mr. Whatman contended that there could be no
doubt as to the intention of the parties to commit
adultery The prisoner kept back £5, and requested
her not to go near her friends, and that, taken to-
gether with his denial of her whereabouts, proved
conclusively such intention.
The magistrates retired, and on their return the
Chairman said they had decided on mending the prisoner
for trial at the Anima. They would accept bail him-
self in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each. The looney
found on the prisoner and Mrs. Harris wan ordered to
be gives up to the prosecutor.
Mr. Toomey, the Salisbury poet-master, at the dose
of the case, addressed the Bench, and said it was
currently reported in the city that this matter had ex
ploded in consequent,e of some irregularity in the
delivery of the letters. He begged, however, to
correct that impression. The letters were duly
delivered at the South•westem Station. He wished
also to say that it CM quite irregular for any
policeman' without the sanction of Ik. yam.
Master Oeneral, to endeavour to obtain any information
from officials in the post-office. (Applause.)
Mr. Whattou) It has not been done.
Mr. Toomer : I beg your pardon. I should sot Immo
made the observation if it had not. (Applause.)
Mr. Wliatman : By whom ?
Mr. Toomer : Mr Willow.
Mr. Caldow : On this occasion.
Mr. Toomer : Yes. Did you not tome to the post-
Ace on Saturday morning at live o'clock?
Mr. Caldow : Certainly not. I was in London on
Friday and Saturday.

Mr:Toonwr : I beg your pardon, it wu Sergeant
McCiough. Did he not come to the poet-office on
Saturday morning at fire o'clock to ascertain if there
were any letter. for Mr Stainton I
_ _

Mergeint MeGough : I did.— •
Mr. Caldow : That is nothing unusual in police-
matters.

Mr. 'roomer: The police have endeavoured many
times to tamper aith the postoffioe officials. Every
officer under my direction understands that he will be
at once suspended if he gives aay information that be
in his official capacity. (Cheers, which were
immediately suppressed) I do not wish to make it a
personal matter. I merely threw out the hint, but Mr.
Caldow took it up, End thus drew forth more than I
should otherwise have said,

lir. Lee: There can be no doubt that the police have
right to inquire. Whether your officials choose to
ive the required information is smother matter.

The Cc2nii then rm..

Mm. Hun. leftthe Court in company with Mr.
Wilson. and she was followed by a large crowd as she
proceeded down Cetherine-street. The mob, however,
was very orderly, and no violins* was offered.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. A young Cumberland
farmer, named Brown, has committed suicide under
peculiarly melancholy circumstances. Some time since
he canted • Hiss Hodgson, daughter of • neighbouring
farmer, and the pair. it is said, led • very happy and
affectimate life. The young wife died after giving
birth to her first child, and her death so preyed upon
the mind of the husband, that on the day following
that on which she died, he deliberately shot himself.
On the leaf of • copy book was written, "I hope Mar
Lord will forgive me. Without my Maggie I cannot
be. You need (not) mourn for me, bemuse I most go.
You will look after our darling boy. The little sum that
would fall to my darling wife and me will make him
comfortable some time after. My wish is that we may
be laid in one grave. This is the end of eight or nine
years' courtship." sad so on—• touching and tragical
incident in real life truly as has been recorded for some
time.

Tee Amen°No Gunra, by constant im t,
are no. perfection. The same is the cees wi Herring's
Magnetic Brushes, which are now so perfected, that
failure with them is all but imposaible. They are the
true remedy for Grey Hair, Neuralgia, and Nervosa
Headache.

B.—Counterfeits are being made.
Ofßees, 32, Basingball Street, London.

This is an age of improvement, therefore all changes
should he in that direction. fine was when good tee
was readily obtainable—pure wholesome tea—Dr.
Samuel Johnson liked such; and people generally seek
mob now. John Chinaman bee not been slow in finding
out that be can pus off ha brown waste leaves by
colouring all qualities alike, thus greatly increasing hi.
own and the merchant's profits, at the consumer's ex-
pense. It is highly requisite that good tea be again
readily obtainable; Roraima', and Co., London, there-
fore import it pore, without any mineral powder on its
surface, being the strong, delicious, and invigorating
spring sort.; the green a dull olive—not blueish • endthe bleak not made intensely dark; this every English
tea drinker admits is a great desideratum. Supplied
only in packets, through liornimen's own agents—See
advertisement in this day's paper.
The "City Press," June 7. 1862, speakinc ol
Ilsarson'e Argentine, aitys, " Beautifully finished
works of art, well sustaining the deserved popularity of
the producer." Thu splendid material is a compound
of various metals, with • heavy deposit of pars
Silver, forming one bard compact body, pouessing all
the beauty, richness of eolour, and durability of Silver,
at a fraction of its cost. When the Argentine and the
real Silver are placed side by aide the most akilful
judge cannot distinguish between them, while its dare-
bility loon great that after many years' wear its appear-
ance remains unaltered. During the last seventeen
years it has been so well received by the Public, that its
manufacture has been extended to all those articles
usually made In Silver, via, Spoons, Forks, Dinner,
Tea, and Coffee Bervius, Waiters, Bread and Cake
Baskets, Candelabra, Dishes of all kinds, Epergnes, Claret
Jugs, Ste., de. do. A sample spoon will be sent, poet
free, to any pert of the United Kingdom, on receipt of
30 stamps, and an illustrated Catalogue, containing 300
engravings, and full peke list of the various =Baba-
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any address on receipt of six damps. A prim medal
was awarded to J. W. Benson for " Excellence of manu-
facture, Argentine and Electroplate." Port-ofilles
orders and cheques should be made payable to James
W. Benson, Branch Establishments, 46, 47. sod
Cunha]. All communications should be addreseed to
the Principal Establiahmeat, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hali
London. Ideablished 1749.
Watch and clock maker by special warrant of appoint
-
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