The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-10 00:00:00

Yesterday, George Lamb, a fellow, 29 years of age,
late mate of a ship, was brought up at the police court by
Inspector Horne, on the above charge of bigamy. Mr.
Block appeared for the prisoner, and applied for another
remand, in consequence of the absence of two sailors,
who were necessary witnesses. After a short discussion,
it was resolved to proceed with the case. The follow-
ing evidence was then produced. Anne Kelley stated,
that she had known the 'prisoner for more than ten
years. She was present on the 11th of August, 1845,
when he was married to Bridget M‘Donn;3ll, in St.
John's Church. That woman is at present in court.
(She was ordered to stand forward, and is a good looking
well dressed person, about 28 years of age). The wit-
ness was cross.examined by Mr. Bluck, and said, she
knew the parties for twelve months after they were
married, and the wife had a baby. She went to live as
servant with Mr. M'Cormick, and at present she lives
with Mr. Hurst, of Lime-street. She did not know the
prisoner's age at the time of the marriage, as she did not
inquire about it. She did not know if the prisoner
searched for the female when he came back from sea, but
could not find her. Mr. Bluck : Do you not know that
she went away and left him ? Witness : Ido not. Mr.
Bluck : Was she not aware of his coming to Liverpool
two or three times a year ? Witness : Yes, I think she
was. Mr. Block: Did she ever go look for him ? Wit-
ness : Ido not know. Margaret Fee, a nicely dressed
and well looking person, possessing great intelligence,
was examined, and said that on the 19th of August, 1848,
she was married to the prisoner in New York, in the
Roman Catholic Church, of St. Vincent de Paul, and
lived with him from that time up to the 12th December,
1854. When she heard in New York that he had been
previously married, she came to Liverpool. Cross-
examined by Mr. Block. lam a Roman Catholic. He
is a Protestant; he was always very kind to me; we
were married by a French clergyman, but the ceremony
was performed in English. Jane Harris, a pretty young
woman, 23 years of age, who resided with her father in
Litherland Alley, said, on the 23rd February, 1855, I
was married to the prisoner in St. Peter's Church. I
knew him for about eight months before. He went to
Boston about three months after our marriage, and
returned on Saturday evening last to my father's, when the
police arrested him just as he came in. Mr. Block : That
was a cool reception. In reply to him, the witness said,
I was a barmaid in a public house before we were mar-
ried. Mr. Bluek : Was he not as drunk as a pig when
you were married, and did nut know what he was doing?
Witness : No, he was quite sober. Mr. Wybergh : No
clergyman would have performed the ceremony if he
had been drunk. Mr. Bluck said he was instructed to
state the fact. Mr. Chaloner : There is no clergyman
would attempt such a thing. Mr. Bluck : I should hope
not, but lam only instructed to state so. He asked the
witness if she knew tie prisoner was married before ?
and she replied she did not. Mr. Block : Did you not
see a certificate of his marriage before with another
woman ? Witness : No, but after we were married
I heard of one, and he told me it was a forgery,
and he took an oath of it. Mr. Wybergh : That is after
you were married, you heard of the certificate from New
York, and he said it was a forgery •is that so? Wit-
ness : Yes, sir. Mr. Black then addressed the bench,
and said although he was quite aware that the case
would not stop there, yet he would mention that the pri-
soner was not quite 20 when he married his first wife,
and after a year or two she disappeared altogether from
Liverpool ; he searched and inquired for her several
times, but she was noii est inventus. From all the
facts, he was of opinion that the punishment, in case of
conviction, would be slight. The prisoner was then
committed for trial at the next assizes. During the
time the depositions were being taken, some four or five
highly respectable and interesting looking young ladies
entered the court, and appeared to take a deep interest in
the affair. They spoke to the three wives, and, ever and
anon, cast looks of apparent sympathy towards the
prisoner. At the conclusion of the procceedings all left,
and in the passage of the court there was a sort of
private '• baby show " held, the last wife exhibiting a
child of seven weeks old, and the lady from New York
one of more mature age. The first wife's child being
too old, was not brought forward. The show having
ended, the parties left, but several of them had pre-
viously shaken hands (two of the wives included), with
the prisoner !

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