The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-22 00:00:00

Tin DOMET tOtTNTY EkPitESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1870

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lorget (Cunt ti Expregs aliTglat%ie old favoenurite hall% " wore Zrffeatlr of
• roses." This was sung with all her old grace
TUESDAY, PBERUARY 22. 1870. of manner end finish of style, and wet in every
respect an exquisite pedontianee—tbe very opelthe
of her former efforts during the evening. There
mai an irresistible recall, when Madame gave
• brauvura, characterised by more than her
eocientricity, the rearm whereof seems 'roe-
Then Pate Mr. Avant with another
gratetle solo on "Robin Adair," mid 'The
Pipers," It was given with masterly
skill, and the imitation of =Ten in the
mooed part wag very cleverly was a
telling performaaoe, and the fantasia—whioh we
notice is Mr. Avant's own composition—will no
doubt become popular. Miss Draerld sang "Only for
One," a pretty sentiment wedded to excellent topic,
oharmingly interpreted by the fair vocalist. There
Was an unanimous done to have a verse at least
repeated, bats long persistent encore wee an.
noticed, unacknowledged. When the audience
were well tired of re-milling Iddlle. Draedil, "Warne
Ruderedorff and Herr Stepan appeared to sing
"The Sailor's Farewell." Then Mr. Manteca Smith
sang a taking little song of Hatton's "Just as
Well," which was loudly re-demanded, though he
has given it before at Dorchester, and he sung
• maypole ditty with a capital accompaniment,
which was very nicely played by him.
Madame Ruderedorff sing the next song, shrieking
"Chart " and "Charlie " with her utmost power,
to the amassment of everybody. Herr Carl Stepan
gave" Oh I ruddier than the cherry," from Handel's
AM. and Galatea," with grandeur. This air Ins
hew popular sines Mr. Smiley achieved such great
senses in it at the Handel festival in the Crystal
Palms in 1865. We heard him on that occasion, and
ocieeidered he had scarcely thine eaongh for the
swig, especially in so large an axes; and believe that
the preceding air " Love in her eyes," rung by Mr.
Sims Reeves as Avis was greatly contributory to the
immense applause be won. However, Herr Stepan
has • splendid voice for the role of the love-torn
jealous Polyphemus ; he gave the recitative
with great and precision, and rolled forth the florid
periseges of the err with majesty. It was certainly
one of the best pertirmanoss of the evening. Au
excellent quartet', "The silvery Christmas Belle"
brought kr • close • mein such as we seldom have
the opportunity of hearing in Dorchester.
BcllloooB PATTY RefeSlollB, Monday.—Before J.
Bishop, E, and Dr. Aldridge.
'Nunes theme, butcher, in the employ of Wr. Darned,
ear charged with furious driving, February 7th.
p.c. eutoeh spoke to geeing defendant driving at a rapid
=.t.ern Illgh , sod when near the Wellington
t who was standing up In the cart struck the home
with the reins, and It broke into a gallop. As he came to the
Town-hell the constable held up his hand and told him to
drive dearly, but he took no notice, and galloped it down am
far as the Phowils. Should think it waa going If mils an
boor.

----Defendant said the horse could not go above Nix miles in an
hour.
The Town Clerk remarked that might be true, and, if on, it
we. the more mum for not driving It (unwary for • .hurt
distance
Defendant mid he had to come from the Wracks to Mr.
Hayward's shop end back again, and Dr. O'Brien only allowed
him • quarter of an hour to de it In.
The Town Clerk add that wa• no excuse,
The magistrates fined defendant LI, or 14 days. Paid.
COMITY PETTY EIMIBIONa, Saturday. —Before H.
Wllltiona req. (chairman), E. Pearce, Pic., Z. W. Williams,
Easo.. C. E Arita. Eel., W. J. Smith. EN., Captain Rolla], and
0.5. Chet, Eel.
TM late Overseen of Wlnterborne Rteenleton, fir. Henry
Groves and Mr. Jamul Bbittler, were summoned for £6 due
from the parish et Lady-day, 18118- --Mr. Slade, of Yeovil, for
the district auditor, and Mr. Wanton for Mr Groves.
It seemed that by an err r .4 the Auditor's application was
made to the °veneers for A:23 12s. 4td., whereas L 12s. 410.
eras due.
Mr. Weston urged that Mr. (Iron. had had nothing to do
with the matter, and therefore enould not be ordered to pay
anything.
Mr. Slade said if they found that Mr. Groves was not really
liable, they would not proceed against him In enforcing the
order
The magistrates ordered the to be paid.
Mr. Cade mid the costs would be at least £8 or L 9, and he
read an amount of correspondence with tMe. Shittler, to Mow
that the coats were incurred through Mr. Shittler's reglect
Mr. Weston argued agninst the allowance ,4 mbrocale'e fee,
and the cods for his travelling to end from Yeovil.
The Bench allowed the divot-ate'. fee of a trunks, and the
other code are to be taxed by the maddest. clerk Cr.
Coombs, Seq.)
Ann Heerlett, of Puddietown, anted for an order of
affiliation against 131.3.51. Him, of fielndon. Mr. Weston
for applicant, end Mr. Howard tot defendant. The applicant
haa had three illegitimate children, her mother three illegitb
Cate children, and the witness (Ruehrod) called to support the
Caw. of the appliotnt two illegitimate children. —lle Clair.
man mid the paternity was admitted, hut the Noumea of the
cane were al tainted that they thought they ought to mark
their sense of the whole matter by refusing to make any order.
050.03 Cute, of Dorchester, we. uncrowned for leering hie
wife and family chargeable to Duretieeter Colon. Mr. Lock
appeared on behalf of the Guardians, and mid be was in.
strutted to press the case. An offer wax made to pay the
c incurred, and under the circum of stances the case. the
.L.-radvierd the withdrawal of the charge on three terms,
with the under-tanding thet If oceadon arm lot a surrmons
again he would be gent to prison.
Tor P.t.ramemer or • 01115.0 AT MAIDS. 251.51105
Mont Roma, of Crock way, Maiden Newton. Inas charged
with assaulting and beating Elisabeth Jane Clarke, oh the 17th
'Mender lasb Mr. Andrews prosecute], and Mr. Weston
&funded. Proceedings were taken under the l4th and 25th
c. 100, a. 43. The woman was droned in black, and
mewed a little listened of herself.
Mr. Andrews mid this was • most diets...dog cam. On the
17th lon-ender I et the defendant, according to her own ad.
tnimion. heat her child, fillaalieth Jane Clarke, very cruelly,
and then net her an unremonable tack, telling her that If she
had not done It by the tint. she (Roll.) returned from work in
the field, sPe would give her another dogging. Just before
the time eke, Rots would In the ordinary courre have re-
tuned. the child went away from home and was no more seen
till the 7th February, when she was foond drowned. At the
time this mault wok place be was iretructed the del, who
we. about thirteen, had two sick bnithers to wait upon and to
do the greater part of the work hi the Louse. The girl wee
beaten with the Cockle and of a gran, such am labourers wear
round the waist, and Roth told the women she worked with
th at she had scarred Beris's bead, when one said" If you say
It was scarred, depeid upon It was."
Harriet Holland, who liars at Crock way, In a cottage adjoin.
ing that occupied by Rolls, mid that lad Deoember there heed
In Rolls's house, he, hi. elf*, the wife's brother, .1110, (IP/rirtl.
and Walkr WM.. and f3ixabeth Jane Clarke. The three boys
had the measles. On Friday, the 17th, she with Rolle and two
other women was d work in the field. They went home for
dinner at one. As won as Rolla had got into her cottage, and
witness into hers, she heard the blows id the beating 'do child
at 13.1115'. Heard the noiee up and on throughout the dinner
hour, and Mrs Rolls speaking In • rough tone. When they
were returning to the field to work de asked Rolls what the
row had been. MI she answered she had beak heating of Ben..
In the held they all upbraided her for IL. Rotissaid she had
scarred Bee's head with the buckle end of the ma,. beeauce
she had mg done whit the net her to do. Rolls smoke shout
the molt she had again giton her to do. when Sarah Sydenhain
remarked that was more than she oould do She did not go
into the house when she heard the 1.3.0.3 at dinner time.
env...examined Had a family herself, and felt it necessary
sometimes to correct them. Didn't go into the hone on hearing
the beating "became Me (Roils) wee always ouch a temper that ,
she did not like to." 1
Sarah Sydenhant. one of the three women working with
Rolls IC thc field that afternoon, corroborated previous wit-
ness as to Roll's statements and said that she had net
the girl Clark to clean the ware on the dresser and scrub the
Boor in the aftermon, promising her • beating if it was not
done when she got back. Witnees maid that win as much aa
de herself niuld do in. whole day. Rolls mid the beat the
girl with a map, when Jane Kerslake (the other woman
present) remitted "If
tin say you struck her with • Mean
then you did otrike her.
Croae-examined The task we, whet she had set her to do in
the afternoon. Roth first mentioned about the beating.
P.O. Stillman went to Rods about the tith December, Mien
the said 1 came home from work at dinner time, the house
AMA an • num I .poke to Mr (Clarke) about it, and she was
per, I took the Arap, and ore her two Or three etrokes ;
and, in dogging her. 1 struck pansule" (boil)she had on her
heed, and it Wel • little
Mr. Andrew.: Ham the been had up for beating knottier
child of hers?
A,: Yea, Me hag.
Mr. Weston urged that this should not be put till the cam
had been decided on Re own merits, and when the question of
ponishment,,l All 3-, IVY coneldered.
The Chairman concurred.
There being no other evidence,
Mr. Weenie sek-4 the Bench if they thought them eras any.
thing for him to answer. A mother had a perfect right to
correct her child,
The Cludromn mit the otiestion came within a very small
No doubt a woman had liberty to correct Mr child,
Cr:L
:und not be eteedive.
Mr. Welton • pealed to the Heath. whether, If what had
been given in evidence ta day we. all they knew of the case
—if there had been no inquiet, and the girl had not come to
auch a sad end—they would not have diemilied the case. He
had • cloud of witnesses, but he did not think there was any-
thing for tilm to answer.
Mm. Andrews mid it was • matter for the discretion of the
Bench, .

After conelderation, the Chairman mid this was • ease which
Cm very Pn,prly brought before them to be investigated by
evidence, tor it had given fleet'. a great 'Nal of talk on account
of the *dime results to the little girl At the same they did
not think the evidence we. quits aufficient for • conviction for
a common assault. No doubt • parent had • right to correct a
child, hut It moat be within masonsble Monde. The only
evidence they had wee the admin.. .4 the defendant, when
talking with other women at work, and it did not appear there
C5O that camel. beating for them to convict upon, nnd the
case was disinbased.
Mr. Williams told the woman that for the future if the dial
correct her children, let her do it a. mildly sash. could.
ROO. : I will, sir. And so the me ended.
Meal was summoned for deallag tome awake,
value M.. the property of Mr. William ('road, at Broadmayne.
Prosecutor was on his Ivan lad &swine', and mw defendant
take up an 7:pedn-N1 of made. from • heap. On seeing him
coming she these, Hto
n. e spoke her, when she mid
her m'ther wei 111, and she had come up fore few swede. for
her to have tomerrou for dinner. Ile told her he could not
afford to grow swedes for this sheep and to have them carried
rd.—Defendant admitted picking up five swedes. —Ordeml to
he imprisoned foe one day, and told that If brought up again
she would be metaled eieverely.
WILLIAM HALLITIf IVY aummoned fin. trommeing in search
wrdoed magie, on Sunday morning. Mr.
Weginn defended. A labnurer for Mr. Spoke spoke to seeing
defendant kill a rabbit In • trap, pick up the gin, and throw
it down strain. Cross-examined hi, was on Kr. Dawkins'.
land. Defendant worked for Mr. Ddillns. He might be
employed to kill rats and "want,- Didn't know thee the
defendant had killed rabbit, and taken them to the keeper.
The defence was that defendant killed the rabbit for
humanity's sake, and went nn about hie proper laminae
Mr. Weinon called the keeper, who .s,ud that Hallett had not
brought rabbit. to him. Ile had found rabbitn killed and left
In trope, but Hallett did not tell him he had done it. Riom
nothing against the young inan, and did not wish to press the
pined a_ fid, without C. 411, and told to be more careful in
futere.
ANOILO fiTaTIAT surt l'eoeu Bowes were charged with
obstructing the polio. in the execution of their duty.
P.C. Kingman add on Thum's'', 3rd inst., he went
to the Red Lion inn. Dorelleater, In company with P.C..
Mitchell and Churchill. with • warnant to hind Mach Mark Crate On going in Mitchell pointed
the man out to him ('rate aakni him if he hail
come dter him- (Stanley No he didn't.) He mid reit
unties he new elO, Crate mid he came Nene on purpose
to give himself up. He we. sitting on the °matte
.id. .4 the table with Stanley anal others, andheld up his hand,
for witneas to out the cuffs on. When he we about doing it
Stanley caught bold of Crate to prevent him. (Stanley I
said I would rlo R.) Barnes opened UNI window of the tap.
room (Stanley: Truth is truth. IS! go to the gallows for it.
I neter ee,,,teuea the potion) While he was getting round tho
table to take howl of Crate, he (Crate) Jumped up on the Mine
and tiled to leap out of the window. Wilms. caught Crate by
the leg and Kitchell came to his sieletanna They pulled him
Pack into the tap-room, and were going to handcuff him, when
Stanley caught bold of Crate, and 'sad" see If you
do
luirt the boy." On finding be could not patinas from Mitchell, '
tw Mike round to the other side of the table and laid held of
the cuffs. Them Cue muffle, and Wale cups and glum. were
broken. At last they culled him. sod when they got into the
itrie Stud., kd bold of Orate again. Stanley:( 1 ham
fought all through the Crimea, sod he's telling an untruth.)
Barnes went to the landlord and wonted him to put the gas
out. This ma shout seven o'clock in the evening.
P.C. Mitchell rorroborstral

Both delendentm mild they .re sorry. and woke.' far it to be
looked over. . .

St...ly was inel £5, and in &faun sent to gaol for a moth.
Heroes inn discharg...l and cautiooel.
Four young men, 11Alned JOALrII CAKI. WILL, kll Jaws
Cs's, and Jona Fa term, were summoned for breaking the
window of Hobert Waite, at Tolpuddle, January 24th. cote.
plainant said that he watt in bed, awl about midnight threw
gone. 'Mt thrown through hi window Gni six against the
door. He heard a noise, but could not tell who Was there.
The damage Wm 35.
jLlngla Hammett said that posse with the four (attestants.
He took up one stone and threw against the door. Joseph and
William Cake and Frampton did ditto. John did Wt.
P.C. Bishop rid Um lads had been to the public-home,
fieWitif some hash," and they threw these steam en passing
the okl man'. house.
Mr. Homer, of Tolpuddle, said that about • fortnight before
one •.I the dote .daub, with ~thers, had been thr ...log chalk
knobs at N hits, and he spots to them. telling them they
ought to know better. He didn't know whether that had led
them to dolt.
Puled 135. each, including meta.

THE MoRD4UNT DIVORCE CAiK.

The legal s.neation of the week ii the 11( rtituet
Divorce °sae, the he via,ot wbiub ir As mita, Rood
before Lor I Petisenoe and & specisl jury on Wednesday.
The petitioner is 'tic Cherles lior,isunt, Bart, agaiost
hie wife, Harriet Sarah, fourth daughter of Sir Thomas
Konerieffe, whom he married in 1966, and, us a,.
repeoodeata, Visoount Cole, son of the Hort of Hauls-
killen, & young matt of 25, and Sir Frederick Johaetcoe,
well known in Dorset through bia *own's:Lion with

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Weymouth.
Mr. Sergeant Salantiae.
Dr. Spinks, q. 0.. and Mr.
Ind D
erwick appeared for the pettliiner Dr. eans,
Q C., Mr. irShitall, and Mr. Searle f ir the redpon.leet,
lady Mordatint. mai Mr. L.T.I sod Mr. Jeuou wairrief
the rase embehalf respective of the eo-rearroedents,
Viscount Cole and Sir F. Johnstone.
The question now for trial was not the guilt or In-
nocents of Lady Mordauot in respect of the charge of
adultery with the co-respondente,
but bet sanity and
°opacity to plead in answer to the charge, on aril after
30th April. 1803, the day on which she was served with
the petition and citation in the suit.
Dr. Dense stated the case. stating the nature of the
evidence he should ofl,r to ,how Lid, Mordaunt is not
of "fiend mind;" and he argued against the theory
of the petitioner, that those symptoms and peettli
ties were feigned to diicredit ber guilty avowals.
Jane Ling, who went as lady compaaidn to Lady
!dorduent in May, 1869, and remained with her three
months, deposed to her ladyship's memory failing her.
that she took her food with her fingers, that she tore
her dresses with pins, that when out walking she would
Pick up mad, that she would go about the house antreit
naked, that eh was very dirty in bar habits sod had to
be washed like a child. that once 'he got into the
outlet'. bedroom, that on another occasion Vbe went
Into the drawing -room with nothing on but • pair of
stockings, slippers, and opera cloak, and • muff, that
stash Arad no amine, that *ben out driving she would
try and throw her.elf from the carrissie, that she corn-
ploinsd of headache, ead even put • bottle of Eau de
Cologne to her feet to cure it, that her temper was
irritable, that she spoke of seeing black things, and that
she would walk about on her hands and knees, and eat
goal 1
Sergeant Ballantine Did she speak of whet happened
at her oonfinement?-Yes.
Did she mention people she knew ?-Yes; nearly
every one.
Sergeant Itallantlne Did she mouse herself of any
improper conduct with those persons
Never with anybody ?-No.
Sergeant Salentine : Did she ever refer to the ebild ?
—Sometimes ; not often.
Did she ask about its heath ; or allude to Its having
been born ill-the state of Ps oyes ?-No ; I do not
think she ever did.
Did she ever allude to Sir Charles's visit to Norway?
-Yes, abs did.
I what dld she say about that? -She talked of his
going to Norway, and of a proposal she should go.
Did she say why she did pot go?-Ido not remember.
Did Lady llonerieffe tell rod of ciertain statement/
by lady Mordaunt, a few days after tom sionfinement ?
She did.
And mention certain names 7-Yee.
I Did you ever refer to those 'Attestants or mention
those names to Lady Moedauntl-I never mentioned
II the names.
Did you refer to the statements?-I did. •
What did you say 7-1 asked her if she rememberd
making the statements. She said she remembered what
' was said about her having made them, but that she did
not make them. I did not ask her anything fe,ther
upon that. I thick she understood what I referred
, to. Thin conversation must have taken place towards
the end of July. Lady Monerieffe came down in July,
1 but was not ',toying in the house.
Dorodby Prances Carroth-rs, who raid she was
accustomed to the ears of patients of weak miad, went
to take charge of belt llordaunt on the 91st Way, and
stared till the end of August. Her ladyship had a
bad memory, talked very little, ate ravenously. Had
a habit of spitting. Wu dirty, and realism deposed to
grosser indecencies or infirmities. She often spoke of
her babe. Sometimes she would say she liked her own
baby, but more often that she did not.
And did you ask why 7-I did.
And what did she say 7-She generally laughed-that
was all. She often spoke of Sir Charles Ifordaent, and
wished to see him. She was entry that he did not
come to her.
Keddell said she went as companion to lady
Mordannt last October, and had remained with her up
to the present time.
Was there anything peculiar in her conversation ?-
I never had any rational conversation with her. She
could never c illect her th ughta. If she makes a
remark Ibis generally a silly one. Her clothed she is
bent upon destroying.
How?- By burning and tearing.
Have you noticed her movemente-Yes; they are
most unladylike. She will throw herself suddenly down
on het (ice or beak on the floor.
What does she eat '-At times large quantities of
meat ; at others poetry. She will also pick up wood,
and coal, and staler. frequently, and eat them. Her
child was with her on the 91 October. She had not
the child often.
Why so?--She did not *sem loner, for it, or to know
that it w.,s • Nib,. She put it on the Boor, and allowed
it to amuse itself vs it could. Lady Mordsont seemed
to me to be lost to all kinds of decency or delicacy
whatever, of every kind.
Cross-examine I by Serjeant liallantine : I was told
when I went to Lady Mordaunt that she had bee. ill,
and that her mind might have been affected by her
illness. I have mentioned to her paragraphs I have
seen in the paper. She only laughed at the=
Sarah Harker. ladja maid to Lidy Mordannt, had seen
her in the butler's bed-room in her nightdress. That
was before! began to lock the door. The baby she did
not appear to care for She has never been left alone
with the child.
Dr. Priestley, F.R.C.S., on the fitli May went to
Wino': Hall with Dr. Take and Dr. Harrington Take
to see Lady Ifordaunt. Found her greatly perturbed
and afraid. They could scarcely get her to speak.
Later in the month he saw her with Dr. DA 41re was
weak, her memory was almost annihilated, and both
agreed she was of unsound mind, and unable to mana,le
her own 'Adm.
Croaeesernineil be Berjeent Salentine I was in
comonunicstion with her fiimPy some days before her
sonfinement. Within • fortnight of it I hut lett re from
!,ir Charles as to the state of her mind. 1 inquired as
to the antecedents of the diaorder, as to her confine-
ment, as to any statementsshe had made, and what
those stetements were. I beard thoie statements were
made to others. I never beard they were made to Lady
Moncrieffe. I heard she bad assumed herself of impro-
prieties with other men.
Serjeant Bellantine : You reported that she had
suffered from puerperel insanity, and was still suffering
nailer delusions. What were the delusions f-Thet she
was still mistress of her own house. That Sir Charles
would return.
And you do not refer to those statements ea to the
improprieties with other men ? -I do not.
You do not some to the conclusion whether these were
:Medina, or not?-I came to the conch:woo that they
were delusions.
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Serjeant Ballantine : I think you attended Lady
Kordannt in the previou November'
Dr. Deane objected:
Serjeant Ballantine : I propose going into the eireum•
etermee of her 00016 oetnent. and of her health previously.
Dean.: The desire in this case is to exclude &afar
as possible anything between Sir Charles and Lady
Mordaunt and other persons. and to conlise ourselves
to the state in which Lear Kordaunt wee. If we are
to go Mir, all these matters we are trying the main lane
and nteledieiell the main hese, and it is imiresible to
go into what my learned friend is entering upon with-
out prejadising tenons outside. We should be really
tiling the °asses arelnet those who cannot appear here.
Lord Pentanes: It it impossible that we can sande
from the sonsideratioe of the jury thoes facts which
show that she had a motive for simulating insanity.
prieettev : I gave medmine for • diesherge from
which Lady Kordaunt was suft•ring.
Am I right in 'apposing that it mutt have been an
lona...eat diecharge ; or was it the reeult of imoroper
istersoorser—lt was innocent; it was act of • specific
eh erecter.

WOll it 01 a character that would rodeos upon a
chaff alit .&m+ symptoms aa a complaint of • opecifie
character T—Yes. _

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When did rat toe lb. child?-- I saw the child shortly
sitter its birth. It wits then perfectly well, and the
oomplaint from which it afterwards snffered could not
have been of • specifia character, seeing the rapidity
with which it was eared. I examined Lady Ifordaunt
on several oecasions, extending over • sontiderable
period. I saw her during her Pregnancy, and she was
then soil ring from the same (610•110 in an aggravated
form. The remedies I used would be applicable to
disease of a op-cifia character.
Re-examined : Though the treatment is the mine, the
erc totally different. I am quite sertain
this we' unt the specific complaint.
Dr. Tube's. Lady blordsunt in April, and concluded
she was suffering from puerperal insanity, and also
catalepsy. Re considered she was not impels!' of mecum.
ing her affairs.
ermt-examined by Kr. Serjeant Ballantine : Before
you formed your opinion you inqnired what the air.
throat ,nose of her confinement were ?—I dit.

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And what had paseed between bet and the different
persons about her ?—I did.
Assuming her to have stated that she had sated with
the greatest impropriety with a variety of people you
oonelnde in your own mind that they were delusions ?
If L dy Moriannt hid sated in that way with only one
Person it might have been different. but it seemed to
rlle to be incredible that a lady within s few weeks of
her ooneoement would have acted in that way with
balf •dosen.

Was that what you were told l—Yes.
Sir James Alderson, President of the Collage of
Physicians, went to see Lsdy Mordaunt on 6th May,
and considered her of unsound mind. Raw her again
on 3rd July at Worthing. She was worse.
Cron.extmined : I think I mold distinguish en insane
patient in the dark by the smell.
By the Court: It is my experience that women suffer-
ing from puerperal insanity often accuse themselres of
impropriety.
Sir Jemes Simpson, physician, saw Lady Mordeant, at
Welton, in Marsh. and also last Saturday. Found her
last Saturday perfectly insane.
Lord Penance: Permanently hums ?-Irlmo alone
win determine.

I remember sending Dr. Priestley. who was oar bah_
tent, to • puerperal rime fifteen Teen no, and the mo-
ment the Imly saw him she cried oat, "There's the
father of my child."
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ITo hi. Lordship : A woman suffering from the disease,
and having delusion', would be mint likely take,. them
• • respect of esznal matters.
t. G.% in Way. 1889, was called in to see lady
Dr. . Could not nd that she had any mental
Mordant:it. 'till. Even alluded to ber unfortunate
eomprebsosion - •-•erd it but could not make any
pogitioe nit he had a. On one oceasien pressed her
Impassion on her mod. -ad asked her what she
Y 7 earnestly on that point. ... • turned round and
thought wan beet to he dons. Bt. 'old put it all
said elle thought a does of 'tutor oil w..
right.
Crose•examined : Could not arrive at my clone,
that she was shamming.
To the Judge: The best proof of ler insanity was %be
uniformity of her absence of mind. If she IMO t• try
to pat on insanity In the presence of persons attending
her, there would be signs of mental agiWitiou . I spoke

of to.r shill, her husband, and of tile condition she wee
Will have epoken to •
in bef.we the worl I taught as
piece of woo
l.
Dr. &amens saw Lade Mordaunt at Worthing. and
etioalulel she was quite incempetent to glee .d me
or direetious to stay legal adviser.
-Jd
Dr. Russell Reynolds meolnlnte Dr. Burrow's ors
.•• _
t
the occasion steteaL e
The recoil ^1 tter'" ":";tyr':.•":
woe teat the ems molest itself into one 01 •
dimmed or excrete* shamming, and Mid cites to the
isonelusion that it was not spectating.
Mr. Harris. servo., Worthiog, bad no doubt Le,ll
Nordannt's demise was puerperal insanity.
Mr. Hoghes, surgeon, of Broader. was of opinion
bre ladyship is of unsound mind, peerper.l mania. _
- Dr. Wood described her ladyship as fleeing will
Bhot
her own, and to be almost meapable refieetion.
amid not draw • cheque properly. I spoke to her
.0e
the eubjeot of music, and bevies aeleomd • 110,01 for
her. I give it to her, and she plsved, at first limper.
fatly, but at leng.th As got through the first !thereat. of
"Strangers Yek• She wept as if impressed am h
applicability of the song. I premed her to go on, and
she did so. She did anything I asked her, however
purposeless and unmeaning. I asked her to take off an
ornament from the ineatieshalf, and *be immediately
did so, and when I told her to turn it upside down she
did so. She did this without the least appearance of
being made • fool of. I cannot think of anything more
condone* as to her state of rated,
• Lord Peneatoe : Dr. Wood. you have bad large ex-
perience with people afflicted with insanity, Lave you
not 7—Yes, my Lord.
, I want to know whether the condition of mind you
have seen in Lady Mordaunt is similar ti thet you have
witnessed in other people? -It curioasly happen., my
lord, that there is now a similar close in the hospital
under my direction (St Luke's) There is • cam
which bistro a;reirattkabie resemblance to this.
In reply to furher quertiosis by his lordship. witness
said I have heard the reesestion of simulation, but I
believe it to be perfectly impoesibie for any human
being to have corned out such • syMem of deception
as that implied in the cow of Lady Mordaunt.
Sir Thomas Moocrieffe, father of Lady Morlannt,
said he had frequently seen his daughter Mom May.
She always appeared imbeeile, with gleams of slight
intelligence.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant : Did
Lady lionerieffe ever repeat to you the statements med.
by Lady Mordaunt to herself ?—She did.
About the child's not being her husband's ?—fihe
made statement. about the child. I think she told me
that Lady Mordaunt said the child was not her own or
was not Sir Charles's, but I cannot recollect precisely.
Did Lady Lout.* teU you that Lady Mordsent stated
that the algid was not her husband's 7—l think she did.
Did she also tell you the person to whom Lady Mot-
daunt attributed the paternity of the *bad 7-1 thmk
she told in. thot she had said something of the sort.
Did Leap Louisa tell you thet she basis conversation
with her daughter upon the subject of different gentle-
men named by her daughter to her?
Dr. Deane objected.
Mr. Bellantine did not press the question.
Thin closed the respondent's ease.
Mr. Ballentine stated the seise tag the petitioner.
The question was not whether Lady liordeunt wee
able to solve a mathematieel problem, bet whether she
bad sense enough to give her awn veraion of her own
sees—whether she could deny her silt or give an
excuse for it. Sir Charles Mordaunt r 33 years of age.
His wife was 19 when he married her, andsuperlatively
bemitifel. He believed perfeet award existed between
them until this unhappy oseurreeee. On the Ifith of
Jane, 18611, Sir Charles, accordieg to stutom, went to
Norway. He was anxious hie wife should accompany
him, but she avoided doing so. Be returned on the
15th of July. The child was bore en February 28.
prematurely, being • seven or eight months' child. It
had a serious affection of the eyes, and Lady Mordanut
sod lir Frederick Johnstone bad infested bit and so
the child. To the nurse, to visitors, and to her
husband .hecionfemed to improprieties with four perwies.
To Lord Cole she imputed the paternity of the child,
end it would be shown that he eroi with ber at veriou.
places while Sir Charles was from &island. In a diary
of 1862, in her own handwriting were the words. "280
days Irons the 27th of June," the very day on whieb
it
Lord Cote would be proved to have been in the house
until one o'clock in the sondes. It would be for the
jury to say what was the meaning of this document.
Led) Mordaunt was exceed ugly pressing about Sir
Frederick Johnstone from time to time, and she asked
Sir Charles, "How is it that Johnstone dom not
marry ?" Ile told her that Sir Frederick wss likely
to iojure any woman, end this led her to harry up to
town next day, land eonsult Dr. Priestly. Evidence
w•mid ohow she bad practised deceit on her
Toliand, and medical ASIIID would testify she was not In
the least insane. Sir Charles Mordaunt, if he could
believe his wile innocent, would bold out hie arms to
noseye her in trouble and in sorrow, but still with
'Lamm. But uniler the circumstances in which he
was now placed be could not consent to have his home
dishonoured by • woman whom he believed to have acted
mobs had done.
FAusibeth Haneook, a name. deposed that the day
after Lady Mordaunt's, confinement she aid, "Thin
child is not Sir Charles's, but Lord Colp's, who visited
me the very last week in June." Subsequently Lady
Murdaant sent for Sir Charles and told hint the same
thing. On Saturday. in the manse week, she said. '' I
feel all straight now. I can me it all quite plainly now.
1 have quite made up my mind t 3 what I obeli do. I
.6,0 be poorly, and Sir Charles and my father will
make it all right. and I will go abroad as soon as I can
get away." She waits not in the least excited. Lady
Illordssol made an agreement that I should take the
child and bring it up as MI own under the guidance of

- . .
Lady ',mime.
To the Court: I said if I adopted the child I should
require a good round mom. And it was agreed that I
shou d bring the child up as my own, and teach it to
work fir its living, and never tell it that it belonged to
anybody who 000ld support it. I was to tell it when at
grow up that it was an unfortunate.
To Dr. Spinks : Sir Thomas hionerit-ffs came on the
20th. and thee I was told toot the previ .us agreement
isms to nothing, and that Sir Cnarles wag reepoosible
for the bringing up of the child. Some time after she
was asking me if I could see her way through this
alit. I said, " You wiil have to pasa toe throve
(Lint, tri doubt, and then you will he no longer Lady
It...daunt" She then begged in. to take the child and
taka oars of It. _

T. Dr. Deane: I onse found her looking for some-
Wag, and I aeluel her whet for, and she asked me if I
woOlt help her by giving her litudennui, or would 'give
it to her child. She mid she was not afraid of my
telling, bat • strange doctor would. On the 13th,
she said to me, "I would do anything rather than be
exposed—a cold bath, or anything." Si. begged me
more than ones to give ber laudanum. The agreement
of which I spoke, with the copies, were all destroyed
at the time, at Lady Mordatint's request. The ehild
was sent bank to in. in July, and is with me now. I
never left the child alone with her because she bad
previously asked we to help her in getting rid of the
child. Site has said to ma, •• Can I stay with the child
fur half an hour while you go downstairs?" "Na,
thank you, my lady."
To the Court: Whim Lady Ifordaunt talked about
being poorly, she meant that Sir Clarke would honors
softened by her illness. I did not know bow she was
going to be ill until she pat on the hysteric*.
The Judges : You thi3k these were put on'
Yes. They were put on to get Sir Charles to take •
Lenient view of the matter.

Mr. Cadogen. wife of the vicar of Welton, was
present the Sunday after Lady Mordatuit's omilthement,
•hen the nurse said to het. "Mrs. Cadagoo knows &IL"
Lade Mordeant 'delved and said "It was only two or
three times In Loodoo, and I shall soon make it all
right with Charley."
The Rev. Mr. Cadogan mw her on the 25th ApriL
Blm said" Charles will not be able to prove the non-
sense I spoke."
The following letter in Lady biordsont's handwriting
was found addressed to Mrs. Hancock :

" 180 April.
" Dear Nuree,—Pray say nothing at all about the nonsense
I talked to you."

SirIaII.S Mordantit said: I had heard Lady Mor-
daunt speak of Captain Farquhar, Lord Cole, and Sir
F. Johnstone as friends of her own and of her family,
and received them after marriage foto my Own circle.
I was alio aware that the Prices of Wales had an ao-
qiiaintanee with my wife. I had spoken to his Royal
Highness, but was never intimate with him. lie
comae to my house at my invitation. I warned my
wife against tiontiouing the acquaintance with his Royal
Highness for reasons which governed my own mind.
I told her I had heard in vatious quarters certain
circumstances sorometed with the Prince's sheraeter
which caused me to make that remark. I did
not enter into particulars. At that time I
had seen the Prince ones at my house. I was not
aware till after my wife's confinement that the Prince
had been • constant visitor at my house, nor that any
corre.ponilenoe existed between them. I never knew
at that time of any correspondence indicating—
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine : That is not answering any
question. Were you aware before the oonlinement
that imp correspondence had b-tween tb-m ?
Witnes. : I was not aware Zanoer! her confinement of
any oorrespondence whatever between Lady Mordaunt
and the Pnoce
Lord Pensince : Exeept the one oecasion when you
saw him, were you aware that he ever sailed?
Witness: I had heard be had sailed occasionally, but
not from Lady Sordaunt. It had been mentioned to
me by • oorinesion of my own family. after that I
spoke to Lady Mordaunt on the subject, and desired
her not to continue to receive him. On the 7th of
November,'ll67, Lady Morlacint went to London with
her maid. Jesse Clerks, shopping, and would not have
him with her, saying he would be in the way. Next
day he had • [ester delaying her return, and saying
"1 felt horribly doll all by myself yesterday evening."
Had no notion tall afterwards that the met Captain
Farquhar in London. In November, 1868, Sir F.
Johnstone visited them. She preared burn to know
why Johnstone had not married, and he told her
I had heard he had a disease, which be had frequently
had, and that if he married it was possible such a
disease might be conveyed to the children. She went
up to London about ten days after that. Lady Ifordaunt
told me it was neeessary for her to (ousels Dr. Priestly
before her confinement. She mentioned no discharge
of any kind, and made no complaint of any
pain or weakness. Her maid want up with her.
She returned the next day. She went to the
Alexandra hotel. I was not aware she met Sir. F.
Johnston* there, and I had no suspicion of anything.
The third day after her oonfineirent she said to me,
" Charley, you are not the father of that child." She
repeated the seine expression on the following daya.
On the Bth the nurse sent for me. My wife appeared
distressed, but composed. She said, " Charley, you ere
not the father of that child; Lord (")olis is the fattier of
It, and lam the cause of It. blindness," flhe was silent
• quarter of an hour, and then beret into tears, and
said, " Charlie, I have been very wicked • I have done
very wrong." I said, "Who with?' the said "With
Lord Cole, Sir F. Johnstone, the Priam. of Wales, and
others, often, and in open day." There was nothing
to indicate insanity • she spoke as though suffering
from remorse. heat saw my wife about the 24th of
*web: I bed found bills of the Alexandra and Paiute
hotels, also a number of letters from the Prince of
Wales, with some lowers and verses in an envelope.
The Prinee's kitten were in one envelope with what
may be termed a valentine.
There was also a handkerchief of the Prince's loose in
aogic, (The handkerchief was produced.) After
the '%ese &Miele' I bad no communiestion with my
Bull% at. • the 16th she emphatically Neared all all the
wile UAW'.

Visitors besides those before mentioned (tempt two. k
oeme of • seer relates. Lord Newyork was oentionsii,
and see declin.d to answer ow way or ih- ot•et .5 to
him. I sebseqatertly found a letter from that gentlemee.
She wanted me to come to her as usual, but I had to
further iutereouree with her. At the time of thee me.
f are she was perfeetly in her eight MUM.
Cr011•-•111111004 : Lord Cole, I understood from
wife, was conditionally capered to Miss Frees%
Mon tee, bet that his father would not soement.
was great it:Aimee, between Lord Cols and MT sew,
!fssnily. I slept with my wife regularly up to the time
of the confinement.
• Sir Charles WM 01.011Hisasioad SS to letters be wrote
describing his wile as hysterieal said nervous.
la re-examination he said irliets they. were errittai
there were no iedireitions of hie wife's mind waederiee
'swot her statements in relation to differeot men.
Mr. Serjeant Ballautue announced on Baturtity Sim
it was not in his power to rebut the evidence Rivet, hy
the medical gentlemen as to the present state of mute
of the respondent, but the question be wished to r,
the jail was whether she 116.4 not at the hise the cite.
lion was served upon her in a fit state of mind le
instruct her solicitors to plead.
Sir Cherie, Mordannt ermined, reestemined by xi.
se, jeep Salantioe mentioned C. piens Paige hies
nowe to my Wife, asking whether there was any my._
priety between them I counted no answer.
To the Court--But she seemed wesonscuenceetrickte
that I drew my own inonelusion.
Jere Clarke, lady's meld to Led? Mordanet, spoko
to Captain Farquhar visiting LedY Rotate%
on the night of November 7th, 1867.
the hotel in London, and of his going int)
Lady Ilifordannt's bedroom one evening, .t Wei %
when witness was there. In the season of 1567 tho
prince of Wen, nun, two or the times ;in %to
season of 18614 more frequently. He used is ge into
the drawing-room ;no one elite was there. filt.itotai
Highness used generelly to owns about foul- tu lee
afternoon, sod stay an hour, en hour and a hail, ted
soasetime• two hours. His Royal Highness am%
about 01300 a week. lady Mordaunt has shown met
letter she received from him before she was Inbreed
I have delivered letters to Lady Mordeent iii it
same handwriting. During 1868 Lord Cole we
the habit of sailing in the efternoon ; more frequentsj
when Sir Cherie' was out, and two or three thins
week. We went down to Walton from Peddintiee
on the 7th of July ; the train goes through to Rowe'
without stopping. We found Lord Cole at the stelae,
and went down to Reading, where he left. Lord ceje
came to Walton in tbe evening of July 10 and ro.
mained until the 14th. Sir Charles cant, to *alter,
the 15th. In December, 1868. I wan with Lady mei.,
daunt at the Alexandre hotel, Knightsbridge. se
Frederick Johnstone came and I saw him leave I,e,
ladyship's sitting-room at night at twelve or after
I saw nothing about her to lead me to Where 4,
was not of sound mind.
Mr. Haynes spoke to serving Lady Moniatint with
notice of the suit on 30th April. sa. made no reply
Mrs. Forbes entered the room, and Lady MordatM
looked up smiling.
Henry 'Aid, butler, spoke to Capealn Farquhaz
hi r F. Johnstone being often with Lady Mordent
aloe*, and to the frequent visite of the Prince of We%
He used to come about once a week, in the 'Serowe.
He would stay from one hour to two bolus. I re:esti
his Royal Highness. I was told by Led) Mordaut
that no one else was to be admitted alter his fLoy4
Highness same in. Them directions were carried GO.
Alfred Brett and Je 1e.% ffries showed that Ce
Farquber and Lady tic2intat were at the Palate hole,
London, in Noeember. 1868.
Frederick Johnson, butler to Sir Charles, said be he
noticed an unusual degree of intimacy between Ley
Ifordaunt and Captain Farquhar. On one cone% I
had to go to Lady Mordauut'e room. I found Canny
Farquhar thee e with her ladythip. She appeared nee
confused, end I heard the rustling of her drew jen
before I entered. Lady Mordaunt said I ought sot te
tome in without knocking. I have knows the
Primo of Wales to call epee Lady Mordeunt at Ldy
Kin:tours residence. On one occasion be cams nam
flire p.m. and left about seven. I have posted little
from Lady hilord••nt to his Royal Hi g ,ness, nr4.
delivered some personally at Marlborough
Mr. Choiseul Salentine said that tic had reeeirel a
00010.1nalebtiOU from the solicitor of his Royal Highness
stating that he was not is possession of any lett,ri from
Lady Mordent, and therefore he (er. Ser)e.st
Ballantine) would not go through the process of celled
for them.
Judge: You ean't tell for them, as they are ne
evidence in the case.
Mr. Cabron, housekeeper at Walton-hall, said she
bed no rose° to think Letify Mordaunt of unsound mid
to 15th May.
General Arbuthnot spoke of having a rionversatios
with Lady Mortlaunt 28th October last, when she.,
lively intellinint, and there was nothing so indices es
was affected by iesanity.
Mr. Solomen, oculist. was consul ted about the baby's
eyes on the Saturday alter its birth Found it efferum
from purulent ophthalmia, and or. lend a stringent
applicator.. A movth nit•r it was gm' to well
The care was then adjourned till Wea needs,.
glavea lettere written to Lady Mor.dastet by the
Prince of Wale, hive been pubhehmi. They notes
nothing but what soy pntleinao might wet .% to a lady
of his acquaintance

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