Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-23 00:00:00

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TIMES.---LIVERPOOL,

WEDNESDAY,

EXTRAORDINARY AFFILIATION CASE.

At the Guildhall police-court London, on Saturday, Mr. Peter
Vincent limotley. a surgeon anti apothecary, at e 8 Barbican, ap-
peared to answer to a summons, calling upon him to show cause why
he ahoreld not be aijne.ged to be the father of an illegititnee child, o.
which the complainant Is the mother. Mr. Buceanne, of B esinghall-
str,et, attended for the complainant, and Mr. Wontner, of !skinner-
street, for the defence. Mr. Bucean in having stated the case for the
complainant, called Thirza Aiderwooe, a respeet eble looking young
women, who said —I am at present residing ire the City ef London
Uuion. My sister, Louisa Chandler, was CDlllfi ,ed in January last,
and I attsndei her. I was in the toilet of going to the defendant's
home for ro tdicine for her, and he always directed me to go into his
surgery. On one occasion when I went in he took hold of me round
the waist, and Mr. Martin (the chief clerk) : Ties is not a
charge of rape. Mr. Buchanan : There is no doiest that was the
course that ought to have teen taken. Alderman Wire : Them eine e
tons are not nesossary in this case. Mr. : Two or three
qua tione will be quite seielcient. Witness : t an the mother of a
male chili, born on the 24th Oct. last. The defendant is the father
of that child. Dir.Wentner : Now continue the story where you were
stopeed—when he took yon round the waist. Wnet did he do after
that? witness: He took me roan l the waist, but did not throw me
clown on the floor. I have never had improper intercourse with any
other men. When my sister was confined, the defendant set 1 I was
also in the family way, but I said it was not the case. Nearly the
whole of what I have stated took place prior to the 20th of Ja .uary.
1 have been undsrthedoetor's ands before, but not for any particular
cetnelaint. That doctor told me I was three months gone in the
family way. Mr. Wontner : Oh, ha e id, did h.; and pray when was
that ? Witness : That was in September, 1800 1 knew that was
not the case, as I lied known no man at that time.
Alderman Wire : I cannot Fee what all this has to do
web the case. If you tell me what your defence is to be, I shall then
be ab e to judge in wit t manner these questions beer upon the
Illafttr. Mr. Wontner ; It ferny intsntlon to call witeesses, sir, to sho
you that this is a grass cense': .cy to extort money from my a eat:
The defendant was then sworn, and on being examined, said: I
know the complainant. but I only learned her nem• the other day. I
saw her the first time at her sister's oc the 13 h of January last, and
I' saw her again a few clays after, when she called at my place. I saw:
her i emy front surgery, which i.e open 1., the atreet, and which every
one may c ome into. I have two surgeries now, but I had only one at
that time. I cannot say if there was any one else in the surgery: I
had uo ftsteningte.any cf toe doors except the e enmon latch which
is tarred wel a handle from the ote side. She has something In her
hand to contain weatever she might require, ewe I teed her she need
not come again for medicine, as I would send it ream 3 by my boy,
and from that time I always sent it round. I took no liberty ‘N her
of any kind at that or are ether time. She afterw :Hs rased upon
ins about this matter, and I said I would turn her out, but I del not
tell her why. I told her her father and bro her had been to me to
try and extortenoney, and that they had said I had committed a
criminal offence, and asked me what I would settle it for. Imait an
appointment with them to meet me again in the evening upon the
subject, and I hal a detective ofil cr at my home to take them, but
they were not forthcoaa.n • . I know a surgeon oft e name of Mason.
He has said roinirthine about tele case wheel will be a subject for
inquiry elsewhere. Tho sander in that case is not obeut any other
woman. I swear I nterer had connection with this worm in. Sits told
me she was a marre d woman, and seeing rings upon her fingers, I
believed it, and asked her if she would let me attend her. I did to
because tarn a young man in practice, looking out for pa ia eta. See
said if at any time she required any one I sh mid stemd her. Mr.
Buchan-au : That is the case, sir. Allsrman Wire : There 1, not the
evidence required by the Act of Part ament, and the case in, therefore,
dismissed. Alderman Wilson: Whet way the object of calling tee
defendan ? Mr. Buchanan : Because he had no other evideave to
corroborate the complainant. Alderman Wi'son : Anti son have got
nothing out of him. Alderman Wire: The complainant can have
another sem-reins whenever she obtains further °yid atm of a cur re-
bo7 Wive character. The summons was dismissed. •