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1111 life 'tad dressing-cme. TM* lirought to his
. . . Hancock forced upon him, cm his arrival, a dm...
he' pretested he had one of his eon and d:d
MS it. He rushed Into his bed-romp. broke not the taut,
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eiki letters of the defendant. It would be pretended that
• had been an early attachment of Mr. Hancock's to Mrs.
vi-4
There was, however, Ito ermine' for the insinuivion. Early,
'eternal lore were words of course; but womeri, unhappily,
tine apt to believe sort pre There had been the
ate/gat mid moat unioterrupted between Mr. and Mrs.
t,
• • Men till moment of their n. to the time of this 11111,1
discovery. Mr. 11311COCII Win about the same aye with
ille , unmarried, end living with hi. mother. 'llse cor-
2.
was held in the house, and without date. The cur.
• ee proved the decorum with which they netol in the pre-
1111Mabilf third parties. He would read to them vyne of these lettuys.
• ( eassisted of the the most vehement devinations of kayo, end
fist W. (W. Peter) mold riot, and did not love her as he
. '4" Yetasy Jane can only regard no as a whispering, deceitful,
t'wi
mech." (Could then: hr it In net character of him than
I) • Wend letter expressed his delight at receivirg a letter
MIAMI lleerelit.bex In misery, and ening him the prospect or
=iiiill
pleading with her next night. k,. Peter had been
Sewn by kir. Hancock on the Mh of January, and it 1
=llll/NM his letters that the Inn criminal intercourse was et
o.oepte, en the hth of January, as hr alluded to that day
ma eke Nee of hie happiness. He pleaded earnestly Diplom bee
aompany with • fitly whose chnvieter was siipected.—
.". miii, I would rather forego the Wien of Saturday and
lit
" (the days Mr. Peter was to he at Moltsiey) '• than that
Ai, test topersion or calumny ',tumid be east upon your fame."
Thednissity of this et-induct was almost unparalleled. The adul.
isenehietiewdoecr, it was well k:.ovin, turned with loathing from
lits victims of their sedue!ion. his letter, abounded with protests.
sled* of deepest affection and most uthliengeable devotion. Ile
wr:taas.:". It ill heart.rending that I mustsmid to your embraces—
vr ISA ought—which mast—whieh shall be--mine alone! You tell
VAC t ken, how to lose ; but, hypncrite um I am, I cannot in your
platellell ellraffil my Love-a spell crones over me " She wan the
"4StAhler of & dergytwin intimately surquaitind with his (defend-I
ears) mather, and the assort:tie of his sinters tram their infancy.
Tie gitlietiinn of the plaintiff was extrume. The highest damages
be 'Mid gladly fling away, could the pines of his bosom and the
sosSessee in a beloved wife he restored. He we happy in the love
of th women whom he tendetly loved. Who deprived him of this I
am y His friend planted the dagger in his heart. If yr. i
entered into she consideration, on damages could equal the
y, Vie baseness. the crime of this alusi.doned man. Stich ,
as the poor memis of crimpensation which this lite nr. !
die Jury would willingly give—not only as a rekompenee
111er sty feeliw,, and happiness destroyed, but also to mark
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1111111110, perhaps, the groasest profligacy which ever marked the
of a perstm in the attrition of the defendant. Of Ma mi. I
VIZI he
hiltd holi7enmelnfiraunrilested Itished thscel Ili would motif:anedntterhus intoi
t;
of the' sores which this painful subject 01ITHIst naturally
Fniested
, fee gentlemen like those cornering the Jury need not
meinded of then. The case eat in then hands ; and he was
seithlcidtat Jostiee, m far as it could. be, would he satisfied by their
land , which he anticipated to be one of most exemplary dia.
noes. In point of money no sum would he enough ; but that was
the only means left ha client of obtaining compensation foe the
isjories indicted on him.
Mittman" Kirtairiman produced the register of the marriage of
liriiii Franklin Peter end Jane Mary M tomato Ilcck with, on
the pin of February, 1817, at the church of Saint Albans, Wood-
man.
=Lee, the clerk, was prevent.
Peter' silver of the plaintiW, stated that her brother wee a
Liduten..nt in thy Navy daring the war, and since in the merchant
nonuse. My father lived in Cornwall ; I 1.4111 my brother and his
wile at ilehoon, in Cornwall, in July, 1818; my brother came to
Sete Mrs, Peter under my father's pnitettion ; he was going to
Smith Anemic*; Mrs. Peter remained with us for some dome, and
Men stoned to het father's, in Londim ; they appeared very afft:-
tr• site returned to London to becentined ; ( have curresperdni
~,.. mad seen her write. (She proved her hand-wiriOlg in
Ilartette...)
liliam Wright went not passenger, in 1819. with Mr. and Mrs.
Pane, in the Egham of which Mr. Peter was Captain. I went to
Sumas A,rea, and lived with them 63 days at the "Mine board.
The" seemed mutually attached, and she was very affectionate. I
never saw a more happy married couple. I made the same obser-
vation while t, remained at Buenos Ayres.
Mr. W. CvMsr, Captain of the Indian, saw them at Valparaiso
in 1811 and 1821. 1 came afterwards passenger with them in the
Lurd Cadman to Rio. He diseased of the Ii giant at Valparaiso.
**bad been pert owner ; It was a passage of dew Mb days. They
esomettis allictionate and happy as It was possible ; I never VIM a
move Mai onste husband. I have seen them since at Mr. Reek.
wan, at allohney, and at Bread.stmet, at Mr. Hancock's. I Milk
thlllie• obeervation them.
.Ceses.mminined by Mr. ATTORVIET-OZWERAL—I saw them
ellets at dir. Bechwttlea. She had au unmartied IWO. I never
bead of hie laying lien at Valparaiso in a quarrel; I heard some.
Ibibiref hie leaving her in London when they were at her father's,
anti Wag toHte Medford Coffee-he:nee. I never said then " that Is
sloe tense SWIr did at Valparsieo ;" cc, "he'll come back again as
as, " L.tanied est that this leaving of bee wee after the
ei=
•••• lfeybe rl7;gin) Curattieli, knew platotirs family well,
ri
and saw N. eter am his tither's. She was received in the best
*Kitty In at. lees; I observed nothing particular in her sanctum
throw Dixon, now residing in Liverpool, knew them at Buenos
Alts; they resided a week to his Family; they lived on very good
:croons.
Thames Hatfield. auctioneer at Tears, knew pleintlff's father;
:se' died in June, 1822. The plaintiff came down on that aces-
czn and assisted ss his father's executor. He remained about two
.worths ; he was necessarily detained. He was very impatient to
L. gone.
Joseph Kelbeek.-1 know the defendant ; I was executor of his
#He Is • wholesale yocer, in good circumstances. lie got
1 , by Isis uncle's death in money. He will participate In one.
11.
tithe residue when his younger brother, now fifteen, is of
-It is accumulating now. That will be about fifteen thousand
.010116. Thine Is a real estate also, which he will take wholly
e
the brother is of age. The rents are now &centim-
etre, is 1481. a-year. He succeeded his father in the
Dualisms I believe the paper ahewn me is his hand-writing.
AA* tee witness hail given this SAINIff• he appealed to bil Let&
*alp Obether be was bound to answer questions which involved a
Worth of his duty so executor, In diodes* facts which he only
Arimebi Ma capacity as executor ; bet the Court told him that lie
Milt apse& dm whole truth, no matter how he acquired a know.
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andfoloodast_
The defendant's uncle died in 1821, and de-
hidden* is mareibent MI yews of age.
R_lettst treat /Hs. Peter, darned hi February, 181*, and addressed
to iffg•W. F. Peter, entionaeleg the birth of " a beautiful boy,"
Viv_tee_pit is end read.
win Mee wan proved to have been a minor at the time of her
aitrPeter was mulled to prove a letter to have been written
by Out. Peter, at St. Ives, in AM& She had some recollec-
tim if it.
/Ids letter was read, dated 14th July, 1818. She calls leer
' - " the beet of men." She was happy • bet there was
wanting, and he, " dearest William ;mild gams what
She insisted that 111 the next voyage
_she shesid ageem.
She implored forgiveness if she lull offended fin
far - , little arguments they haul had..
s London, after her return from Cornwell, was
is of love and kindness.
Tune ISM. addressed to him in Olamorgan.
, eapeessed snitch satisfaction at his leasing
-; the defendant to the plaintiff, dated
18111. The last was inviting hint to 1,
peas to be in town, and offering •
dead 11th liesember, 11H3, and
~ the 411 January, and mayday
to ("mesa' Peter, at Molesey.
-AM salaam last year. Mr. Hen-
an • Saturday and staid eel Monday.
wary., Captain Peter left for town,
Two places bad been taken in the
He ordered his fig to be brought
tined me to bring it back, which I
Ir.-. Hancock mid Mrs. Peter west after.
a i leaver saw Mrs. Peter again ; 1 tow
lace there while they lived In loodea.
Hancock drove Mrs. Peter down once to
was taken. Mrs. Pete WY a geed deal
men Mr. Hancock themenring with her
Amp reading; he sometimes drove'
hr. Hamm* coming seven or eight
-se,; she was always with them
years servant at Mr. Hancock's.
Ira. Hancock sad seven children. It is
r. Reekwitn's family. The families were
111 r. and Mrs. Peter coining in January
soared for them. Me. Peter went to
and staid froca Saturday shi Mao.'
i.e Mr. Heatieck's moil
I did it emend them. lel
this was. I told Mr. Mme-.
ead he mid, " Captain Puler bee the
to Mr. Haniimit became k area. dm
;twin Peter mains into the hM.!
!Mrs. Peter's. I eamelair him do
was ten in the merniag. I belieed
____..„:.• Cottons, porter to Mr. Has.'
__- in February. I . wear it is ma mint.
_ not of its Wills written. Omega Coleman
...am. I never ages more than friendship between filitia.l
andate. Peter. I hareem Mr. Hancock come out of Mrs.
VII bstiraerit in the inerniag when Mr. Peter was eat. That
• am ea renterkidde, and I mentioned it to my fonds fellow-
,. I remarked that Mr. Peter seemed to be in a great des!
•os ~., ... when: bosomed die box. Ile never returned-Bphi to
Mr. Ilanmers. I remember the whole family going to • boil et
Sir. Caelastre while t Penne were with us. I remember the
(Wands Gaming to s at our beam. I maw Mts. Peter dance
with Mr. Iliovireft ; Mts. see them, sad her detighter, vit-
t botio
War VMS eteee yore of ye.
by Mr. Common .Sergmen —I don't knew olso.
. ens Is the bed-111•03 what Mr. Hancock ems them.
Illk.and No. POW.
ipialanl. and amertalnal .IkM Me Add em AGM
the disosssy AIL Hassoil emit soh*.
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Imilmett4 the bear of men." She via hap
reamthleg mantles, and her " dearest Wittiest
toast* She insisted that lo the next tom
00 him. She implored foeyriveems if she h
aerwites, far same little arguments they had t
mOrift letter from Janda), after her return
med, MI of exprosions of lore and kindness.
A Imesrot the 111th Juue 1A23. addressed to
able, wad deo read. She espoused much ',dial
rlle tire the% read (rue, the defendant to
m and December, 1023. The last ,
la Ms home whim they wore to be in n
te issey.
Il _
be A third 'sea dated 211th 11
na off his obit *today, the Mb Jam
pal Velaispv_
vieree—Wle gardener to Captain
mete to Iwo thee Mmeows h
to whit. He came on a Sated, ar
011 , em oloy. tbir Ildt of January., (Ismaili
Medi wan is the morning. Two places ba
we& avi.b!lasooth was there. Me ordered I
at Age. mild meant ordered me to brie
peodee UM on bow.
_Mr. Hancock and M
in Uteri to Loam s I our sew Mrs.
Peter mere than ewe there while the
QDe~resawttoed.—Mr. Ilanuelt drove Mm.
the plaat was taken. Mrs. P
14 Ir. eallerideas J bars men Mr. Hance& i
wills allarlog i be woo amp reading i
lavaillt.
I retwernbor Mr. Hautuk o
airsia.hither bag tilde tiseghterA she e
•Mormae...-4 was dee years servant
Tit Ilpewhe.trooditted of Mrs Ilunenek sod as
• hmis. 1 keow Mr. neekwith's family
ieel
IR
I remember Mr. and Mrs. Pen
A heiteetim wee
_prepared for them.
dovish, end staid fru
to
aat gh a drereisnuire. Ours
ioldoil
hermit
_wank and forwards in this m
g btsrebsicar:lbhter.atid. " 4
wowl. I . ber Captain Pour we
ablijjeJs tiN trunk of Mrs. Pees.
kindhlore. It waa ten in ths
to written I) (fruege Coleman,
•Milik.tekallroll uviieported In February. I a
I Mow not of its belika written. Geo
717rit7usts. I never spry more than ftiendahip
.rank red Mrs. Peter. I have seen Mr. liana
Pihan'a Warmed in the marniag wheat Alr. 1
ere* ass as remarkable, and I mentioned it
•Va. I remarked that Mr. Patti seemed
able when Ite4 *mid die box. Ile net