The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

A LADY COMMITTED FOR BIGAMY.

At the Southwark Pollee-Court, in London, Mrs. Annie
A DESCRIPTION OF THE POPE. Riekaby, stated to be twenty-four years of age, and daughter
of a retired officer residing at Sherburne, was charged on re-
A correspendent of the Easement Muutre (a Pane mend with intermarrying with Robert MiHs, on the 22nd of
admitted ati
paper), Who was January, 18436, her first husband, Charles Reeve, being then
51)11115days link to an tsuai-
and now living ; also with intermarryin with Dr. Humphre
ence of the Pope, gives in a letter from Rollie to that Purnell Bla hysic cknii ire, pian, id Salisbg ury, aLi erth, ou thye
journal some interesting details about the Holy let of October last, her former husbands being then and now
Father. He says : living.
The Pope is pretty tall and stout, without being obese. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton de-
The furniture of his private room is a square table, with fended the prisoner, and Mr. It. Allen, the prosecuting officer
ta to chairs, and an arm-chair for himself. The room Is very of the Associate Institute for Enforcing the Law for the Pro.
small, with a low ceiling. no curtains, and the walls covered tuition of Women, watched the cuse on behalf Of the aociety.
ith pap,:r oftlit; cheapest sort Those of the grand edictal Pont c-serjeallt Lofty stated diet on the afti rnoon of the
saloons are overeil With. suk. ifti lieu-Mom' has yellow teth of last month he was on duty at the Tower-street police-
curtains, no carpet, and a brick floor, with a little bedstead station, when a telegram was received from Exeter for an
of irou without curtains. Ile is very neat in Ids person ; his officer to be in attendance on the arrival platform at the
hands, which are half covered v. ith white mittens, are partici, Waterlim station. Witness prm;enled there, and 011 the
larly attended to. Ile rises at six o'clock, shaves himself, and arrival of the train at a quarter past two. the prisoner, whomss
says his =min alittle private chapel; and then hears another. in travelling costume, got out of the nuriage, and two gent le-
At eight Webs.]: lie takes a small cup of chocolate, and at men alighted from another, and gave her into custody for
, half-past eight receives his ministers. Cardinal ,Antonelli bigamy. Ile took tlw prisoner b. the Towir-street
1:011101 every day to the Vatican, and when prevented from statien, where the charge was entered. She had with her
&int; 80 tile Coder Secretary of State, Monsignor Marina, riding-whips, saddles, and a quantity of luggage.
takes hi.: pla, Ito. °Oar day.) ef the week the other in answer to Mr itimon, Oil behalf in the prisoner, the
tionartes in their turn transact buslness. with lain. At witness said that the telegraphic message came from Mr.
half-past tell the Ministers withdraw. The audiences then Valiance, solicitor, Moorgatc house, London. Or. Black-
I wgin, and are tmt over till one. At two o'clock the Pope more was with him when be gave her in charge, and lie ac-
Ilines in his private apartment. Ills repast is of the most companied them to the police-station, and signed the charge-
modest kind, and it always ends with a sweetmeat ..f which short.
all Italians are fond From half-past two to three he Mary Anti Sparks, dressdnaker, Carlisle, said she knew the
takes his siesta, at three lie reads his Breviary, and at prisoner, and 011 the 2211,1 of January, 16191, she was present
half-oast hve goea out for a drive in his carriage with four at St. Cuthbert's Church, Carlisle, when she saw her married
horses, accompanied only by two young priests. If the to Mr. Mills. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
a-collier permits be alights and walks In Owl:110st retired parts Air. Marshall, in the presence of the clerk, Mr Little. and wit-
of the city ; neverthelesa. lie is followed by upwards of two tie's. She saw them sign the register. and congratulated
thousand persons, who walk after him in silence. When it them 011 leaving the church. The certificate produced was
rains, His Holiness proceeds to the galleries of the Vatican a correct copy of the parish register
when the visitors have retired. He is a great lover of In answer to Mr. itiliton, the wittiest; said she did not
antioqes, as proved by the researches and restorations 110 15 know the prisoner at the thne, and hail never seen her since
continually making On his return home, at six o'clock, the the marriage until in custody on the present charge.
audiences recommence and last till tell at night, when he The Rev Matthew Pierrepoint. M.A., suid that on the 2nd
retires to sop. He goes to Led at eleven, and the next day cd June, Pun, he married the prisoner at Cardiff to Julian
goes throngh the smile routine. Though advanced in years, Reeve, and lie produced a certified entry of the register. OHi
lie sings very well, and, mind is quite unknown even b. many Friday, the 241 h ult ,he saw Reeve alive Alla well. In cross-
Romans, plays well on the violoncello. When I was received examination by Mr. Ribton, witness said he could identify
with my 0.1.16111 MM the chamberlain plucked are lay the the prisoner among a thousand Wlsl.ll.
sleeve to niake me kneel. The Pope, perceiving the move- Mr. Riliton here said be had no wish to enter into many
ment, spared us the genuflexion, and made us approach the matters which, if inquired hail, would show that the prisener
table at which he was sitting. So, then," his Ilidinesirsaid, was more to be pitied than Mauled Since she had been in
you are two journalists, friends, going together to Naples?" custody the charge against her had varied 11,011 I.r.
Ile spoke about Naples, 1111 d asked us how we liked Rome, Illackinore to Mr. Mills, the former now having withdrawn
Milling that people found themselves very free during their hiinself from the scene, hr what reaimns were best known to
stay. He then took two photographic likenesses of himself, himself. It was possible that the Rev. Mr. Pierrepi dot and
one for each of us, and a ilk 0 sly smile said "I am going 11l Miss sharp: were mistaken. The limo liters father also; had
write something for the journalists," and, in a tins hand, received a leitar Irma Reeve's mother stating that be was
traced these words demi The magistrate observed that the rev. gentleman had
Piligite writagem,
~Ittiarn Lei sworn to seeingh Reeve alive and well on the 24th ult.
Nlc. Ribton ten aed for a further remand to inquire into
atter which ha held out his han
m h
dto us. Ills affability is ex- that. Bsk
esides. the misoner had a petition in the Divorce
treme. He speaks French with as uc accent as Rossini,
'ourt against Dr. Blacknome. for adultery.
The and the impressii in he produced WI 1. WWI that of a pleasant magistrate understood Lir. Blackniore WWI petitioning
and Irma inn Md an who atmears to be but little occupied the dvorce I. ant hir a nullity linarriage inconsequence of
with external matters, her previous marriage with Mills.
Mr. Rilltllll said that won ill, hilt 1114 a word was sold about
ACTION BY A YOUNG LADY AGAINST
HER GREAT-UNCLE. 5151 illkatitt Vatter all the I:in:mast:owes he thought a
further remand ale odd Inc granted
In the (Joint of queen 'a Bi.lllCil, ill Laintion, the cause 'hire magistrate told him there Wkli an necessity for that,
of Parsons v 'Parsons has been tried : as her ease was complete. He therefore committed her to
The plaintiff is the daughter of a dentist at Brighton, the central Criminal Court for trial, and accepted bail for her
and the defendant, her great-uncle, is a gentleman of i appearance
property at Darlington. The action was brought under
pecuidir circumetances, and the claim seas for .1.:31 150,,
the balance of wages, and a quarter's salary at the rate
of £25 per year, for wrongful. &animal. The declara-
tion also claimed damages for slander, on the ground
that the defendant had wrongfully accused the plaintiff
of dishonesty.
It appeared that the plaintiff had entered into an engage-
ment with the defonitirit to i•nter into his SerVlgi. as Coln-
panion and amanuensis, at a Salary of 4:25 a year, and she
continued with him down to January, 1868. As to her
duties, they were to read aloud to him for about three hours
every day, write letters for him, play music and single him,
and accompany lons out in his phaeton. As the plaintiff
was a young person of somewhat delicate health, she could
not stand the driving out in all weathers, to which the de-
fendant, a robust old man of seventy-six, hail habituated
himself. This led to a rupture between the plaintiff and de-
fendant, and the defendant served the plaintiff with a
formal written inonfl's notice to suit his servica.
it was contended for the plaintiff, and so his lord-
ship ruled, that the plaintiff was clearly not a menial
servant, and that a month's notice was a bad notice.
As to the slander, Mr. Serjeant llobinson illaclaimed
all intention on the part of the defendant to impute
dishonesty or theft to the plaintiff, and said that this
w-as a case which ought to be settled.
The learned Serjeant experienced much iliffimilty in
obtaining from the defendant the necessary authority
f.., settle the case in the best way lie could for him.
Having, however, succeeded, the leading counsel mid
the learned Judge withdrew from the Court to discuss
the case iirivately, and ion their return it was announced
that a verdict wag to be falcon for tho plaintiff for VW,
and Mr. I4erjeant Robinson added Rust there was no
imputation whatever against the character of the