The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

Legal.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES, JAN. 2.

(Before the JEDUK-OIiDISAKY, Mr. Justice Wintrninn,
cud Mr. Baron WATriON, and Ca.lOlllOU Junes.)
FULLER V. VI:WM AND DT EH.

Henri Fuller prayed For • dissolution of his marriage
with Emma Fuller, on the ground of her adultery with
Henry Dyer. The respondent and the co-respondent
pleaded a denial of the adultry.
Dr. Swabey and Mr. Pearce appeared for the peti-
tioner; Mr. Dowileswell fur the respondent; and Mr.
Raymund fur the co-respondent.
The petitioner, who rruceeded in formd paiiperis, was
a steward on board • steamer trailing to China. Ile
married the respondent in November, 185:1, and co-
habited with her at Southampton in the intervals
between his voyages. In 1857 he went to India in the
Lsdy Jocelyn, leaving his wife an allowance of KB a
month, and returned in April, 1858. Mrs. Fuller was
then staying with a married sister, Mrs. Fagg,. at
Brumptou. On the 22nd of April she and Mrs. Fagg
went to the Victoria Docks to meet Fuller, who had
just arrived. They remained on board all night, Mr.
. and Mrs. Fuller sleeping together, and on the following
morning after breakfast Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Feu
came together to town by railway, and Fuller, who had
sonic business to transact, said lie would meet them at
Mrs. Fagg's house in the evening. In the same carriage
sith Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Fagg was a person named
Dyer, who entered into ounversation with thew assisted

them with their luggage, and on their arrival at the
Fenchurchatreet station accompanied them to an
joining tavern. There they had some bread and cheese
and ale, and • dispute arose between Mrs. Fuller. and
Mrs. Fagg about going home, Mrs. Fagg being rather in
• hurry. The quarrel became so violent that • polioe-
'nen was called in, and Mrs. Fagg at last went home by
herself, and Mrs. Faller said she would return to the
ship. A cab was then sent for, Mrs. Fuller and Dyer
got into it, and it was proved by the cabdriver that they
called at two or three publichouses in the neighbourhood
of Victoria Park, and partook of refreshment, and
then by a llm lt
yalightedatutiaey tilwe.l4Yill:efty ereliwtarn
tavern,
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parlour on the ground Hour, looking out into tea-gardens
and • skittle ground. They had some tea and other
refreshments, and remained until about 11 o'cileck.
Dyer told the landlady that he knew the lady's husband,
and asked if she could have a bed there that night.
Mrs. Itumsey said she could not, and they went away.
A painter and glazier named Wood, who happened to be
playing at skittles on that night, went from the skittle'
ground • little after seven o'clock to fetch some beer
from the bar. 111 onler to reach the bar he had to pass
bribe parlour windows. As be was going beck with
his beer he noticed the blind of one of the parlour
• windows' algae on owe side ; he kat& does and looked
into the window (or about lino siimattes, and, as he
swore, lie then saw Dyer and gra. Faller entainit an act
of adultery. The nog contained • bagatelle-board and
was a public room, used by all the customers. Wood
said he did not mention what he had seen to any one
until three or four days afterward', when Fuller rolled
on him at • private house where he was at work and
Naked him what lie had seen. The lowest that be gsve
in cross-examination of the occurrence at Olay-hall on
the evening when the adultery nu' alleged to have been
committed was by no means clear and satisfactory, but
it was to some extent corroburatild by • man named
Flail, who WAS drinking in the home on the same even-
ing, and who mid Le had tried to plus through the
parlour and had found the door fastened, and that he
afterwards played at bagatelle in the parlour, and Mrs.
Fuller and Dyer were there. On the following day. the
24th of April. Fidler made inquiries of the waiter at the
tavern in Fenchurch-street, of the cabdriver, and of the
people at Claydiall, which resulted in his instituting this
suit. In addition to this evidence a letter, undated,
written by Mrs. Fuller, was read, in which she used
expressions of contrition for her ungrateful behaviour to
her husband, alluded to her quarrel with her sister and
her departure afterwards in • eab, and prayed forgive-
ness; but a portion of this letter was wanting.
It was contended, on the part of the respondents, that
Kood, the only witness upon whose evidence the proof
of the act of adultery rested, was unworthy of credit,
and that the letter of Mrs. Fuller was quite consistent
with her innocence of the charge of adultery. A man
named Brady was called, who said he was a friend of
Dyer, that lie saw Dyer and Mrs. Fuller go into the
that he immediately joined them in the
parlour and took tea with them, that he was with them
lie whole evening, that customers were going in and
iut of the room all the time, and that when they left
the house they applied at two or three pleas to try and
.zet A bed fur Mrs. Fuller before be left. He saw no
impropriety or fsiniliarity between them, but Mrs.
Fuller seemed rather the worse for liquor. She had a
fall as she was getting out of the cab and seriously
injured her uncle and scratched her face.
A second sister of Mrs. Fuller was called to prove
that after the separation Fuller for a short time allowed
his wife 10s. • week, that he discontinued the allowance
and she was reduced to great distress, and that his said
he would make her no allowance if she interfered in this
suit. _ _

The Judge-Ordinery summed up, and
The Jury imuiedistely found a verdict for the re-
epondents.
The Court then dismissed the petition.

Januaar 24.
(Before the JUDOZ-OIDINAST. Mr. Judie, Irvin'.
s at, and Mr. Heron WATSON. and Common Juries.)
NASH r. NASH AND JON'S.
William Henry Nash prayed for a dissolution of his
marriage with Ellen Nash, on the ground of her adultery
with Edward Jones, and for damages from the co-re-
spondent. The respondent did not appear. The co-
respondent pleaded a denial of the adultery.
The Queen's Advocate and Mr. Pritchard appeared
for the petitioner ; Mr. Sergeant Ballasting and Dr.
Spinks fur the co-respondent.
The petitioner is an engineer, and has a factory in the
Isle of Dogs. He married the respondent at Bristol in
July, 1853, and he cohabited with her in the Fist IndbeAr="l' --
road. Poplar, and they had one child. Mrs. Nash had -
-wise friends at Camber...ell, to whom, as she repre-
sented to her husband. she was accustomed to pay (re-
melt' visits. Ou the 2nd of December, 1858, a friend of
Mr. Nash. named West, happened to be at the Strand
fliestre with his family, and, as he was leaving, he saw
Mrs. Nash with a strange gentleman. He followed
I them, and saw thew turn down Surrey-street, in the
Strand, and go into an hotel. Hetoluinunicated with
• brother of Mr. Nash, and afterwards with Mr. Nash,
and a private detective named Frederick Smith was
employed, who, on the 13th of December last, traced
Mrs. Rash and • gentleman, who was stated to be the
,ro-respoudent, from • pastrycook's in the Strand to the
Exeter-hall Hotel, where they passed the night
together.
In order to prove the identity of the person with
whom Mrs. Nash committed adultery with the co-
respondent, who was the master of • merchantman, a
witness was called, who proved that some letters found
in a box belonging to Mrs. Nash after her husband
separated from her were in Captain Jones' handwrit-
ing. These letters were read, and, although the style
ii which they were written showed • great amount of
familiarity between the parties, they did not contain
ally of Mime sentimental expressions usually found in
the letters produced in cases of this description. They
chicly consisted of rather amusing criticisms upon some
of the actresses at the Strand Theatre, and of descrip-
tions of the manner in which he Lad peened his time
since he and Mrs. Nash had met.
. . .

Frederick Smith said be was • private detective, and
having been employed by Mr. Nash, he followed Mrs.
Nash sod • gentleman to the Ezeter-hall Hotel on dm
13th of December, 1858. The gentleman was a person
who had been pointed out to him on board a vessel in
Lb. docks as Captain Jones.
Crosccsainined.-1 collect debts and make private
inquiries. My father was a county magistrate. I was
a wine merchant at Manchester 10 or 12 years ago. I
then went tc Huddendeld, and drove a coach from
Huddersfield to Bradford for about two years. I then
went to Edinburgh and stayed about 12 months. I had
some horses there, and I ems in the racing world. I
.1d the horses and moue to London in 1619 or 1850. I
was then engaged by a firm in the city in the wire-net-
ting business. I sold the wire-netting in the shop. They
failed and dissolved partnership, and I took to my
present business.
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine.—How did you start in it?
Does it require any capital?
Witness.—None at all. I was employed by a gentle-
man to make inquiries. I first got employment through
Field. I asked him to employ me, and I waa employed
mid paid by him for • short time. In June, IMO, I
began to work on my own account. I have been
mimed in some great cases, and I could give you some
very good references.
Mr. rierjeaut Bellantine submitted that the only evi-
dence as to the identity of Jones was that of Smith,
was unworthy of credit. But if the jury thought the
identity was established, it was not a case for damages,
because there was not the least evidence from which the
jury could infer that the co-respondent had any idea
that this lady was married.
The Judge Ordinary summed up, and
The jury returned a verdict for the petitioner, and
assessed the damages at £5O.
The Court demi...iced the marriage, with ecets against
the co-respondent.

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