The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

IMPORTANT LUNACY PROSECUTION.

At the Bow-street polce-court, yesterday after-
noon, Dr. Shaw, residing at the Firs, Boreharmwood,
&wee, Herta, was summoned before Mr. Vaughan, the
sitting magistrate, for an infringement of the lunacy
laws by keeping a Mrs. Frances Danvers Weston, an
alleged lunatic., without having a license, according to the
act of parliament.

Mr. Poland, barrister, prosecuted on behalf of the Corn.
misaioners of Lunacy ; and Mr. Merriman, solicitor,
appeared for the defendant.
At the close of the case for the prosecution,
Mr. Merriman briefly addressed the magistrate on be-
half of the defendant. According to his instructions he
said there was the clearest pos,Able answer to the
charge. The prosecution had brought forward no evidence
as to the circumstances under which this lady
was placed with his client. He thought it was most mate-
rial that such evidence should have been given. If that
evidence were forthcoming it would show that Dr. Shaw
took charge of Mrs. Weston as he did of other persons who
came to Lis establishment for the benefit of their health—
as invalids who same there voluntarily. It was within
the knowledge of the commissioners that persons did go to
his house as invalids. He asked whether, in the default
of such evidence, the case should go to the sessions! The
reason he had not 1,7 m-examined the witnesses was that
if the magistrate thought there was a bond fide case it
would be • waste of time. There was another case against
the defendant, which would come on at the sane assizes.
With all respect be submitted that a fend fide case had
not been made nut without the production of Mr. Weston,
or something beyond what they bad beard.

The msviiitrate did not thiUk it was necesury for the
prosecution to go into the circumstances under which the
alleged lunatic came into Dr. Shaves house. They had
sought for Mr. Weston, and could not find him. It was
more a matter for the defence. It was quite sufficient for
the prosecution that the lunatic was there, that no license
had been granted to the house, and that no return bad
been made to the commissioners. It was perfectly certain
that she was received there for the purpose of profit. He
had no alternative but to commit the defendant to take
his trial at the spring auies.

The ruagistratecoirsented to take bail—defendant in a
SUM of 200/., and one natty of 1001.

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