The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-07 00:00:00

On Tuesday morning the case was resumed, when,

Benjamin Lyons, the defendant, was examined at great
length by Br. Anderson. lie corroborated a good deal of
the plaintiffs evidence with respect to their early intimacy,
and admitted having kept her for a considerable time, but
iletikel that she had ever asked him to marry her, and
that he had pr:mist d to do so. He also denied that any
letters of his enmtaiued a promise of marriage. With
regard to the letters that lie destroyed, he said he once
found a letter on the mantelpiece addressed to Mrs. Hay -
ward, and on opening it he saw It was signed White,"
and asked her to keep an appointment with him,
at th e usual place. This letter was not in his own hand-
writing, as W. insinnated by the plaintiff, and he knew
notning about it. lie was annoyed at the plaintiff being in-
Duette with other nice, and be went into her bedroom, and,
taking all his own letters out of a drawer, burnt them his
reason for doing so being that be did not want his private corn-
munlcatioes to be overhauled by other people. The plaintiff
admitted that she had made an appointment with another
gentleman, but asked him to overlook it, and he ulti-
mately did so. Ile did not destroy the letters because
they contained promises of marriage, and to order to pre-
vent her having any hold upon him. Tile slip of paper on
which appeared simply the word." have patieuce," had re-
ference tuber applications for money, and not to his carry-
ing out a promise to marry, and he enclosed with it half a
sovereign. Toe plaintiff having stated on the previous day
that the defendant was a me inner of the Jewish persuasion,,
and that she belonged to the Protestant Church, the learned
counsel proposed to ask the witness whether there was an
object,on among Jews to marrying Christians.
Dr. Keneeley objected to the question, oliserving that they
fnumently heard of Jews marrying Christians.

Mr. Baron Channel' There is acute among Quakers against
mart.) Ing out of their own body, and the offending psrty is
sent to Coventry, but still such marriages are perfectly
legnl. I understand, however, that the defendant has mar-
ried a Protestant.
. . . . . .

--fh; delenslont be had married a Jewess, that tho
marriage took place In the house of the bride's lather, and
that the two priests who officiated on the occasion were
Jewish clergymen.
Mr. Anderson I believe the consequence of a Jew marry.
leg a Christian is exclusion Irons the body?

Dr. Kenealy objected to the question, and it was not
pressed.
In reply to other questions, the defendant said the lady
be had married had some money, but it was settled upon
herself.

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serjeant of the I letective police at Birm nett= said he
had known the plaintiff from seven to ten years, and had
Sr. fluently seen her in the company of proi.litutes. Ile had
also seen her intoxicated at an early hour in the
morning. Ile added that one of her sisters kept an im-
proper house in the town.

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The jury were unable to agree, and the parties con-
armed to accept the verdict of the msj ,rity. The
result was a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £l5O.