The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-11 00:00:00

AN ACTRESS CLAIMED BY HER HUSBAND.

Last Saturday, at the Weymouth Police.court, Mona
Dr. Drew, 11. Hopkins. Esq., eni J. E. }totems, Esq., '
E le., Lever, a restive:Wry-10 ,king noiddlwaged man,
was charged with assau.ting C,llette, of . themitii•
eel company; also with useult,og P.S. Auer, of the 1
ts•r,ugh police force, end with thinateting to do bodily
la-tu to " Miss Blanche Herrick,' an a:treu in the oda- j
P VI:. Polly Hooper was Int the prosecution, and said the
main charge was for assauirieg the to lee of this borough,
which seem out of the other charg-e. n, fivit WY for '
umulting a lady known as' Mist It anche Herrick," an
threatening to injure her; but he thought with the magi,-
trete.' pri mission, and 0 the defendant had no objection,
all the evidence c ,u 1 I bet teen I...tether.
D.-fondant: I erlah to make an opo iretion. I wish to
my th .t the lady kno•n so Mi. It.etlehi Herrick Is no
s c i e •eou at all, •he Is try Wits and her name is Lever—
Sl,s. &lain Lever.
Mr. Hooper sai she was known under the name of Miss
Blanche Ife.rick in the theatrical world.
Prisoner woe then ch treed eri'h •ssaulting Mr. Collette,
and replied —" I a ial,t that." N 13. was charged with
aniultlng P.S Auer, cod rp cod—"! admit that." end
then with t .reatening to injure M.. B anche Herrick,
and raid be did not know such &person as that—her name
Wee Mr.. Lever.
Mr. Riper said a company. cal'ed " The C clonal "
company, bad lately come to porfortu at the Theatre, and
the p incinal character was under &ken by • pers in known
in tile play-hill as Mi.. Blench, Herrica. Mr. Marston,
the manager, hal aaaaa ed her onder that an i.e :she emus
to Plymouth, and was engaged at Ed a week. Mr. Lever
wrote to know if the was in the co-spout, and the man-
ager telegraph.' that she was. Mr. Liver wrote that stu
Wee his wife, end teat he should come to Weymnuth and
stop her, when Olio Blanche Herrick thounht it beet not
to cm. by the mine tram as the e mpony did, and Mr.
G 'lett-, tubbing there would be a disturbance, wisely
&mined to the police, and wgetht Ap.ey was pent to
the railway station. The train came in at 4.20, and
there were on the platform—Mr. Cillette. Mr. Marston,
ant defendant. Oat ol one of the carriages came Mime
B annho Herrick, and Mt. L •ver wont up to her end took
her by the wrist. hoe CMMI-d pro,cPon, and Mr.
Colette wine up. D•fenda .t amanita I Mr. Collette then
and there. Mr. Collette took Mars Hetrick up to Mr.
Liver, ant asked her whether she vrould return to her
hothead or fulfil her engagement. She replied—" I will
hors nothing to do with my hushand, and I claim Mr.
Collette's protection." Sargeent Ape-y then culla up, and
Mr. Laver assaulted him very Mole utl) . and knockel his
helmet 00, so that they had to put icons on the defendant
As defendant acknowledged the assault, Lai was willing
lobe bound es regards his wife to keep the pose* for the
future, he would suggest that the Benria should be satisfied
with defendant being bound over to keep the pewee tor
wards hi, wife. The assault on the polies would haw* to
be gone into.
11r. Hooper then called the following evidence:—
Henry Must in: I am the manager of the Colonel
The •tue my, which lately visited WeyMOuti, and
on March 25 la, I entrust Mies 131 inch- Herrick aa leafing
actreire, twin • was she +ma married. She joined My
e impany at Piyaloutia 03 Thansisy I ...Sat the railway
m.stion, Wr)tniu•b. about 4.20. p.m., when the trate Coale I
Is fmin L indon. II le Re. rick also arrived ty that train,
sad Mr. Col/e.te sod the dr:trident mire present. Miss
H -trick got out of the etrriagr. when Mr. Lever said—
" Will you e one w.th rue," end mm*lo6ol4ol her wrist.
Dr. Drew That would not bs an seasnit in the eye of
the law, if the wel his wife.
Witness cit ed : Mr. Clilette said—" Will yen fulfil
yoar .nisseonnt with me, or go with your husband r
when Mow Herrick, or Mrs. Lever, claims I Mr. Collette's
Writ. et-on, and Mr. Lever then struck Me. Collette ; the
ermeant woe Net vevn them and defendant immediately
laCeleti tie worgeant, struck him and got hi, belinet • if,
struck his face, and knocked him about on the platform.
By Mr. Ar hen: The blow at Mr. Colette was not• violent
' one; defendant meant hi kn ck him down; but the s•r-
-' „moat put his hand between them.
• By Dr. Drew: Mr. Collette offers I th•lsiy Lie sem, and
she ,ok it. Se came sway with myself and Mr. Cilletto
in era°.
1).. Drive: You say Mr. C 'Uinta bud git defendant's
wife In his pose-ashen I
, Mr. Hoit er •. Tole lady claimed Mr. Callette's mot elm',
and he ntTermalher hi. arm; butt hat did not juetily oefenlr
' sot in .triltin4 Mr. Collette,
D-. Ea-var 'Oil it impleioed mach of what occurred.
Kr. Ho3kirm :kg Gra", th • wile ia c :rue I, Ido not
tick tome is any evidence of an a•seult up in bee
. Dafendant ti-n er. Ili-examined the with... Marston :
When my wile's Meyer or Mr. Cole Via lawyer asked
• u just now, dad not you say you did nut kuow whether
I vas married or not I—Yes.
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Q. :DI not tot tall rue et the otation ths you bad heard
r. ports that we were living anitsupily t L Wane..
aleo explauted be d:d not wish t • throw any elm. on the
omit or on bins. hem,, he belie•A that e'..reas err ed.
Hoop r neil they Mantled that she wee merriel
Iwo years ago; but she had let him; she Lad men .s and
be 1:1‘d none.
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P.S. Amity mid he was on the platform at the rail.. ay
.t .ti m on the arrival of the Bourwm orth at 4D
Wit Thursday, and an the present d (awl in end the
',moon cited Me, Blench. Herrick on the Own-in. Sew
oblendent sneak to her. lts. Oollette we. elm prelims,
and witness was mien 1104 to by Mr. Coll, t. or this
rentlemen--ithe wit). 11.rstonl—to rouse up t •ttroo.
Knew he was wante 1, and had itern sent tot. This
gentleman asked her Logo to the bete', she refused,
tmk Mr. C Ilett.'s arm, defendsnt stepp of in and pre
Mr. C Tilette • push, but imps., did not think be means
to strike him, wits... 'topped him and sot hit of his
arm who defendent itmck him meg»i h owe. Saw
defendant strike Mr. Collette or push . ....1 he
attempted to strike him again, hut w'tnee. siepoed
between them, and didendent struck witness sever .11 lows
on the head, and witness struck him. bet WOO bl ed to
call for fresh assist .no+, and to get • cab and dkive
defendant to the polio. station. Alt r the other c not o.le
arrived defendant CllO/0 very quirit'y. 14 feud int had
knocked off wi!nem belmet, and he (the sorseant) 4.o.tcht
there wind ho • crowd, so he put him in the to, end
brought him to the station, not because of his violen, e, but
for fear of • seen..
thlendent : You say I was in an i xcited sts'e when
sod me; Yee could not bear what I said Ito my
yo-u
WI. , e .old —N.'. I could nor.
striking you severely, but do you
thi)indkielastutck'y.io -,,,,"';`;.:eusly, or bec4ll.n vou detained
me from setting to Mr. Collet:: f—Al . `"'n'' you •Ir'ek
me under the impulse of the mosue,;;-
Defendant : I struck him because ha we.: "Whin( DM
from getting at Mr. Gdiette.
Henry Elliott, inspector at the Weymouth noway
stet On, said last Thursday• on tho arrival of the B r+rco
month traln, he wm present at the station, and an
defendant, also Mr. Marston, the sergeant, and the lat
The train arrived awl the lady allshted on the pletfornt.
and he saw the hands of defendant end the lady meet.
S oue c inversiti on took place between them; but he did
u 1 listen to i', and he afterwards saw Mr. Lever pu.h
Mr. C Melte; Mr, C Matte signalled to Bersetant Ap.y.
! who come between them, and then the mem& ..n Ap dry
I took Woe+ ; be is. defendant strike the sermant
1 Br Dr. Drew: Mr. C lett' was with defendant'a wife,
and dalendent we' pushing him away from his wife ; then
. he saw him strike Sergeant Apse, and his helmet came
off, the second policeman cams. and defendant wee tau
Into custody.

Defendant: I wish to show that Mu violence was
entirely unpremeditated. Did not I toll you that I
expected EV wife by eecrY train / Did I not come direct
to you as that you might see there was ao breach of the
Defendant: That is all.
M. Hooper said there was no wish to keep this lady it
Yes, you did.
she wishood to go with her husband, and if the defendant
followa her arms, the manager intends to ilischarge hr.
Dr. Drew: Well I that I. not before the Bench, at any
rate.
Defendant said that nine weeks sea his wife was on
friendly tenni with him ; she haft LO go. t 81 ithaupton,
but she wrote him a very aff,ctionste. ism r ; yet he Mos- d
no more of her till he he .rd she wan s issued on thl. com-
pany. Hs wrote to " Mra fallrLO L 'Theatre R iPal.
Plymouth;" but Ins letter was returned t him mukcd—
" not known " He than wrote to "Mao Blanche Herrick,
Mrs. X twin Lever, and regicerei the letter, but ractired
twanswer. Ma then sent • teleataen to the manager —" Is
my wife, known as Mies B &Oche Herrick, engaged by
you?' and after ten tows had el.pstod, he received the
/auntie, reply —" Yes, it,.. Herr ck sn ta.tmber of my
c mammy." 'ritual he wrote t his who in affectionate, kind
terms to say that he was coming to Weymouth, that be
had three deft' vacation. and that he hoped thaw, three
days would he spent happily sad peacefully toge, her. To
this he received no answer. Ito thee came by train.
and expecting the would come to Weymouth by
the lame train as the company, he went up to the station.
and said, "I an Mr. Lever, Miss Herrick's husband ;
what is the reason Mrs. Lever is not here? When I woo
told—" Toe tut is sha sepposea there would be • row, and
ahe is coming on by a later toile." I *stied at th.
station till 420. but Mr. C dlctte and Mr. Maratha:l did not
come up to Ilse railway mation till that train. Ile told
them ebo was he wile, and is, was ...wered that she was
on" of the ciarP•lll. and would bo protected. Ha dld not
gaup her by the wriot ; but went up to her, and said, in
Garman. wlii hots uudarstool, "How aro yau, dearest 1-
Ha continued—'l hare not COM, here to tutermre with
your ariangenunt. ; but con.. LO my hotel, mai be as
quiet or prnird, " 800 sud is, wu going with Mr.
upibtia, Mr. Wilette cam. up and said "Goal morning,
Miss Herrick t' Defeedatot laid " I hue taken the saute
piece eel stayed at Moore—Me Crown ; but she said
"I am going to stay wilt. Mr. Collette at the Victoria
Hotel.' Da...lmA then of his arm; but she talented
it, and took Mr. Collette'a
Mr. Hooper sod he utttet contradict that; he was
promaro d to negative it.
Mr. L v.r weal on to say he told Mr. Collntts he would
Nook ooinlerf.rene bettor.° his wife and himself. when
Mr. Collette said to her —"Snail I charge him r and
sto said "Tee." Mr. Catlett. then beckoned to Shwa
one, and defendant was colored; the con.mbie
semi! him, when lie(defen out) struck biud kk• so or four
tinier in the idea of preventing this constable hindering Ms
getting at Mr. CoActte ; but he was hudcuded, sou
taken to the and his wit, went away to Mr.
C 'Untie's The smoement dint be was altbOtor moans
was utterly untrue in evary respect. IL was tills) that in
his Wall s. .roal Cara r, through no fault of his wife's, too
h.d I, at DSO; hut h-o had never bonefltted one penny by hi.
cue's moue ; he had over s dight to us bar how "uch
• week she had, aml wuenevnr he visited hi. wife he
always brought enoosh money to pty their expensse. He
was sorry to have entered tato the.' matrars. Lie believed
Mr.. ',Ter made it app-ar tint she was ai roil of his
, violence, and he was willing to be bound over never to see
his wile again or speak to her.
Dr. Drew said thee could not entertain that.
' Mr. 11,soper said Mr. Must in in a married man, and
Mrs. L.Ver WWI going LO .lay at the Crown with Mr. and
Mra Marston, and sae was sot going to stay with Mr.
, Collette. . .

: At any rate, she was not going to stay with
her ho.hand.
. .

Mr. Hooper leaked for peraiisaion to contradict the
defendant:4i statement.
The Bench declined. in the abeenci of the wife.
Dr. Drew rid with ',pad to toe charge of threatening
to do ho lily ham to Mir H:•ncoe Herrick or Mr.. Liver,
that would he dicula•el. W.th regard to the charge 01
resulting Mr. C .Ilet s, under the circumstances the
Beech would line defendant I o With regard to &smutting
the p3lic•mati In the execuu n of his duty, the Bench
woold fine hunt°, for ii was • far dtdorent altar. to strike
• constobie. To, would includo coots &conduit hating
I, pep. coin., sltog-th,r.
Mr. I.:ver : I *flail glirp my wife's entageirat
Dr. Drrw : I would succor tha: your wife fulfil her
sot icetneut.
Mr. Anion: Mr. Marston gay. he shall diecbarge the wife
if oho ,s followed by defendant
Mr. Live,: She or oil snored. Shy connot be endear
wltSiui the huiliend'r .oneeat ; but it the ersingemeut I.
subrnatori to me. I might c rusent.
U. D-ew: It yo.o or. • hrbiad. you have marit if
autlionly.anl y.. 0 can exercise it. but it is n. 4 for you to
. .

Defendant conducted himself IrPh the greatest regular.
ity and self-posy...ion befdre the B3n,h. When he had
to pay ha AA I : My tuuney is in the °Moe, taken loon me
when I was drtsincd.

Mr. L .err lead the fine, haring had a or £lO in his
possewou when arrested. 11- has sincs lult the town.