The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-26 00:00:00

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JORN VINCIMT, 39, qu•rter-msater on board H.M.S.
Aehilles, and who-e. breast WIN adorned with three
medals, was indicted for feloaiously un .rrying M.r,
Purchase, on Febroars 28. 1870. at Corns Abbe., his
former wile Harrie,t Vinceni whom be srael,,,,inny
married on 23r1 September, 1850) Wine then alive.
Mr. W. Flasks prosecuted, and Mr. Collins de-
fended. . . . .

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tienre Worortr Windt,. thatcher at Littlebreic, said
that on 1850, he wee prem. nt at the pariah church at
Proirknowl, •t rho celebration a a m•rritce, and
•otei •• the bride'. father. The briie.mii rot n•one wax
Cho iney, and Vincent we. the bridegroom. The bride*.
name woe Harrow. Then:mon.

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The latt•-r woman wee called and identified by Wintle,
si the vino to whom prisoner was fir-t rn.rried.
Wintle croes.exem.neA : Wh.m he prironer hod been
it see mom then e teelvomonth witness heard that t'm
women (the first wife) had . child. Had also heard that
the prisoner allowed her his half.pey. B-li.,vntl that
when the prisoner come hems and fund the child had
been horn the prisoner wou'd not live with her again
Mm. Vincent lived with her mother while pti,oner was
aw.m.
Re examined : A daughter was born to Mrs. Vincent
• year or two after tt e tnerriese. This daughter had
sines b-en living with the mother.
By the Judge :Some rears aft.nr the women, he heard,
had another chili!, but h did not know whether it was
a hot or a girl.

The oertifiedo of the marriage with Harriett Thomp-
son was produced and read.
Henry Peaty, a shepherd, raid he attended the
marriage of the prisoner at Cents, on February 28.
wishlery Purcha.e.
Mary Vincent. 17, said she was the daughter of
priso, siset resider wish her motter at Puocknoele.
Mary Purchase lived at Stern, about a quarter of .
mile from their house. Ste saw her (other in Puna-
nowle lane last year. She was welting with her mother.
hut her father did not speak to her or her mother, but
just tarred his bead. Shute than she saw her father
" overr:ght the church" at Sayre. in the summer of
last year. with Mary Purchase. Her mother was with
her, and her father looked at her. bat did not speak.
lathe latter part of lost year, ahe aaw him gong into a
nublichouse at Swyre. but she could not remember
whet was said. She had also seen her father at briry
Pareb.ae's dear. and mien sew them baying apples.
together. Her mother spoke to her father, hut he did
not answer. Witness eould remember her father living
with her mother, hut could not tell how old she was, it
wee when she was a good deal smaller then she was

The Judze : Wrs a after you were out of long clothes
.egh ter. I
Witness said it was after she could walk alone.
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The Judge said this evidence mho wed that the prisoner
knew that he first wife was ales. The suspicion of
had conduct on the part of the Brit rife was no excuse
for priarp.er havingbroten the law. If a pelt:we were to
marry another when lie person to Who they were first
Married remained alive without obtaining u divorce it
would lead to polygamy. He (th. Judge) mizht be
allowed to say he was very sorry, lookieg at the sort 4.1
man prisoner was awl the distinctions he had won, that
they moat find him guilty.
Mr. Collins said that the circumstances of the 0.60
were these :—ln ItilO thii man, who was then under
age, married hie Brat wife, and he believed afterwards
went to lea, and allowed her his halipty.
The Judge Do not, Mr. Collin., soy anything
against the woman you cannot prove, oih.rwiao you
will put me into a very dangerous frame of mind. It
I. very evident frm hie living away from the find wife
so log ohm.. ihtt be had some catPe of complaint
against her. I believe there is no coliplaint by the
seonnd wife.

Mr. Molts and Mr. Collins intimated there was
none.

Mr. Conine said prisoner was very anxious to have it
stated that some time ago, when he heard of his Prot
wife's oonduot, he went to • solicitor, who told him he
most obta.n a divorce, ant deposit so wish money for
that porpoee. A friend afterw.rds told him he need
not set • divorces .0 all—that the solicitor was trying .o
do" him, and this was the reuton he acted cute did.

The Judge said primmer bad beeneonvicted of b.garny
on eviden. t w•I imposedde to maim He aheadir he
had to e mplain ..f hi. wife, and separated under Mr.
cnno.t me. ju, wideh no blame was imputed to him. The
proareution was evidentiv set on foot by his first and
real wde. Toere must have been fault on one side or
the othtr, and if he (the Judge) were to be called upon
to say on whirl .ite the fault was. be rniiht be
disposed to as, it was on the side of the wife ; but he
would not make any such statement. The separation
could not have been made, he thought, in clnirgeerme
of any bad treatment on the husband's part. Having
lived apart so many yeara, be thought proper to
marry another wom.n. If he had deceived Mary
Purchase by repre eating himself as an unmarried
man, he (the Judg..) would until:testi mably have
gent him to prisou tor e very loos period. Than