The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRFSS, THUTSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1863.

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.-••CBAYIDON, AIIQUST 26.
(Defers Mr. Blum B/SolWell and • Spada Jury.)

WOOLLIT T. POLL--1111 CAXDI3I-110081 liar.
The proceedings in this extraordioary ems were again
rammed this morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Bovi Q.C., Swjeant !tenant's*, Mr. Mereweather,
and Mr. Henry James (specially retained), and Mr. Rceher,
appeared for the plainttiiff; Mr. Lush, Q. 0., Mr. Damao,
Q.C., and Mr. Garth were for the defendant.
The following additional evidence was adduced on behalf
of the plaintiff.
Mr. William Frederick Woolley rid—l ant the plaintiff
in this action. lo the year 1847 I married a lady mimed
Cope. She had a very considerable fortune. I took Cam-
den-house immediately after the marriage. The rent was
at first 200/., but it was afterwards raised to 2901. This
°minuted until the year 1854.
(0 pal the application of the learned comma Crozier,
a witness who was to be examined for the plaintiff, and
Temple, who was to be celled for the ddeedaut, were
ordered to be out of oourt while the plaintiff was being
examined.)..

Examination continued—ln 1854 I purchased the lease of
Camden-house, which at that time had nicety years to run,
for 6,0001. The house was ins very dilapidated state when I
took it. It was altogether out of repair, and many persons
said 1 was mad to take it. I laid out considerable mum
upon the building both internally end externally. 1 fitted
it up gradually according to my own taste. I took out the
whole at the grates, and fitted in others according with the
age st which the house was supposed to bare been built.
When I bought the lame the place was very much im-
proved, but I continued the alterations afterwards, and the
improvements were going on down to the tire. Whenever
I saw anything I thought would suit me I purchased it. I
bought articles abroad, and in country places, and in fact,
wherever I went. I once purchased an estate is Essex,
because there was some remarkable wring In the faro;
house attached to it. I think I gave 1,5001. or 2,0001. for
the property. The carving was of the time of Henry the
Seveotb, and it was very remarkable. It was afterwards
put up in the breakfast room at Camden-home. I bought
a great many pictures, both abroad and in England. I
purchased some of the old Italian marten' pictures, which
were not so much appreciated at the time, but which after-
wards became very valuable. Some time ago I had an ill.
sees, end I was blind for two years, and my sight Is now
very bad, and for some time I have had • servant togs
about with me. Ima state that there were Sneed twenty
, panelled pictures in Camden-house, and every am of those
pictures was of great value. Some were by Spagnoletti, and
others by. Valmont's. I used to amuse myself sometimes by
taking pictures out of frames and putting them in
ether positions. There were •a great many framed
pictures all over the house. I had not a large number
of looking-gimes, because suck things did not suit the style
al the hoses There was one large Florentine glass in the
ballroom which was very beautiful and valuable, and the
frame was most elaborately caned. My brother-in-law on
one 00011i00 said be should out mind giving me 400/. for this
glass if a room in a house he was building in the Isle of
Wight was large enough to hold it. I bought the furniture
in the same way from time to time, and when I saw any
ankle that I thought would suit my home I purchased it.
I gave • hundred and fifty slaloms fora dining-room table,
aed all the other furniture was in accordance with it. The
house was full of furniture when the fire happened, and my
friends used to say that it was like a broker's shop.. A good
deal of varnish was used to bring up the old pmelling after
some coats of white paint had been removed from it by my
order.. I have myself used varnish for this purpose. The
places where it was used were the dining-room, the hall,
amid the staircase. My sister sod brother-in-law sometimes
misted me is varnishing parts of the house. This was in
1861 and the early part of 1862. I never purchseed any var-
Nish myself. A man named Temple was in say service, and
his wife and a son lived with him. Temple was originally
employed as a journeyman carpenter, and I paid him 33e-
per week, bat afterwards another anangemeet was made.
I should think I have laid out at least 7,000 L or 8,000/.
upon the house, and I decorated it and made it as
perfect as I could. A good deal of mosey was paid to
a gilder named Tunbrell who has died sines the
fire. I believe ha was in my service for 14 year/ My
wife's sister, Miss Cope, lived with her from the time of our
marriage till my wife died. My wife and her brother and
sister took as much interest in decorating the boom as I did
myself. My wife's fistulae was about 22,0001. or 25,00 W.
This was in Russian stock, and produced about 1,0001. per
mama. M wife had • large fortune besides this from her
father, consisting of railway stock and debentures. I bor-
rowed 13,1001. on mortgage from my sister is-law upon
Camden-home and the furniture in it. I seed to
allow the theatre on the premises to be used for
amateur
,performances for charitable purposes. Gas was
laid on in the house. I very seldom gave evening
parties after my wife died. I kept no horses or carries's,
and my establishment was very small. For severe' years I
only kept • butler. I had no stook of wipe in the cellar, and
I only purchased small quantities. Besides the 13,000/. I
borrowed from my sister-in-law I borrowed 3,000/. from Mr.
Borradsile, which was also lent upon the security of Camden-
boom In 1855 I let it to Colonel Waugh. and was about te
go abroad, but I and my wife took a fancy to en old castles*
Tunbridge Wells, and we hired it. No furniture was takes
there from Oanideedioune, Colonel Waugh._ paid me 20
.-._ .

guineas per week ter Oemdeshouse. He tisoliaway some
of my pen without my coarsest, but I was paid for
a portion of y it. Whsle I resided at Tunbridge I
bed the misfortune to loss my wife and child,
sod my health was very much affected in cones-
gooses of these leases. It was my only child. I remained
for Dune time at Tunbridge after my 'Wee death, ad
when Colossi Waugh left Camden-house I went hack them
and after some time I determined to go to Brighton—this
wee in IWO. I took an unfurnished house, • very small
use, sod the furniture I put into it was brought from Tun-
e. The rest of the Tunbridge furniture was
lediddtc:nteltion. It was at this time that I insured the
furniture in the home at Brighton and in Camden-house
with the San Fire-office. Before I west to Brighton the
lust time 1 enter Mined the idea of lefts& Camden-house.
At this time the mortgagee to Mies Cope and Mr. Barra-
daile were in existence, and in 1861, at their negeetioo, the
furniture was insured. At this tiros the furniture was not
insured at all, and the furniture was part of Mile Cope's
security for the money she bad advanced. There had been
some fires in the neighbourhood, and Miss Cope and her
brother pressed for an insurance being effected. In 1859 they
had also pressed me to Menus theamonot of the insurance
spun the building, which was at that time only insured for
EOOOl. I asked Temple if be could rebuild the house for
4,0001., end be laughed and mid it could not be rebuilt for
40,0001. I communicated with Mr. Freeth. the surveyor
to listless. and he lint some CDS to look over the property,
and the, office agreed to take as insurance for 10.0001. In
the year 1&59 the amouste insured for were 12,0001. upon
the how, and 7,0001. upon the fittings. The Brighton
furniture was insured for 3,5001. There were a great
itrailyisictures among the property at Brighton. They were
for 2,0001. Before I west to Brighton in 1861
mime articles were sent there from Camden-house. There
were a good many packages, because there were ell the
thisp belonging to Oaptein Cope sod his sister and the
serthete. Boole sliver articles were also Mien, but I cannot
say exactly what was actually taken humus I had nothing
to do with the peaksg them up. Crosier, the butler. had
tow to all this. In the year 1861 I was in negotiation with
Mr. Mark Phillips for letting Canidenbotue, but the nego-
tiation went off because there was not sufficient stabling.
He wanted tabling for twenty homes, and there was only
room for three. I was backwards and forwards from
Brighton to London several times at this period, arid I think
I had be at Camden-home about three weeks at the time
the fire happeeed. I did some varnishing myself during
this time. My butler, Crozier, occupied a bedroom that
was only divided by a passage from my own bedroom. The
house was dirty and dusty, and in order to protect the
eery* and the pictures I and Crozier covered then, with
paper and cloth. I believe that is the usual way to protect
welt thing.. The bedroom I have mentioned was not my
usual bedroom, bat I preferred it because It was more
airy. Temple and his wife and child slept in an opposite
clot the house, adl was well aware that they were
I went to town on the day before the fire in the
evening about sues o'clock. During the day I had been
engaged in covering up some of the furniture, and Mrs.
Temple sew me engaged in this way. Crosier went
with me to tows, and we walked about together. I do
not think it was more than eleven o'clock at night
when I returned to Oared's-house. There was no fire in
my bedroom, and Crosier told me shortly afterwards that
he bed lighted it, but it wee not yet burned up. When
west into the bedroom I found Crosier sitting by the fire.
I am very helpless from my Meese, and Crosier always as-
sisted to undress me. On this seeping be told me he was
going down to put the gas out and shut up the house, and I
secompinied him and met Temple sod his wife going up to
had, said he said as be passed me that be thought 1 was in
the library, and if be had known I had been upstairs be
should have turned the gas off. It was my custom ire.
quietly to see the house abut up, and when I had done so
ea this sight I went up to bed, sad I was in bed when
Crozier left the room. I believe I went to sleep and was
awoke by some noise.
Berm Bramwell—What time do you suppose it was when
you went to bed?
Mr. Woolley—l cannot my. I did not Mks notice. It
mod have been before twelve o'clock.
Examination continued—l at first fancied the noise was
in ay servant's room, and I listened and heard a very
heavy odes as though ecimetbing heavy bed Mu. I opened
the door arid found the house was on tire, sod the smoke
athirst suffocated me. My first thought was the Temple..
and I tried to get to them, but was unable to do en, and I
swooned or rolled out and west down • beck staircase.
Order, I believe, followed me, and we bad several
deers to open, and at length got into the garden
where I screamed and called for Temple, and then
went round to Temple's side of the house. At
this time the flames were coming oat of the large window
sew the theatre. I found Mra. Temple standing at the
mildew of her room, and I begged her to MOWS ea I did not
ess any sign of immediate danger, but while Crosier was
for a bidder she jumped out and was a geed deal in-
The son as afterward. got cot by means of the
. I did sot see Temple himself all this time. I
hod thy es bet my day-shirt. I never had • night,
Eax
skirt, but used to wear the same Atilt all day and eight,
and pet es a freak see In the morale'. Mr. Freer was the
first penes I remember seeing. I bellave the police were
at the fres* at the husk but I saw • in the
pokes aliort/y afterwards. wed I him foe Cod's
sake be got eons smithinee. and peewee the dre-rocape. and

he replied that be was a stranger in the neighbourhood, and
did not know when to go. I was removed to Mrs. Movies's,
in Gloucester-place, and saw Temple there for the first time,
end was glad to do so, as 1 thought he had been horned to
death. Iwu very 11l in consequence of my being exposed
to the weather on the sight of the fire. The whole of the
furniture was in the house at the time of the fire, and I am
not aware of anythieg having been removed.
raised on allantine —Now I will ask you the question
this record : Dot you set fire to this hones"
Mr. Woolley—Certainly not.
Serjeant Balkintine—Or employ anybody elm to do so?
Mr. Woolley Certainly sot.
Serjeant Bellantine—Have you the slightest notion how
the fire happesed?
Mr. Woo —I have not, except that I heard there was
a fire in the green-room of the theatre the evening before.
Examination continued—At the request of the Sun Fire-
' office I made out the inventory of the furniture now pro.
duped. I wee very ill at the time, and my sister-in-law
assisted me to make it oat. This inventory was sent in the
first instance to my solicitor, Mr. Teesdale, and I alter-
wards corrected it for the use of the Fire-office. Temple did
not amid me to make out this inventory. Crosier, the
butler, did assist me, and I believe it to be a true and
genuine claim, and that a gnat many thinp have, in
point of fact, never been claimed for at all.
The inventory wu put in and read. At the end of it
there was • long statement by the plaintiff, to the effect
that he had estimated the value of a great many articles not
so much in reference to the original cost, bat to their pre-
sent value, from the alterations that had been made in
them. He also stated that Mr. Temple, the principal car.
pester at Camden-house, bad gone through the list, and
had made his remarks upon it. The value of this portion
of the property was estimated at 8,0001., the insurance upon
it being only 5,000/.
In further examination Mr. Woolley maid that the mo-
ment he heard that any suspicion was entertained in rela-
tion to the fire, he voluntarily offered to be examined by
the solicitors to the Sun Fire-office.
_ _

Mr. Woolley was thee soLieeted to a severe cross-esasoia-

At the request of the learned judge the plaintiff repeated
his evidence with relation to the fire, and he said be could
not amount for having attempted in the first instamos to go
to the assistance of the Temples instead of awakening his
own servant Crozier, who was sleeping does by.
i The jury said they understood that the plaintiff did
thump against Crosier's door.
Baron Bramwell said he bad done so, and they must not
understand that be suggested that there was any contradic-
tion. lie wee only anxious to get at the real facts.
Mr. C. Freer said—l am one of the senior clerks in the
War-office. I was at Camden-home on two occasions when
entertainments were given for some charitable object, and
that is the only way in which I am connected with the
plaintiff. I was returning home about half -past 3 o'clock in
the morning of the fire, and I and a policeman ran up to the
, house, and be knocked at the front door but could not get
any answer and I threw stones at the windows and broke
IKON of them. I and the policeman afterwards got to the
back of the house, end I there saw Mr. Woolley standing
on the lawn in his shirt, and caging out for 111111114•DCe. I
elan saw the man servant, and a woman was lying on the
lawn, and I was told that she had just jumped out of the
window. I beard Woolley exclaim, "O my poor Temple!
0 my poor Temple! 0 my poor house !" lam quite sure
that the policeman and myself were the first strangers who
came to the back of the house. Mr. Woolley was very
mated, and after he had been taken to the house in
Gloucester-place be fell down in a fit (The witness
pointed oat on the model the place where the fire appeared
to be barbing when he arrived.) I made some inquiries of
Mr. Woolley as to what awoke him, and he said th•t be
beard a great noise like a beam falling. On. the following
morning I accompanied the late Sir Nadal& Slade, who
was a friend of mine, to the ruins, and I was told that Mr.
Woolley bad gone to Dr. Hamilton's. I have seen Mr.
Woolley since, but I don't think be recognised me. The
tritium added Umtata/the gut home he seat a snit of clothes
fur the use of Mr. Woolley, and be had never seen these
clothes sines.

By the learned Judge—When I came up I could not see
any fire from the windows of what is called the gallery. I
do not think the fire had got sufficient bead at this time to
have shown through the med....
Dr. Hamilton said—l sm a physicist', end cony on my
profession in Oraftoo-street. I have known Mr. Woolley
seven years. He first complained of general nervous de-
rangement, and his sight was affected. I have bees at
Camden-house several times, and I noticed that it was
magnificently and abundantly furnished. Mr. Woolley was
generally at work about the bowie when he was well. Upon
' some occasions I have seen books lying shout open, appa-
rently for the purpose of drying them. I saw Mr. Woolley
ori the morning of the fire. He appeared in a very wild
and excited state, and I was afraid of *mime consequences
and took him to my house. He seemed to be very much
excited at his loss, and also on amount of the Temples, and
be wished me to go and make some inquiries about them.
He was gait* unfit to make out a statement of the pro-
perty that was destroyed, and I ordered him not to do so.
'Thomas Crozier detailed the circumstances that took
pima relative to the Temples Ditng rescued, in the same
terms en Mr. Woolley had dose. He also said tint while
Mr. Woolley was making the inventory be reminded him
of various articles that were in the house, and he said he was
' are that every article contained in the claim was cm the
premises at the time of the fire, and that two or three
hundred articles that wore also thenked been omitWd.

—.—
Mr. Mereweather then asked the witness the formal ques-
tions, whether be had himself set fir to the house, or whe-
ther he had employed any one else to do so ?
Ile replied that he had not, and he should be very sorry
to do such a thing.
Miss Julia Cope deposed that she was sister-in•law to the
plaintiff, and she had been an inmate of his house ever 'Moe
he married her sister. She had advanced 13.0001. to Mr.
Woolley upon the security of the budding and its content. ;
and besides this she had lent him money to the extent of
some thousands of pounds. She said she was aware that
Mr. Woolley expended large sums of money in decorating
and beautifying the house, and that he took very great
interest in that pursuit, and she herself did the mine. The
witness then went on to say that it was with the concur-
moos of herself and her brother, and indeed at their solicit.-
tion,that the insurance upon the property had been raised
to 12,0001. upon the building, and 5,0001. for the furniture.
She believed that Mr. Woolley had expended at least
30,0001. upon the house and it. contests., and that it was
most inadequately insured down to the period she referred
to. She then proceeded to este most positively that the
whole of the furniture was in the house at the time the
fire happened, and that the claim that was made was not
'in any way exaggerated. She concluded by eating that
she, her brother, and all her family always bad, and still
entertained, the utmost confidence in Mr. Woolley, and
ware on the most friendly and intimate relations with him.
Cross-examined—Witnees's sister, who was married to
the plaintiff, was older than she was. She had 36,000 f.
, fortune from her father, sad witness had the same amount.
She had /eat Mr. Woolley 13,0001., for which she had the
security of • mortgage upon Camden-house and its mutants,
and in addition to this she had let him have between 3,0001.
and 4,0001. for which he had not given her any security
whatever. She was aware that the whole of this money
was spent in beautifying the house. She believed that Mr.
Woolley's establishment was now supported from her re-
sources entirely.
Baron Bramwell asked the witness whether the court
was to understand that Mr. Woolley had no other resources
hut what were derived from her and her sister.
_

She replied that she knew of no other resources he had ;
but hie wife brought him a very good fortune.
Captain Cope deposed that he was brother of the late
Mrs. Woolley, aid that he was formerly in the 67th Regi.
most, and was side-de-camp to Sir Robert Wilson at
Gibraltar. He had lived several yaws at Camden-bouse,
and he oonld Mate that it was eleputly decorated and fur-
Walled in the most subetaatial and beautiful manner. He
was not aware that his later had made advances of money
to Mr. Woolley, but he knew that the income she was en-
titled to was paid is to Mr. Woolley's account. The witares
then went on to state that the furniture was all in the
house when the family went to Brighton at the end of 1861,
and that no portion of it had been removed.
Mr. James Cope, another brother of Mile CV*, Ws
similar 'widows, and the trial was then adjourned.

there was room in the vehicle, unless be could satisfactorily
show that the seat or sista wars regularly engaged by other
parties.
The defendant said the seats were kept for gentlemen who
had ridden with him for sm. years.
Sir Robert said it was not sufficient that they were
regular Man, be mast show that the seats were regularly
engaged. It was sot to be allowed that defendant and °thereof
hie clam were to make laws for themselves. Rs had brakes
the law, and he must therefore abide by it. lir. Jairksos
had, he thought, does very right in bringing the matter
before the court, u on rainy days the omnibus conductors
took who were going the whole distance while
they ref those who were oaly going put, in order to
mks room for the more profitable ones. Hs Heed the de.
fondant lON, and coatis, mai,g in all 13c, sod the public
were indebted to Mr. Jackson for the trouble he bad taken
in bringing the matter before him.
The defendant paid the money.