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and went e. far as to propose marriage, Ind aftually
a day was fired for the celebration of their nuptials.
About a fortnight before this happy event was to
,alce place, he called on her, and intimated that he
as in want or money, to place in his Banker's
hand., for a certain purpose, and that it could make
no difference to her whether she then advanced it,

or on the day of their marriage, (that period being
sn near at hand.) Conceiving this story to be true.
s!)e gave him 1801. and soon after executed a war-
rant of attorney, in order to enable him to sell out
Stock, standing in her name, to the amount of 3001.
t:non after this teaasattion, he mauled another vrn-
nun, which the Learned Cowl el c,ottended,
proved, that his only obit& in 'making tie promise of
marriage. was to whit money from his client.
With respell to the iiiforroality in the schrdole, he
would prove, that the Prisoner W4l intided v.• consi-
derable Copyhnld Property in right of his wife,
which he bad omitted to insert in his schedule.
Rebecca Frazer. a voted looking young woman,
dressed in black, and about twen:y—ia years of age,
was then canes!, and deposed, vast on intimacy took
place between heir and the Pris.inz.rsom • time in
the year Mt, when he promised to marry her ;
and in 1802, it was agreed between them, that the
marriage should take place nn the loth July fol-
lowing On the sth or filth of that month, the
toner told her he was in want of some ready
money, and she, accordingly, advanced him 1801.
sad then gave Isma a Warrant of Attorney to re-
ceiv, 3901. more. She efierward. teamed, that he
had married another woman. and she was never re-
paid these sums be bad so persuaded bet to advance
to him.
Upon her cross-examination by Mr. Marryatt.
Counsel for the Prisoner. she appeared much striat-
ed, when tpestioaed sin advancing money npon a
matrimonial apes.ulati it. She admitted' she bad
been brought op in h 14-n.ly nt C il,ne 5m Aft
and under the pritteettol of his wife, she spent aier
early days. Halms of intimacy tools place between
I her and the Coleoel, a d Smobet died in allow

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two or dime years aPer. When \lna Sepal et died,
the Colonel went no foreign service. and tire tinnily
establishment was hroke.s up ; but o t Colonel's
return, it was revived. an I. trom that time. she ha •
the WO o 4 the house. Upon b-ing a he'w'.e-
ther she Prisoner, at t..e time he ii.Jme J hes
744:nielf w
es knew 'she had been with c All by tIM
• she ane re w that Le as acta tnoisi
with all the disagree.' le circunestas.ces relating to
that smile&
• 1' Prisoner here app!iei to the Colut, ftr pei -
I.i.sion to ask the iVi.neas sonic leer q .
which being granted, it aopearei he had trsq lend,
off red a bond for them ney ; yet she r, rept . ed
refused it H: then a t.l es.ed the Corr; stati
that ne was scent- d of tr by a co. 'p racy COO.
silting of live lawyers. a woman. and • outlet.
After the money was so advanced. he said he we
to Mr. Mar i . Mi.' FloZeeto a .line•, in ens s—
trience of AM Afplication for p imam. and
thee: was not toe smallest legal proof . t the slams,
notwithstanding which re was ready ackn.,.e-
, ledge, that the money wit Ittstlt and tairty ;
and that b . Air rm.* nag it mite ire nt
what he said as 4 proof iif the claiti ; tar Sr, its
motives of delicacy and honour, ha could net dis-
close the real circurnstaoc s kit told him he
would pay him when hr could. hut it was rot his
task that tie debt was n t discharged He had
been since sued for the (filo. and had remained in
prison for these 14 months. He ueclared in the
lace of the Court, that lie neve. °old the slit be-
tweets the Colonel and► i s fruiter. to any oat bet
his wife; and h a rev k ...yr it hat pio:redeu so
far, until one dat Is. was at the Swan. at Hanip•
stead, with Miss Fraser, who fainted at the rela-
tion of it; and soon afr• r. bursting into a et id of
teary, implored his forgiveness. disclosed tre
eircutnstantes by piecemeal. an I the rime he heard.
the more he was disgosieil ; and cons q iently the
connexion was broken •f. He had not the slightest
intention to defraud her the Irast farthing. arid
again wetted, teat it was not his fault that she
htid not been paid.
A f-tter was then produced from the Prisoner, to
Miss Fraser, dated Epsom. lath January. He
commenced this epistle by a lamentable account of
three newless n.ghts, in which he had not three
hours sleep. From the c rcumstances he had heat d,
his for her was ant the least. diminished.
and he had reconciled it entirely to his oan mind;
but, at another tome, be masted from it with honor,
as if ins dream. Had she been a widow. it would
not have affe.fted him so notch, as he always cesn,i-
dered matrimony more as a political than a religious
111, itution; and concluded with a hope of the solu-
tion of their connexion.
Mr. Senior proved. that he was entitled to some
property in right of his wife and
Mr. Marryatt, as his Counsel. made an able de-
fence for hint, contending that this transadion was
not groun.And in brand.
The Learned Chairman observed. that beyond
any q'ieenon the Prisoner most be remanded, 'rpm
the grotsads of an imperiel schedule; but witi, re.
sped to the other ohjeftinn, be considered, that un-
less t'.e charge ariv.unted to an indiEt ible offence,
he was not authorised to detain him, as the tale
did not come within the meaning of the stanne of
frauds, cur was it cognizable at common law.
R slit. Hewish was also opposed by Mr. Morris. no
behalf of one ni his creditors, upon various grounds;
firs:, on returning an impede& schedule as to his
property ; secondly, as to a wrong description in
The Gasses, c f his last place of residence ; and
thirdly, of having been seen out of the Rules of thr
;King's Rene-. since the time of his imprisonment.
• V appeared, that the Prisoner had lived formerly
in St. Mary's in the Fields, and neat in I hread-
from whence be was removed to the
Rules el the King's Bench, and since the month
of March last. had taken a. hotre in Qom's-
street. Newngton, where he carried on t.l.e busi.
nets of a boiskseller and stationer, in the name of
Hughes and Gi. jr ffirther appeared. that he was
seen in Sitow- fields. in March 14b4 which place was
w.thout the rules; and not being is
tern, so as to allow for day rules, consequently he
could not take :he neceitary oath. It was also
stated, that Is had an interest in the premises in
od.en_siveet. and had disposed of them for upwards
ore C.)01. far which he add givea no account M his
schedule.
To :Out this evidsace, the Prisoner denied hay-