The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

THE REV. NRWMAN'S DIVORCE SUIT;

Hall e. Hall and theta:dean, Ur. F. A. Inderwick,
QC , and Dr. Truttram were coun .el for tate petitioner.
toe Rev. Newman Hall ; and Mr. WWI,. QC • end Ur. EL
A. Hayford were for the respondent.
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Originallr the petitioner sought the relief of this Court
pp he ground M his wife's 111 Weed Pee with the co-re-
spondent; but after • time the petition was withdrawu.
be paying the coati. A new petition has been presented.
which. it is alleged, contains fresh facts, and the rev.
petitioner therefore seek. to on on with his suit. The
respondent demurs to his further proceeding, :al.=
that he is estopped by the withdrawal of the
petilon, and ehe makes a counter charge, which is
denied.
Mr. Willis, QC., at some length. waned that the peti•
tioner wee not entitled to wooed further with his &Mks,
and the learned causes! likened it to•dismissed Chancery
suit In this case it wee not for want of mews. that Mr.
Rail did not proceed with his suit ; but be withdrew from
it voluntarily. Of mane, the respondent and on-respon-
dent consented, or elm they could hare initiated on haring
the issues raised tried by &jury. Raid the cam gone before
a Pin for trial and lira R&I been acquitted, would it be
said that the petitioner might afterwards bring fresh
charges which arose during the time covered by the
petition I Tbe petitioner when be once brought his pal.
Won brought it to be adjudicated upon on the beat
materials he could obtain, and if something had been
overlooked it was not to be said that of itself should
entitle hint to go on with his suit

At the conclusion of the learned counsel's arguments
the Court rwe and the matter will be before Six. J.
RALIIZIerI MELD next motion day.

PAINFUL INTERVIEW WITH A MURDERER.
William Cooper, the foreman brass moulder, who now
await, execution in Strangeways Prison, Manchester, for
the murder of Ellen Mather, at Balton, hae again been
visited by his sehe and family. The Interview yaw an
hour land three quarter,. Cooper implored his wife to
accept his fate with resignation and to d^vote all bet
energies to the bringing up of her children. The latter be
rasiie.ily coon •elled ta &roil riai temptation. of the
lie read t them parent' mama,. of
Serip-
tore, end u•ged them to cononis th• words to memory.
II • expresee.l deep penitence fur the crime he had com-
mitted, and ad I h. woe qui e prepared to mod hi. doom,
and bail pre> el fervently for forgiveness. When the time
arrived for bidding farewell, • heartrending scene
rerurred. The youngest child. • girl a ght yaw, of age.
elut4 to her wretched father, ami with piteous cries begged
to he allowed to remain. The prisoner, pointing to hie
hied bed and to the meagre fare tares,' before Line, &eked
h. r If she could lir content with things such ae theme. The
clot I mid ehe wield.' he a anal.' wilt anything if she
coold with him ; hot the two warders (who bad
bee, peasant durng the intiovirw) explained to her that
it was !impossible, and after coneilerable entreaty the
child m.o, induced to lenie. In.. condemned man took •
most affeetionate farewell of hie wife and four children,
roar:ring them that they shoold see him main in the
coon. of • few days more. The data of the ereention I.
not vet Axed. but Ills believed that it will take place on
thole% or th (net. No attempt Lae hitherto been made
to obtain a commutation of the sentence, and none will
now probably be made, as it is felt that it would be
fruitless after the remarks of the Judge at the trial.