The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-21 00:00:00

TRIAL OF MADAME RACHEL

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The trial of the prisoner Madame Rachel was resumed
this morning at 10 o'clock before the Recorder, and the
evidence for the prosecution was proceeded with.
James Minton, a lad, said—l know the prisoner. I
first saw her in January, 1867, at her shop in Bond-street.
I used to go in the evening to write letters for her.- She
requested me to do so. Sometimes other persons were
present, a young man, and the daughter of the prisoner.
After I had written the letters I gave them to the pri-
soner. I copied one letter and gave it to the prisoner, and
she handed it to the young gentleman, and he said he
would make a better one, and folded it up and put it in
his pocket, and Madame Rachel said that it was written
like a schoolboy. I have heard Mrs. Borradaile's name men-
tioned, and they said they expected to see her there.
ale witness here identinedsome of the love letters sent to
Mrs. Borradaile as those which he had written or copied.)
Cross-examined—l have seen these letters before. They
were shown to me before the magietrate. • One of the
letters was not shown to me at the polioe-court, but I saw
it lad Saturday at Mr. larris's office. Ido not know any-
thing about the other letters that have been produced.
lam a clerk to an auctioneer at this time, and I have
never had any dispute with the prisoner.
Mr. Joseph Baynes said—l am a solicitor, and am ac-
quainted with Madame Rachel, arid I am the mortgagee
of the house she occupied in New Bond-street, I baba
known her from 1866. In June of that year she came to
my chambers with Mrs. Borradaale, and said that the half r,
owed her 8001., and if I would ea out some Seek
would pay me the rent that was owing-1851. In conse-
quence of this I went with Mrs: Borradaile to the Bank
of England on the following day and sold out stook which
realised 9631. odd. The cheque of the stockbroker
was handed to me, and • I paid it into • my
own bankers'. Mrs. Borradaile called again at
my office on the 14th of June, and subsequently I acted
for her in raising some money upon property belonging to
her at Streatham. I rained 1,340/. for her upon that pro-
perty. Part of this money, between 800/. and 900/., was
paid by me to Madame Rachel at once, and the remainder
was also subsequently paid to her. I sent in an account
. afterwards to Mrs. e, by which a balance
RAJ made due from her of 5441., and she executed a
mortgage deed to secure that amount The pro-
pmty was subsequently sold, and the sum realised
I think, was 1,4001. This sum was devoted to paying on
the mortgage, and other matters, and a sum of 7001 was
handed by me to Madame Rachel. At the time I debited
Mrs. Borradaile with 5441. I did not oweher 9001., because
I had an order from her to pay Madame Rachel 1,4001.,
which she said she owed her. I know nothing about the
bond for 1,6001. that was subsequently executed.
Cross-examined—ln September, 1866, Madame Rachel
had received about 7001., or half the amount to which she
was said to be entitled. Mrs. Borradaile said she
wanted money
Madame
pay her debts, and she also told me
that she owed Madame Rachel 8001. for money that she
had paid for her. Mrs. Borradaile told me she had given
Madame Rachel bills and 1.0.U.s for the 1,400/., which
were to bo given up when the account was paid. Iu July,
1866, Mrs. Borradaile told me she was going to be married
to her cousin, Captain Edwardes, who was a relation of
Lord Kensington. Madame Rachel &bind this time had a
noisy scene with Mrs. Borradaile, and told her she was
squandering her money upon her paramour, and to my
surprise she was Went when the accusation was
made. I had previously told Madame Rachel
that she ought to be ashamed of herself for making
such an accusation against Mrs. Borradaile. Both parties
were very much excited and angry upon the occasion I
refer to. I subsequently, received a letter from Madame
Rachel in reference to this scene and I mentioned the
suhject to M. Borradaile afterwards.
Ite-examined--I was mistaken in saying that I had paid
700/. to Madame Rachel by the beginning of September.
In point of fact, I only paid her 480/. I am not aware
that about this time Mrs. Borradaile was arrested for 50/.
and sent to prison. Madame Rachel told me that she had
receipts and vouchers to account for all the money that
she received from me on account of Mrs. Borradaile.
. _

Mr. Haynes said he wished to contradict s statement
that was made by Mrs. Borradaile on the previous day,
that the receipt for "beautifying" the prosecutrix was
signed in his office. He denied that this occurred.
Lord Ranelagh was then called. He said—My name is
Thomas Heron Jones. I am known as Viscount Ranelagh.
I have been at Madame Rachel's shop, but I certainly
never promised marriage to Mn. Borradaile. I never bor-
rowed money of her.
Serjeant Ballantine—Did you ever ask her for money
Lord Ranelagh—Certainly not.
Serjeant Batine—Lid you ever send her a letter with
a coronet on the piper ?
Lord Ranelagh—Certainly not. Ido not use paper with
a coronet on it.

(goes;:arnm-- ed--I am very glad to ezplain why I west
to Madame Rachel's. I merely went from curiosity to see a
person who had obtained a large sum of money from a lady
some time before, and which was the subject of an action.
I certainly did not go there to be enamelled. (Laughter.)
I afterwards purchased some small articles of china.
Mr. Digby Seymour—Did you ever hand her your
card ?

Lord Renelagh--Certainly not. I did see her once in
the shop, but I had no communication whatever with her,
and I certainly did not give her any card.
Mr. Digby Seymour—Did you receive any letters from
her f

Lord Rantlagh—Mrs. Borradaile made a claim upon me
in November, 1867, and I immediately communicated
with my solicitor. I bad never received any letter pre-
viously from Mrs. Borradaile. I received several letters
afterwards, and I produce all that I have.
Re-examined—l am quite sure I never handed a card to
Mrs. Borradaile. I have never seen Madame Rachel or
her daughter, or any one connected with her, at any other
place but her own sho . I say this emphatically.
Colonel William Edwardes said—l am distantly con-
nected by relationship with Mrs. Borradaile, but I know
nothing whatever of these transactions. lam anxious to
make this statement.

By Mr. D. Seymour—My great grandfather and Mrs.
Borradaile's great grandfather were cousins—(laughter)—
that is all the relationship between us.
Mr. Smith, the landlord of the house in George-street,
Hanover-square, where Mrs. Borradaile lived for three
years, deposed that she was most regular in her habits,
and was not visited by any male friends. Only one gentle-
man used occasionally to come and see her.
Mr. Alexander Cope said—l am brother-in-low to Mrs.
Borradaile, and in consequence of something I heard
I came up to London to see her in September, 1866. She
made a statement and I went to see Madame Rachel, and
mid that my object was to ascertain what she had been
receiving such large alma from Mrs. Borradaile for.
She asked me to come again at 2 o'clock. My
wife and Mrs. Borradailo were with me. I
repeated my question and asked if there wee any
truthin the statement relating to Lord Ranelagh? She
denied having received the money, and I said we bad
better leave the place and put the matter in the hands of a
solicitor. Madame Rachel did not say a word about Mrs.
Borradaile owing her money.
Cross-examined—When I saw Mrs. Borradaile in the
first instance I upbraided her with her folly. I was aware
that her name bad been mentioned in connexion with
Lord Ranelagh. Madame Rachel did not in my presence
my anything about Mrs. Borradaile being extravagant,
or my that the knew best how the money was spent.
By the Recorder—l unilerWood Madame Rachel to say
that she knew nothing either about the money or about
the introduction to Lord Ranela&.
• Mrs. Borradaile was then recalled at the request of Mr.
Digby Seymour, and she was further cross-examined in
reference to a statement she had made on a card and in a
letter relative to the dates on which her two children
were born, and which she said was dictated
Madame Rachel. A number of envelopes ad
to Captain William Edwardes, care of Mrs. Liney,
were put into her hand, and she admitted that the ad-
dresses were written by her. Several other letters were
also shown to her, and she admitted they were written by
her. In one of these letters the prodecutrix stated that
she felt compelled to sell her property, in order to pay her
debts. In another she assured "Dear William,"
that she had never meutioued his name to Lewis and
Lewis. The object of these letters was to show that
the prusecutrix was really in correspondence with some
strange man, and that her statement in relation to Lord
Ranelagh was not the truth. A letter was written by the
witness to Lord Ranelagh in which she called him " her
own dear Tom," and said she knew he loved her,
but he must remember that she was loved
by another man. She also reminded him that he
had men her in her bath in Daviee-street, and she
was afraid he was •• a naughty old Tommy." (Laughter.)
In another letter written by the witness to Lord Ranelagh
she referred to another person as being "William," and
requested Lord Ranelagh not to compromise her. She
also said, " You know I love William dearly, but I have
not been unkind to you, you donkey." (Laughter.)
She likewise stated that William told her he
should win all her money bark next year, if the horses
ran that be had backed; and that the Marquis of
had lost more money on one day than her poor William
ever saw. One of the letters contained a recommenda-
tion to "dear Tommy" to take the cough mixture, and
put flannel on his chest. (A roar of laughter.)
Mrs. Borradaile—Every word contained in these letters
was dictated by Madame Rachel. I knew nothing of any
man named %%Ham. The only man I was introduced to
was Lord Ranelagh.
By Scrjcaut Bulhuitine—These letters were all written
at Madame Rachel's shop, and sometimes she found the
paper and at others I found it. It was Madame Rachel
who told me that Lord Ranelagh had a cough and sore
throat, and I thought flannel would do him good. (A
laugh.) I frequently asked Madame Rachel what her
object was iu inducing me to write such silly letters, and
idie !gild I mist do as she told me, and it was the only way
that I should be able to get on. (A laugh.)
The Iteiorder asked the witness if she could give any
expliiiiatiol for saying. "You know that I love William
ilt et ly. and I have not been unkiniLto you
16cr. korrrulnile—l undevorteod it was to create fealorisy.
This closed the case for the pnweention.
Mr. Digby Seymour then proceeded to address the jury
for the defendant. lie said he should not call any wit-
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