The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-17 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

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LAW INI'ELLMENOII.--(TRIS DAY.)

corRT OF COMMON PIMA&
SECOND COURT.
. . Nisi Prius London.—(Before Mr. Justice
• Smith and a Common Jury.)
GANT r. OLINNII AND W.
‘• all action to recover damages for an &sawn
imprisonment.
N., want Parry and Mt. Maeintyre appeared for the
. • 117 aid Mr. J. J. Powell, Q.C.. and Mr. Willis for
niants.
ser•eent Parry, in opening the ease, said it was
„. ~.noulcrabe importance, and be was happy to say
~,„. one which was out of the way of ordinary
. •c in the courts. The plaintiff was a gentlemn who
tame than 30 years owned and occupied West-hill
•• l'inlbury. in Bucks ; the defendant Glenne was
1 cr-in.law. and the other defendant was a pains-
: ..• iourtesz years the plaintiff had lived a walower,
.•vember of last year he married Mrs. Harris, Lis
. • 1 cr. and this, no doubt, excited ill feeling in
mhos of his family. Possibly this state of
.1 to what was complained of, but however this
he plaintiff was, on the 3r.1 July, seised In the
. „ Buckingham, and taken to Dr. Armstrong's
• • r lunatics at Peelham-houee, where he remained
14 October. The plaintiff's case was, that
• raght have shown some eccentricities, and
e had giren way to habits of drinking, still he
-• c perfectly pane.
) - sitiwarusg Minis Gent, the plaintiff, said—l am a
. • •anner. For 24 years I was a member of the
• .iionry Cavalre, and for 20 years I was orderly
'f Buckingham. The defendant is a house
s• Ilrixton. He married my eldest sister. On
. • I and my wife drove over to the New Inn,
ou business, and had dinner there. The
rwards called my wife out, and three men
. came in and collared me. They nearly choked
:red me by the throat and another by the hair
:mred my head against the walL and Rae, one
. is, put handcuffs on me. I wanted to know
▪ : ss for, and they said that they had an "order."
• ,LA the handcuffs were on, Glennie mine in.
,:4 not come oefore he was afraid of his " nub"
• joreed me into a fly and took me to the railway
s•slis - at Winslow. I did not then know where I was
Isbell, but I know now, to my sorrow, that it was Peck-
taro-house. Dr. Armstrong asked me whether I
tod any money or knives about me, and I
.„„led him 3o'. in Buckingham Bank notes. Mr.
t.lennie afterwards had this money, and I re-
covered it by an &lion against him. For the first few
days I was natulany excited, but afterwards I wrote to
my Mends. I did not know to the 6th of August that
three letters were intercepted and sent to Mr. Glennie.
IA letter from the plaintiff to Dr. Armstrong, dated the
!lit of July, wee put in for the purpose of
,!:owing sanity. It complained that his letters
et.re not forwarded, talked of the hardship to which
was subjected, but professed his willingness to obey
• rules of the establishment. It also entered into various
matters.) Witness continued—l kept &diary whilst
I sac ill the asylum. On the Ist August two lunacy Omn-
i mere saw me, and I told them my case. Dr. Arm-
,•:-.•ug bass long way towards thirtypatienta. Until the9th
:s I was not allowed to go any where but into the exer-
, cround. On the 9th I went out for a walk with a
and bought some snuff and some mackerel. On
and Nth September my sister Helena and Mr.
is • ime to me, and on the last occasion brought with
-.:: Mr. Alloock, my solicitor. On the let October Mr.
• ice. Mr. Alloock, and Dr. Brown saw me. On the
- ,tay Mr. Fuller. assistant medical officer at Peckham
wrote to Mr. (Bennie saying, "Dr. Armstrong now
Mr. Gent sufficiently recovered to be discharged."
-examined—l left the asylum with Mr. Glennie,
s I. hi, house with him, and had a glass of gin and
• en the road. That was a treat. (A laugh.) In
: i • ring I went to the Winchester Music-hair I was
-d to a busier in Cheapside. I kept a public-
, ,ray's-inn-lane. I cannot say whether my first
s • was then alive. I think she was dead. I could tell
•• • eTi I had my ledger here. Mrs. Harris was bar-
: at the public-house. I afterwards lived for some
eir four years in Lorimer-square with three young
Mrs. Harris was there. Whilst in Lorimer-
. •i I drank more than I had before. I went out of
• • • because I had nothing to do. Dr. Somerset, at
• • firm. never attended me for delirium tremens. Mrs.
-1, at.d I did not drink gin together.
t Powell—Did you ever send out for as much a four
of gin in a week
sa—rood Lord deliver us from all our sins !
• We never drank a bottle full before dinner. I
oat times irritable. but never violent. I never tried
• • angle my first wife. I decline to say whether I
s .• her. She ran away from home on several occasions
• :. -he was mad. She came of a mad family. She did not
.• through my violence. I did not on any occasion
• w her with a gun. I could not live with her for the
-• three or four years of her life. My eldest son was
::.e, and walked with sticks. I never broke those
•a.ks over him. I struck at him with one of them,
aid it broke against the door. I sever fired at him, nor
. reatened to shoot the d—d lot of my children. I never
:.reatened to cut my son William's throat. I struck at
.. .r. with a gun barrel because he called me a liar.
• ecr used to flourish swords about and terrify people.
r ran one into one of my eon's legs. I never
• shout the premises naked. I never said I was the
... of Anglesea. I gave directions that I should be
1.r.. :vier a particular apple tree in my military cloak,
• • 'run on one side and my sword on the other. I
: , • ,wk. which we call Bishop. (A laugh.)
Y• • well—On account of its preying propensities, I
Laughter.)
never told Dr. Price that I was teaching the
I . .metry. When Mr. Glennie came to me the last
i n I was confined, I did not brandish my sword
'ai e I did not take him by the throat and say
s-s• the way in which I should like to throw some
• • had quarrelled with into the river.
hi-might a •• friend " with him. He never
wab amedical man. I never told him I was major
'• yeomanry. nor did I act with violence towards him
Y.• • nine. I heard in the asylum that Mr. Glennie
t: i;_ieti to see me, but I refused to see bun. Several
t- •• it the called. My sister, Mrs. Campion, came. I
• •: Mr. Glennie for putting me there, and she said
.r. to do with it than he had. lat once called
.• . • . and told her not to come again.
vonined—When I went into the asylum I was
•• • from erysipelas in the legs but in the asylum I
•• • ..rider a different kind of treatment, and I was
My first wife's brother died in a madhouse at
; -.peon. I never tried to teach " Bishop " any-
: I oily called him " Bishop." and he woad answer
• • • • t.e if Le warted his "grub." (Laughter.)
eat was proceeding when our report lett.)

' OF PROBATE AND DIVOECE.
Ptefere Sir J. Wilde and a Special Jury.)
',men r. ANDERSON.
Sir t'attorney-General. Mr. Lope's,
•1•••. Mr. haler. e. •, i r •he plaintiffs ; Mr. Hawkins,
IL•(' •1) ••1••• •• -.ark for the the defendant.
Ai :i.,• •,; • 1..1.7 • I •. • •at this morning the Judie
• 41w1 '• ' •- •.f the case terminating. t
• ":" ' • ',"•y me that it now promised to
• th. is• •.'c•. wh.e:i was a very undesirable
1 that so far as could be done
Hy '' •"‘• the interests of the parties
••• •• '. ti.' •r, • —examination should be short-
,
of the ca.* had been very care-
. ••,••tei. the three great actors in the making of
•• • '"1 1•••-ii fully examined, and the main features
' !..a4 r e &At been commanded. It would be
ca•e could be finished this day..
• • b-... 11 •—1 will do my be,-t, my lord, but it IS diffi-
, • .• wdi. ouch a muss as this (pointing to his
••• ..met.ts which would till au ordinary sized

- You have materials enough for another
' • (Laughter.)
• ..n.inaticn of Mr. clothed, one of the plain-
: of the executors, adjourned from Friday
• '.w continued by Mr. Hawkins, but nothing
' • materially affect the previous evidence, or
• hjiht upon the case.
• witnesses were next examined to show the
'y. and although Mr. Hawkins pressed a
•• . who was cook in Mr. Anderson's house-
' offering once to kiss her, the main statement
• l'ot katator's competency to engage in mat-
was ••• not departed from. The witnesses
•' '-•!•, testator used to pay money and give