The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-13 00:00:00

.ASSIZB INTELLIGENCE.

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HOME CIRCUIT.—Hiarros.D, JULY 12.
(Bdits Kr. Baran Bramwell and a C Jury.)
INWOOD •ND iN9TNIN. W. TEI 1101M1 TOILE
a•LLWAT 001CPANT.

The plaintiffs in this action were a widow lady named
=wiMorewood sad William Bala, and the questions
in the Inquiry were, whether certain goods and fur-
-1 altars that had beset seized by the sheriff of Hertfordshire at
Bishop Stortford, under an execution obtained by the core-
r, rpmii_i*'meat against a person named Thomas
ate= wore legaffy seised or not.
Serjeent Ballantine sad Mr. Pierce were anneal for the
plaintiff.; Mr Bovill. Q.C., and Mr. Bashful Clarke ap-
peared kr the. pany.
From the oile:lrsj statement of the learned counsel for the
plan it that Watson had been in the service of
the Mends se colliery spat, sad titian the muse of the
transactions between them the company claimed a oonsider-
able sum of money from him, and they eventually brought
an action "plan him to recover the amount, and having ob-
tained a verdict and 'udgrount, the amid tookortesession of
the effects in his at Bishop Stant and ulti-
mately sold them. The case on the part of ;plaintiffs
now was that these goods had been sold to Watson by M.
Morewood, bat that he had not paid for tines, end in the
month of February in the premnt year he re-conveyed
to her by • bill of sale, and that snitsegaintly she
borrowed • sum of 2001. from the other plaintiff, Ben,
sad that she executed • bill of sale of the same furniture to
him as amenity, and that Watson consequently bed no in-
terest is the property whatever, and that tt had hem OlepEy
I team in mention under the iefentleats' judgmilt.
Ms. Mary itiorewood, • middle aged lady, was etuunined,
sad she proved the greater pordoa of the shove
heft, and stated positively that the furniture la prelim was
sever paid for by, Watson, and that it wee conveyed to her
by the MU of sale in the first Instance by Watson, as wordy
he the debt he owed her. She kept a lodging house In
Sonth-strest, Finsbury, when she fist become acquainted
with Watson, and subsequently it amazed removed to Ely-
place, her present residents.
In answer to questions pet by Mr. Bovill I. creserzami-
nation, she said that Mr. Watson had never gear! any
thing for board or lodging, although be was la
the habit of staying at her house. 811,0 had also seer
rity for him when he wonted money. She had an evens-
don at tide time, she said, of bsoonting Mrs. Wakes. Me
is Mans time have wished to become Mrs. Wanes, bet
the bad sow no wish to fill thatpoltioa. The whole of the
temiluse that was taken to Seethed belonged to
• selshe used to visit Mr. Watson there, and emarillsom
lambed two or three days. She was aware that la 1857
things were not right with Watson. She 1101 him
num et 101. enteral times and she wee also
reermity for him for 601. The first hill of ask
was anseled in Febeemy, 1868, and she would not
swear OM she did set know at 111111 lies that the
eerigemy bed besepthhem aslithspiet Wakes. whkh was
tams stmillag forelr frill. Ithi 111- net masemba saying to
had
Mr. Beerke_ , Wikentan Bebe et
al mthaiation Nglibbep who
emspas
, Ibmi the y were
khaki varyth to his, and BM IheWiele was merely
Myth to palest him, and that Mr. Dswher MI =Wag to
isr *OWL Mho did net sesdliak and wall set swear
wbeibm la led sold it era al. Waken Beth* Bed at
Pookeltr, and he had seem
Males limiture theme whisk be lad
Cr allimilliaspa blitlaordand "I
Os ether furniture hour Beath-
*eat the not thee as bar oath that she had not
mid eat esamiss thatisoloright be Mem Wakes.
The) Milp Mak we ha. The bet was dated
Feleumy Ma, mad k Walesa bike khaki to
the last AZlLliews mem of MM., bed exemied a bill of
sale kir au ithation to her for that amount. The
mama MI of mit netarternted in May, and was by Mrs.
Illuddriddistadiverer el
to aclmowledging that a sum of
11116. bed skimmed by way of loan, and the bill
Meals was ems es a asserity for that sum.
Mr. num. Walesa yes ask smlesd. Ifs &waled
birdies a eellim2 smith bet mil seas le was M prima
eat albeit s. He said la bed Mews Ms. Mereweed
these or four years, and be with km in South-
seek. The Ant furniture bs of bin was met
to bhp hor •lialtrasaFTenbridge, hem Ones le Room-
Mee ef aisthrithere 11111 about ItWilirtsimarcbd.
tram thelikeest ha rusithnd the greets, part dal kr-
ninth thatwee la Me Mem there, mil he was to Per
that fashion st he metnalisos. The " be-
times him and Mrs. Morewood were the same then as at
presme.
ligkest Ballentiet—Ton sayei.Watem, bat the lady
aprzentidomentaitain a aim& (Aft
einthmed—He wt. deaths miss of
the whole el the familme he so Alin was abeiet two
hundred pandit. eel that Is Feterry. 11111,wbon hs executed
the bill of ale to Mrs. Mearewmd, be eyed bar line hundred
„ thesis"r big mangy she had
Cilihleal.hertethad hr M give he security he this debt,
and he atimmestely agreed to give her a bill of sale. He
was rum* when the YE of mak was executed to Yr. Bain
and sower mew pass.
Berea alllavall called Mr. Seville attention to the latter
pert of the gni mid be thought it right to inform
him that he thrall that in law, whatever might have
hem the dasaitior the 11111abol traa'keelien berms Mem
Meseereed and Weak. If the jet late be of opines
that the mum bag heti shekel by Bea, the
dshmiefeled as ftitte the verily.
Mr. Bowel esithed Istds*for -Matte( his vise ei the
matter, bet add thst dram kr abode le the jury wee
that the whole ales yeausellep vas etthat
no money bad bais etherteed.
The immis Wain was then emeramminsi—He said
that Is bai at lbs. Marweels
but he neetrasgala=for bead sr Wear. Bret
his chains etes thus M the premise thee, 'seal he generally
went to her Woe When as some to tewe, and he woe lbws
last Friday, wildest tithe. The With ems keembisipiost
him by the eememee. January,eel ft was
for trial at the tide the Let bill of solo wse asaated
by him. He would net mar that the verdict had not
gone spinet and_ judgment demised before the
second 601 of sale to Zan was melds& He had lem
money frequently le Mrs. wan
ad ohs hod lent
hint money aim, and had bassos amity for him.
Hs knew sothing al Bak until the transaction
of his admen( UM ea the seeratty al the bill of sale.
Mrs. Maywood led the money, awl wane had nothing
whatever to do with It, exempt recants: lhe cash at the
basket's and men it over to Mrs. Morewood. The he-
sitate in the home in Ely-place was also mafiosi as •
security kw the loam
T witness was than asked whether he peeked Is natter
that hai had se Idea at say tines of petite( mania to M.
Morewood f

irs;eid that he did, sad he added that h• thought It um •
vsgarimersetiumit uellos.
licestweh observed that as the wham veleutund
this stehmiset b. must wpm his opals' That the
ass • •vry pertbrat ass, sad tuosS Mama 16 dm=
before tbs eaurt,

The wharictima add that lo osuliad have had say
mach as Ido ealk dll sat Ma last March. dho
was to on two yeses bin Ira He then said
that • onommaim yes sae !daft to the faraitur• that
ha purebred, and oho a kilomftry and valuation, but ail
Or papas wan dor mai Orr dr Graafian of As mooed
ICI of tab. IS IPM/Wet 10 Balm tho whims said
that ha wr sot new daft dir a Braced, sod
W sot doom anything sr os last Awe, Asa ha woo dlo-
dwarf by ths otatray. Ho salt ha net roollset
taw Kr Bowhe that he had aothing to tar
Bra fin bill of oaks. A lotto ass than sham
to him, whit* it apron& errobod a aroma,
ID that oar, sad he •aid ha rally did 1114 know what be
mom ahat ha wrote H. Ha weld sot reartabor over
More aid that the kO of sale was only gins to pots
biro fora Iho amorry. He bad twir taloa the basset of
lassirli Est sod ones was a hankrapt. H. applied to
the larderl Owl In Fairer, lar. Mb dire upon ass
aparisaemszokt4.l., are mother SAM, sad ache
lad Ho not hart whodwr
UMW mrrd. to any of fits orayaillars, Mtn win no
Mr. St lataim.
brad that ha woo Mak to Mr. Bata, the
mud eho, Oa rikela a ramp loader. H. was
pupal alms a dhow data MK two Ittedad to Matra at
a ions le Pin. Nowoweal pm Ma wissifty elate MB of trio.
The alsoar smstlassd fir MB of ado was 3661., whisk
was to ha stria la al& gm= Molohnorn Thorarawk-
ALM/Loam rimmodar intasset
hoolt Bra theial=a olatitors
lfas llsaawood eft walls& ad mho wad
that this velisio of the INK vim bads* err to bran!
sus, sal absiii the els of it pir she