The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-23 00:00:00

BANCROFT V. BANCROFT.

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the pets. I
boner ; the Queen's Advocate and Dr. Swabey for the re-
spoodeat
Elizabeth Bancroft prayed for judicial separation on the
pond of cruelty. The respondent denied the charge,
pleaded provocation, and alleged that the petitioner bad
committed adultery with her brother.in-law, Wm. Rummy.
All this the petitioner denied.
Elizabeth Bancroft-1 am the petitioner. My name before
marriage was Jones. I was married at Manchester to Josiah
Barron Bancroft, as Bth of April, 1863. My husband is a
printer. I had known biro lira or six years. Before my
manage 1 wee living with my sister, Mrs. Hammy ; after
my marriage we went to live near Manchester. He tint
al-treated me on the lath of August. He put his
arm round me, and gave rue a kiss, and mid,
"What have you been doing, my dear 1
pried." Nothing. " He then said, ' Take that," and gave
we several blows oe the face. I merely said, " Oh, don't."
Nest he took me into the breakfast room, laid me on the
sofa, and beams very much indeed. Then be rolled me at the
baok door on to the flags, and banged my heed several times
upon the ground. Then Iran into the water-eioest. Became
in after ins, and knocked my head against the wall. At
last I got away, I cannot tell bow, and ran to a neighbour's
across the roe& I remained there tall Mr. Ramsey came
and took ma home. Mr. Hannay had some cooversation j
with my husband, and tam 1 weld with him to my sister's.
While he wan Mama& me he said I had had a child 13
years before. For anything I know that was the first
time be had heard of it. I was about 17 or 18 when
I bad the child. The next day iny husband came and
wished me to go back, sod promised that he would never
repeat his violence again. This was on a Friday, sad oc the
following Monday be canes again. I then returned home
again. I was unwell after this, and my husband said ha
was very sorry for what he had doom On the 13th of Sep.
tuber he struck me two or three times. He gave me •
smack on the face without saying a word to me.
Then he began to go on about the child spin.
I went to my mother's that night, and he fetched me back
the next day. He has struck me so often that I cannot
give the precise dates. It was always about the child. I
sever provoked him. His meaner was generally violent.
One day in October be ordered me at of the room. I tried
to get away, bat be palled me back. He went on with me
the whole of the afternoon. I sent for my sister.
Be struck me several times before her, and
called meal] aorta of bad names. He said I had led an
immoral life from a child. At last we got him to bed. He
bad had a great deal of drink. Om day in December I west
to the warehouse to him in order to aocompany him home.
He was angry with me because I bad met my sister, whom
be had forbidden the bona. He told me to prepare,
for I had not eery days to live. Afterwards we got into a
rah. and as we west along he beam to all me names. He
said that I bad been to the amber* of Mr. Haymer' who
was my node and the father of my child. I had not been
there. He tore the veil off my face, and struck me several
times in the fem. He made my eye bleed. When we get
out of the cab I taught hold of • young gentleman and
begged him to nave me. Then my hothead pushed
me all the way home, sad teeny be struck me
in the middle of my beck. That gamin heartened me out
of the house, bat I said I would not go. I sent for my
sister, and when she came be flew at her and struck her.
Then he turned her out of the house, and seized me roped
the neck, so that I could hardly breathe. He mediated
Mafia me. My sister called oat " Don't murder my only
seder.' He timed the done and I went out. He
pushed me down the stairs, and after that never retuned.

Crces-examised—Wlima was married, the child I had had
by my uncle was 13 years' old. My mother, my sister.
and my brother-in-law knew all about it. My ;mole mss
a good deal to my gages home ; but no one told my hothead
about my child. She was living with her father. I did net
introduce her to my husband at all. Mr. Hamer
brought the child to my husband's room two or three
times. My husband was gives to understand that it was
my niece. I was perfectly happy with my hushed
ti he discovered the trick that had bees played upon him.
I never went to Mr. Ha mar's after thew. I have sot sewn
my uncle since I left my hmiband. I have been living at Mr.
Walker's, at Bohm. Walker is a mechanic, and I know
nothing mom about him. The sight my sister woe to roe in
September or in October, the respondent accused me of being
criminally familiar with my brother-in-law. I sever west
to my sister's till after I had left my husband. My husband
afterwards told me that he did not believe what he had
(barged me with. Mr. Ramsey never called on me while I
was with my husband, except when he brought his little
daughter with him. Whoa be called, my husband was never
at home. I lever took him into a room and gave
him brandy or tea ; except one occsaion, whew be
celled about a servaiit. Being then unwell, be lad
• little brandy and water. His child was with as
twice, for a fortnight each time. I sever kissed Mr. Ram-
sey. My servant Emma Yates sever told me that ay lam
me fleshed after be bad gone. I remember our locking
myself up in the mollify for four boors to avoid being sees
by the attorney on the other side. Then I came oat with
my head muffled up in • shawl, got into a cab, and drove
away._

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Befogs Mr. Registrar Roan.)
le SALMON AND WALLACH.

This wu the fiaal meeting. The Vella Selman
and Abraham Wallach, per. both described as of 206,
lirkoer•raad, hoot sad shoe manufacturers.
Mr. Rulibrooke appeared for the petitioning creditor,
Yr. Joseph Howes, of Nortbamptos, boot and shoe ammo-
torturer. The total liabilities are 10.615 f., chiefly due to
leather merchaeto; available assets, 400 f., with an expecta-
tion of remittances, the produce of coosignineate to Aus-
tralia.

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11-ehts to the amount of several tbosseads of ponied+ were
admitted, and fir. J. 3. Jobneoo, merchant, of Alders 's'''.
Wert, appointed wigwam The sent sitting will be held
on the 17th of October Bert.

THE POLICK COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL.
ATITYPTED NOW rE2OOOII JEALOCST.

Moire Geo.9c Hunt, a carpenter, roadie' at Sl, Hew
riettaeireet, Brunswick-square, ere* charged before Mr.
liEyncourt with threatening with a razor to do bodily
baral to Miss Emily Shipwright, housekeeper at the Prime
Iteg,nt public•houss, Sidmouth-street, Gray's-las-rood, St.
l'accras.

The complainant, who appeared is a state of great kepi-
aatice mid that she had been keepiog company with the
deemitot for about eight years, bat for the past three
rivetlis she had determined to break it off, sad had told
Lm so. Yesterday he was in the house nearly all the day,
sad last *eating about half.past 6 whilst she was is the bar
parlour he rushed is, seised her by the arm, and hawing an
apes razor in his hand attempted to strike ber with it. She
nulled away from him into th, ter, and the defendant
was seized by the barman, and the razor was takes away
from him.

IlEyscourt—Tio you go is fear of him ?
Witness—Yee ; and I really believe that if be had Doi
been seized he would have dope me some grievous bodily
barn. if be had not killed me.
liTyricourt —ls the defendant a violent tempered

ti-itneee—l do sot like to soy.
Ur. I/Epp:mut —Audi the only roma you can give to
account for this conduct is that you de moll wish to coo•
hose the sogegeesset with him asy banger ?
Witoesa Yes.
D'Eysooart—How bog have you treated him
tOhilW t
wo —About tea weeks.

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