The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-05-11 00:00:00

liERKiiiiRE CLERICAL SCANDAL

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Stephen heard • critnehni bi,Jcath nt
Rending Awes., on Their*lay. in which tin, Rev.
Jonevia Reiclwl. cicnr •Itneresholt, Wantaim
w. ittlmmittor, and Eliz.theth Niblett, the keelwr
n triiimwanw. r.ttisw hon.. AL Clifton, lingua, Waal
I.
%tr. iliimy weth Mr. A. O.
Plowtku„ amw.rwl for tip. mowwal.w. awl Jr. A. IL
Jrlf, 1).C., with Mr. Film,/ Cowper, w.. for Om

&ivl li Ictuiant4 ....re preferred imaisist the
~.01.1114, the first inee.thistel luting an indict...mit
under Lord Campbell's Act, in which Mrs. N.lilett
was A.:n.4 .4 threatening. in July Ism, h, publish
divers mmters affecting Mr. lirichel, with intent to
'oil...it money. In the indictment triad the question
.4 the truth .4 the libel was not practically involved,
it isiiit• the I tilil/Ct .4 the enactment, Os Mr. sfatthew,
n.plaillisu. to. 'proem. tou. too. mushai Isetioues
acepusieltalsl with. any indiscretions in another 111.111011.11
life, from extorting blackmail. Mr. Reichel himself
went IWO. LISII MiAn04444,,,, and drponod to having
reLmived the two following 1044,111 by post on July
4.4.10 444 Viti: hot L -....
... .. .....t. id... Llithni, bruitui.
"81r,—Will yim oblige me luel,olscoding any more
letteni to tny house. Let inn tell you lam made holder
of a respectable house. not a brothel, which you bevel
tried to make it. The person you address a. Mrs.
Rice is not at my house. A. soon as she returned
back I turned her out. I would not keep such cattle
:e ivy place. Furthermore, I mean to take proceedings
against ycu. ;cu. r. 44.., here ind called yourself Mr.
R.ioe, a commercial timelier, uell anr,wing ',al were
I. minister of the Qoach of England, and ;rare in
nuse amm name. Remember, it 14 my living, whiCh
bate irlissye got respectably until your companion,
is+ Ring, iranoq to ~.. 'P.n.'''. ,3 4,4 a coiniron
w3an on the animus .1 I • rrest. no:te C 041410.4 I.4Art
i,
alie as made herself to ev,ry man in the neighbour.
h, , If pp; do ton come to Nome tempi with this
affair, I shall go to my own winistar of the parish,
and state the whole case to hint, for I think at right
you should he found out.—Mr.. Riblett.—Aw.iitillif
your reply--."
"Sir,— As I hale not heard from you I shall come
to the Vicarage one day this week to a, if you do not
come to some terms. I shall then go to the gentle
-
r„.40, who went to London to find nut Mrs. Ringley.
I have no qf_.,.tu. i shail he raid tall frr ed.at I oral
Intl him. You' Ono+ •welj I mo • telling the truth,
which you cannot deny. Toil 011414 to 44 linni. And
0.,y04 one nSt with the common thing you called
Mrs. Itica, ve a ii Untie othn house.than your old ho
etaidt NeLo 44 two ttilitireo by Yctli. This is not
441 I know: # toOna mothetbltht In Your v.ritihg
which she left in the name paper. which is quite
snuagt. v. Woo. Whit I low. Old. buret think for •
uhamsh, that I 4,4 g.,ing ao let 14,... drop qUitrily, for
I will nrpor you it I turn+ to du 3 whilst you an. iu
the pulpit.'
Mr. Reichel added that after service on Sunday
evening. August 21, he saw the prisoner rutaide his
church, with the churchwarden Aaron Frisrley ; Ina
ke ijrclived to discuss the matter with them. Pre.
vlutisly ha Jsuliest to the Itiu ltlitiii, vs folPurs •
" Perhaps o may Is. in undesessed loudness an wont
out to the sender that in writing as she has dune, with
the view of extorting money, she has rendered herself
liable to proceedings which may result in fine and
imprisonment to her. Mr. Retchel is not aware that
he has ever had *ay dealiugs or anivermtion with
Mrs. Nil Amt."

•
—i;;;;am—M--sa. ion the NY. gOlitirturn admittssi he had
written to and visited Mrs. Rice at prisoner's house,
and though he denied anything imisoper took place
on the occaaion of his visite, he contemned he had been
intimate with her—that, in fact. Mn.. Rice warn an
aucnied name, her real name was Qsreline king,
014 she eke lornesuy Lc.r alturit tUn remains boos,
kw:per, that 14 years ego he twk leer fur • days
excursion to at:alibied-multi Avoui. and their teduced
her. He denied any impropriety occurring butwobg
himself and the girl in his own hincie. He wip, a
single man. Caroline King had had two children, but
wax not 4111,P that he Wahl their father. They were
now dead. He admitted the following letter to Mrs.
Rice wax in his handwriting : --" A very few lines to
inquire where are you I did nit get the Pall Mall.
WA.. it ever sent ? With no iswtmark to guide me I
did not know whet& r you have remained in town
g"u6 lade e‘kbPiie. g I.e via. s.t.cre o na
nt. more tieiley berukt ti!Urlicif
hat alwakk in-greeter abundance still. 4lc
Had ,I 8 .viAifril.ber at Mrs. Itingley, ta, lidbroke
lyvithournolprk, t!cixlsion,lllY. 114
4,,tAllie. ;pint. tw..a Olen-. for u limb lie psid
lb& trr week. ./ damped giving her the burial and
Inemir fees. 0 did nut know of her whereaboula
i"'ive. He had been ou the continent with her. After
the interview in August prisoner made a declaration
to some pariehioners, which resulted in a oorrespon-
dence between himself and his bishop, and this
resulted in his taking out a sumrsons against the
defendant foe libel.

In re-eXIIOIIIIII6OO —He had offered years agU to
ML"46. Pr Mire kir4 44 Ws
Mr. Jell asked the learned .ludge that the primmer
might be allowed to give her statement, and the
learned Judge haring amanted. observing this he
always approved el sash • °owes being luau, the

prisoner made • leg statement, insisting upon the
truth of her charrea, and adding that the prosecutor
It id told her she .11 nail be paid all thrt was due to
her by the woman who loilg.d with her. and that in
fact when she wrote the letters a stun of ro. remained

unpaid.
gr. J. If then attire...l the Jury. Afire complain.
nig strongly of the action .4 the pth.ecutor in not
proceeding knit with the charge .4 :thel, which alone
could rain.. the imile iworcrly am to the prosecutor'.
conduct, so m to amid,' the Iti.lnni, he iv ked the
Jury to my that the intent to e‘tort money. which
was the p of the charge Wiry had to by, wee not
made ...It, but that the two letter. r. •41Y meant no
mire than that the priweier had it in view to take
Cl,lll proceeding. tor 1.1.111pe11,4t1011 tli
the injury which Lid been done to the repot:111011 a
hr house. .

The learned dodge said, in summing up, that the
wile quo-salon fir the jury to w ail ther the
two totters were written with intent ii o'ort in.mey.
The truth of the arcusati•nei, though not really a
legal lemur, Rao ales to • certain e•te.it rel... ant, and
if the jury thought the letter,. were writ!est with a
view to obtain iinur y which was doe, or itioaey by
way ef ounimmtatton for the injury dm o to the goo I
fain., of her Ir.use. or for •nu • wrong which ahe
believed she hml ten th .y ought
accpsit her. 'the learned Jiidge then re'erreal to
the course ho had taken in allowing tho p•ttioner to
in .ke a atateniont. lie point .1 .nat that th.. ormtice
was OOP as to ...Web Judge. differis I, a .4th • I t Ira•
ill ouch a pecoliar Is...it that there Ws. 10. One: 0
dete • whethei prisoner.. hot such a light or not.
Ile consideted they limb awl for hi. part h.•
l'arliatuent waold pass 311 Art iriabbeig pr.soners and
tneir wives to gil/0 evidei,oe iu all Cason. It warn not
1.. he denied that there were incinivetatenees attending
She practice .if allowing them tat ..tatements
torn the .I.ok. an.! the Jury. its ointraating the
priimiter'• accoulit in tile !wowed C.1..0 with that of the
prosecutor mutt 'sear in I ii. it it wee not an oath,
and had not been ci.......ezmnined..

The Jury retired, and. after • phort abiterscia, came
kit. Court with a verdict .4 not guilty.
A dioeuvaion then t...vik lila.. whether the indicst•
nient for 101..1, to which a iiiatiticatioa had been
p'e oted, u! ti dotl with, sal ultimately.
Mr. I uvig -tateil that he ra.inerativt Mr lie chel
I. ii any I .ir. to ohirk the itiiiairy. air Matthews
atal I. thew: cireuicaratuava he -der DO ovidepon.
Justice tateolien eviireie...4 a., u.n that the cowl*
taken wa., raarouatile ion., and directo4 • verdict of
Dot guilty.

ANOTHER BOATING ACCIDENT ON THE
THAMES.
On Thursday morning a party of (mar young men
and three young 1.110.1 hired a Ititrne• for the
purpose ,d having • row ui the ThAnW, and proceeded
along in the direction of If aininersmith. N.. mishap
Menfreal until LstqWern noon and hAll•pant tWelVe,
when • suggestion wa• wade to land and take lunch.
It was decided to iwoceesf a little further down the
river. The boat wits 1111 tin* inn., nearly opposite
11.. West Id iddleset Weterwiiiks riwrr.oirç and hill
been proceeding up the river, when in turning it
round, one of the young ladies stood up, mired her
footing, and in endeavouring to save herwelf canoed
the bust to capsize. All the naCtliniins were thrown
into the water, and as only two out if the seven could
swim, the reniaining five were in imminent danger of
drowning. The two who could swim, however, sue.
seeded in bringing two of the young ladies to dm bank
with difficulty, The two swim iiers ',lunge lin again,
and aucueeded in twinging the ij lady still
remaining in the water and one if the men in such
close proximity to the boat as to eualile them to
support themselves until asiistaince arrived. The
third poroin, h.ovever, Mr. E. .1. Sinion.l,..
Cambridge, W(nati inevitably have been drowned, as
he was on the point ol sinking fir the third time, byt
for the gallant conduct of a Man named Gilsetn, WhG
plunged- into the wider, and brought hill, ti thn
In so ninonsWinlin 4L4141. 010 halter. WWI: LOUCh
exhawded.

The bottw. ttf two wore of the unfortunate persona
who were illiiwuttl in the Thatuet at Itatter-ea on
&utter Sunday h*'., It-en ("owl in the ri‘er at
Bennett(lvey and Wetttninater respectively,