The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-24 00:00:00

THE CALAIS LIFEBOAT ACCIDENT.

Dr. Spinier, Q.C., and Mr. Coltman, for the petitioner;
Mr. G. Brown for the co-respondent.
The parties were servants to Mr. Ralph Dutton, the
petitioner being butler, and the respondent lady's maid.
In 1850 they married, and for some years they lived to-
gether ; but • separation was at length resumed by the
violence and jealousy of the respondents disposition. The
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against the wife was that while thus absent from
her husband she committed adultery with the co-respon.
dent, by whom she hag had a child. No denial was
pleaded by the respondent herself ; but the co-respondent
appeared and filed a number of counter allerations.
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were in the service of Mr. Merlin, of Richings, near Ur-
KILLZD BY A HANSOM CAB. —Yesterday after- ; bridge, a scripture reader named Dixie. also employed by
noon Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, held an inquiry lir. aleakin, was called to speak to • confession on the part
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital respecting the death of 'of Compton. Compton, he said, had come to him in
Louisa Goldsbury, aged 31 years. William Grover ofmove tt f . d because he had just di red ha /fat sable
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rs. Howewas a married woman, whereas he had formed
York-street, Blackfriars-road, said that on last Saturday "`
sight, ateet,
twelve o'clock, the deceased woman walked out • criminal connexion with her under the idea that she was
et • public-house in Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road. She • single woman. He said that Mr. Meakin would be sure
stepped off the kerb and into the roadway, and when she to hear of it, and he begged Dixie to intercede for him.
was about three feet from the footpath a Hansom cab came Dime accordingly saw Mr. Meakin in the presence of the
along the road at a rapid rate. The cabman called out to co-respondent, whore peated his confession to his master.
her, "Get out of the road, you —." The woman On the other band an attempt was mule to prove
screamed and the man lashed his horse. She was struck adultery between Howes and • lady's maid of the Hon.
by the cab and thrown on her aide ; the wheels went over Mrs. Dutton, hot it broke down, and
her body. The cabman then lashed his horse again and I The court made • decree nisi with costs.
drove away towards the Waterloo railway station. Wit- HAWKINS r. HAWKINS.
nese followed him and called out "Stop thief, stop thief," 1 Dr. Spinks, Q.C.. and Mr. Hayford for the petitioner,
but the man continued to lash his horse while witness Mrs. Redegund Selina Hawkins, the wife of a wharfinger's
was running after the cab. The cabman at last said, clerk, who sought a dissolution of her marriage on the
Hurrah, I've got the best of you," and witness could not
continue the chase, and was obliged to give it up. Wit-herground of her husband's adultery and bigamy. He married
in 1856, and cohabited with her for two or three weeks,
ness tried to get upon the back of another cab that was after which he sent her home, on the ground that he had
be driven towards the Waterloo station, but the cabman seen a person whom he preferred to her, and that be re-
would not let him, and said, " Get down out of that," quired a wife that could help to support him. He had
when he saw that he wanted to overtake the Hansom never since lived with her, and he had married • woman
cabman. Witness saw the cab disappear in the darkness. named Saunders.
Mr. M. Bond Moore, house-surgeon, said that when the 1 Decree nisi, with eta,
deceased was brought to the hospital she was sober. She
PEARSON V. MUSSON AND LABILMWZ.
had several severe bruises on her body. She said that she
had been knocked down and run over by a cab. She died Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Tore, for the petitioner, •
in half an hour. A postmortem examination proved that publican at Salford.
her death had been caused by the injuries she had received. The co-respondent was in the habit of frequenting the
Her liver was ruptured. The Coroner said that house, and when the husband noticed his fang-
the cabman wee one of those fellows, he wss liarity with the respondent, he desired him not to come.
going to say scoundrels, who drive cabs through Laurence, however, impudently told him that the house
the streets at a rapid rate, and do not care what was a public one, and that he should use it as often as he
mischief they do. There was no clue to the man, and un- liked. Soon afterwards he took the respondent away sad
less he was to come forward, nothing could be done. They married her.
could arrest the man if they could find him. He thought . Decree nisi, with costa.
that the case was more like one of maaslatrOiler ' LACCY r. LACES.
than accident. The jury returned an open verdict, "That The Queen's Advocate and Mr. Searle for the peti.
the deceased was knocked down and killed by a certain
lioness..
Hansom cab." , , In 1851 she was married to the respondent, who was
U SOTIIAMPTON, JAN. 23.—The Hamburg and formerly a tailor in Nottingham, but who wee afterwards
American Company's steamship Bavaria sailed at midnight quartennaMersergeant in the Ist Royals. There had
for New York, with a full complement of passengers end been two children. In 18.54 he deserted her, and enlisted ;
a lerge cargo, including French jewellery to the value of and he had since been living with another woman.
35,300 L I Decree nisi, with costs.