The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-16 00:00:00

A REIIARKABLIC TRIAL

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A remarkable tale of love, marriage, and intrifile,
possessing material enough for a three-volume novel, s in
process of trial In the Divorce Court. Thirteen years Ago
a dramatic corupaey visited Northampton dories the
training period of the militia Amongst the drenisfis
nema was • burin/tine young laity, with the profes-
atonal name of "Miss O'lleore amongst the gallant
officers on duty with the regameat was one Capt. Wilson.
'The soldier fell a victim to the obsrms of the actrens,
and the peir were nhortly afterwards married at St.
Pancras, London. The lady had deecalled herself to
Cantata Wilson as the widow of an army pacer named
Gordon, who had left her in straitened cireutosteineee,
sad she was Married li. the name of Gordon, • gentilesean
whom she flacribed as her brother witnessing the cere-
mony. The union was nosy displeasing to Captain
Wilson's friends and relations.; but he stood by his
wife as against hi. (easily, and essentially settled .arlio
year upon her. Not long after this ibeld. Wilson was
afflicted with some mental dleorder, which ifteessitated his ,
removal to an asylum. lii the meantime his "so 11e was
reported to have been delivered of a child, but It vas
believed that it was an attempt to faint • spurious heir
upon the family. In the end a proseciition was instituted
against "Miss Oldoore" fey bigamy, Capt. Wilson having
strong reason then to believe that the man she, introduced
as her brother was, in fact, her first husband. "Miss
Cr Moore," nevertheless, was acquitted. Since then evideace
has been obtained that the lady was married to • Mr.
(lotobod, who afterwards emigrated to Canada. As Capt,
Wilson memory as to the proreeddings in the trial for
wa, too imperfect for the purpose of legal proof.
Si, fames Hioine:s had adjourned the case in order that
the necessary teeth. j-ir for the completion of this strange,
eventful history may
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TRAGEDY AT THE CAPE.
A shocking case, says • correspondent, writing from
Cape Town on the 11th nlt,. ham Just tenninated in the
Supreme Court. Three years ago a Mr. Dirk lambert van
Breda shot his wife at his farm, Rain l River, in the
division of Brodsadorp. Not three days after this one of
his brothers. • doctor, in a fit of delirium e i 11.41111, Xtahherl
his wife to death at Fort Beaufort. The doctor was tried,
tonal guilty of the crime during a 'fit of temporary
insanity," and sentenced accordingly. The brothers case
Lay limbed till he recently ill-used a servant, who went to
the magistrate Immediately afterwards, laid an information
against him for the murder. and caused his arrest. He
eras brought up to Cape Town, and till the Saturday before
ble trial, which was to take place on the Tuesday, there
aware be have been no direct evidence. His eldest
daughter now in her 16th year, urged by the gravity of
the occasion. voluntarily went to the public prosecutor, and
magg an affidavit that she was present when her mother
was deliberately shot by her father. iihe had made twit con-
tradictory affidavits previously. Tbe reason she did so was,
sloe says, that when they were made she was under her
hither roof, and in fear of him- She was now married,
having formed an alliance while her father was in prison
and being freed from his control, felt that she could not
'n foreswear her emaciation A verdict of culpable
homicide, with a recommendation to mercy. was found.
øn that he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with
. and labour. Three days afterwards the daitthter went to
of the public prosecutor to ask for her witneurs
ger. tspdd, which she received.
Mr. Anew and his colleagues °nth-it-executive committee
osit the National Agricultural Labourers' Union have mood 1
• resolution caSing on all trade societies to prevent men
, going silt from towns to :oral districts in search of harvest ;
swork.