The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-23 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINACCOURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
al%fore Lola Chief Barns Pollock awl Mr. Baron
Martha.)
THE LOVE LETTER AFFAIR.

name/ .a, a. Italian, .Igneribol uan artist•
indicted trlonimaly ..btaioitag 2,0001. froth • lady
named Fradertai Jubusione, by false pratasera.

Mr. Montagu t bawler., Q.C., and Mr. rterjcant Parry,ape•
dolly retain d, with Mr. F. 11. Lcwis, conducted the pro-
secution. Mr. lb. It. Nesse. also specially retained, with
Mr. Sleigh awl Mr. thrford,appeared for the prisnerr. The
eaw appear...l to create a great deal al interest, aid the
court was my much crowded.

Mr. Montagu C:mmbers, in opening the can. said it
as. ,me of a very sri iou. nature. au serious in fact that he
loudly knew whether he could state the facts with that
colonic. a loch lie ought to do. Ile then proceeded to give an
outline of the new. awl it appeared that the premier was
an artist of eery considerahle talent, owl in ls.-04 he
rs skirl at Itrompton. He was a very able lutist in
painting lobe.' portraite, sod, a. such, had con-
eiderahle ',stowage, and was highly recommended
by. • Lady .%rthur Losioanl to Miss Johnstolie as a per.
son worthy of her jotrooage. The consequence was that
the usual loopitolity which is shoma to foreigners of talent
was cottoned to him. He professed to Le an
cntliu.siodie admirer of art, and the comequeuce ens, that
he w...a invited front time to time by 311 e. Johonono to
Tole kenhain to breakfast, arid from thence prim-ceded to
Hampton Court t. see the pointing. in the gallery
there. This led to an intimacy, and on one oceasiou
he admired Ler band, awl soled perno.iou to b. ullowed
to draw the baud. Ile .dteraawla asked her to Allow his.
to paint bey poitnot. Nies conoeoted to this, aril the
result aea that do• yodel his studio from time to time,
:roil. unfortifiettely, was attracted by the under...lily
i 1,0.1.1.1 tbe prisoner, who repteseuted himself to lie
unfortun.de. end .lie listeoed to his attentions, and
ow time iii..lll.4fr was c004:011.1•11011setween them, and
rtaiu bubo. letwan them. On one occasion, while
at hi. studio, )11... Johnstone remarked that the prisoner
....meal very &lire and low 'spirited, and asked him
wh..t wa. the matter ; owl ho said he was in great trouble,
34 hi. n, Moe, whom he hail left alisoi.l upon owning to
thus country, awl who heal given him her wedding ring on
Li•leavise• her, was then ini'dying state. She askol him why
I ...lid not go to her end he said be routs! not• a. he tilde.'
the roma.. Ilk. Joh natofte nake.l him what would,*
▪ awl offered him 70., which was all .he hid with her. lie
rail that would loot le enough. m some on had a claim
o. ion him to a cosioleralm amount. and he was afraid of
hem^ arrested. sal the re.ult as. that she sin.
sorely ashram-el him the sum of 2111/. to eashis Lim to
have the Conntra for the rairlowe of vi.iting ha dying
,other. 111.foler to. left the couutry there had bees some
i onsets° leson letecon than, awl in the spring of
after M hol left. Mimi Johastone was taken with
it very Winn. illens, and determines! that if the
;Manner returned, she mold inform him that marriage
we. to le• no longer thought of between them. The prisoner
did rents, and she informed him of her remlve, and be
iiirsered to smenewer is bee sietermination, but afterwards
ran notrated with bee, awl belated that the same feelings
Td finned...l 'Sigh{ still e.t.a between then, as before.
his Mies Johnnie. memento] to, awl she wee frequently
with "he as today at his etude., whets the pie!
tare wee onapeulas dyne Miss leanness had
onnedly adneord Is. same of mean as leans, sad whin
the pectins woe at length lialebed alio, with a view to break
as off tb" macy. mined to admire him any mon mosey
koas. He. hownse. told her that be bad • picture by •
o lebsned Imlina miner, for whirh his father bad ern
▪ miii asked bar to give him ;VOL fer It. Miss Jahn
.. loan, however, was quite aniseed with the peciota Is May
i.e um piners was ant to the Royal Aead.my ashibitisa
of Intl, lott, although it sus oat considered as oad=
oa eerie alt nos plated is the second enema, which
there wag as ,swam is the gallery He was estnimady
doesn't at the rejects,,. of has pieturn aid was min Wait
the tympetin, of Mies Johnson. About the time that the
sane eras rejected she was determined to break all the
intimacy anwely, and with that view asked the
moose te Mare her all totters which she had
urines to him, sad he used some very num.
in 4 riprmai.O., and WA "Oh, yet, rho should
have her letters." She urged him to return there, and his
mower was still that she should have her intent Me
mold wit, however. get paw-mien of them, and he wrote
her two letters which caned her some alarm, and grey
be caseated to return the letter. epos receipt .4
awl aa appoistmeat was made to meet at the Nathan,
where he mold deliver her the letters upon the reatiO of
the mown. `She accordingly met him io the Pam I
Sheen and epee his deliveries her • parcel which
she 'apposed osatomed her letters, she handed
him the mosey awl asked him to give her a receipt, but he
made note earner, sod and he wee in • hurry, and went
away. Abe then took • cab, rd on mating herself she
opened the parcel awl fennel it to contain, instead of the
letters, as she hail expected, a quantity of old nempapers,
with only one of the letters, which wait the
one which she had 'onto' last, at the bottom.
rilt• then communicated with her guandias• who
wrote several letter. to the premier, but he refused te
return the letter,, and used some very alarming threats.
Ile we., however, afterwards taken lino custody. Bud then
mid le had not got the letters ; last on being told his house
would he esareinl he produced them, and I,titJl. of the
money was found upon him.
The following evrWaee was then adduced :
Vim Frederica Johnston, who was allowed to be seated
dunes her examination, was called. Sho said—l have
known the priamer at the her Bien the year IMO. He was
introduced to me by two of my cousins. He wee at this
time fullowisi the profession of an artist. After the intro.
ductioe I Motod the primner to my house, and to IWO I ob-
served span on incasion that the prisoner was very melan-
choly, and he told me his mother was dying in Italy. and
be was devotedly attached to her, and wished to see leer. I
asked hist why be dad out go, and be mid he could nut
afford it. I sated him what money he wanted. awl told
him I bed MI. He Rimmed to think that was not "bough.
He also said he ism threatened with legal proceediop by
one of his country-men. and I think he said he must
have 1:101. or 2:01. In consequence of what he said
I advanced him 210 f. This was the tint money train
action that took place between us. Before this he had
offered to paint my picture. The went to Italy
&find pve him the =my. Thu was in the middle of
h. 4. 9. I was very intimate with the prisooer about this
time, and conteciplatoil marriage with him, and a 'umber
of letter. lamed between us. I have destroyed all this
prisoner's letters. While the prisoner was ia Italy, se I
supposed, in the spring of KW, I was anted with,
illness, and did not see the primmer he a onnsider-
ohle time, and I they intimated to him that I bad
cheesed my mind upon the subject of the maniess. The
primmer appeared to be entry.appy. sad mid be should
end his days in his owe c I -sdranoed to the primer
at yarning time' 2,0001., which nebula a posture by
Spagooletti valued at jOOl. I nearuihr my picture being
sent to the exhibition. It was rejected se sat worthy of
exhibition. The trimmer was aware that I took a great
interest is works of art ; and we humanly traversed upon
the subject. I tlook I first spoke to the prisoner about the
returning of my letter. .t Intend d May, rdl at the same
bum told tutu that I wished to break ow the lattosan. He
wrote me a ;inter after I had said this to him, sod to cease
queneof that letter, I had an ieterview with the primmer in
the begiasing of laziest his studio. He was very violent at
thee interview, and also at every other one I had with hue
after I had told him that I wished to break off my
intimacy with him. I persisted la my deter.
miming sot to many him, sad us to assuring
him &Dough to live upon, which be mentioned ia his
letter, I told him I could an take min my-
self the responsibility of doing so. Whoa I mid
that, he was very earthed, sad asked hew I awed to
make me of such a word es responsibility. I heaped him
to tell Me how I had injured him, and be mid I
had moral him. awl he wend light to the lan anyone
who attacked has homier, and painted to same lugs
that were in the room. I wee my frightened, and said
if I road tlo anything for him I was willies to de se.
sad he salt something about eresey, and I told him I
could sot decide without reffectioth He afterwards said
that if I would give him money sad keep the secret he
might be able to work. I had &Boded to my letters be.
tore this, awl told him I mat have them, awl be mid
that I should do so. I east the risme after Ws at the
ilatteretriet linear, ad I was egintsid, and be told me
sot to he frighteool. I bad a horror of him at ibis time
because I (let assured that he intended to do something.
He raked TWO what I had decided apes. sad I mid I bad
decided anitieg, but if after all my kindness te him hiper-
sited ia myna that I bad injured him, if le weld 64
me have my letters I would SikilinToll7 to give him Limn
I was beet and dinermieed nen having my Wien, aid he
*ail I should have them if I gave the the many. I
told Dim dietitian, I would give him in mare the. the
2.0C101. He bad said monsething before this sheet that sum
bras sulkiest for the moment, and I told him die
tinily I maid not give him any MOM many,
if eve. I could obtain as much as 2,0001. After
ibis arronement lied been made I called ups the primmer
at his imi,letoe, riot he again asked me what I had
decided. I .ad, Nothies,.. and be replied, " I thought
you would Jave had it in your pocket." He afterwards
" Why I ehoul.l have thought this was a ems whoa
a lady era woman would sell the last thing she posemeal,"
Ile was very violist Loth in words and gestures, and re-
peatedly " Moan, mosey. ant, I must
Una" He ides talked smoothies shout a proof
sad Wend • number of violent and indorse' s,
eras, sad said he mot have lON. of the
a day or two. owl I and I would see about it. I inn him
shortly after this, sad gave the prisoner the 1001. Nothing
particular act-tweet hot I was very much disgusted with
hini. I subsegantly made ea appointment to tont the
pruner at the Pritheoa in Otford-stnet, mid hood him
..if the remainder of the 2,0001., and be was to give as
my Were. I mods this appointment by • letter dated the
ad of Awed, and I distinctly toad him is this letter to
holm tee all my letterl went te the Pantheon on the
f,Alowleg morning amoebas to aa asremant. sad I had
Prery procured at my beaker's menses 100(. notes.