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triumstancee. but (cen't,recnifect whether ed not I ever heard the
efendant say he knew the fact. I shbuld thir.k the plaintiff and
*fondant are about the same age.
Te• letters quoted in. Mr. Sergeant Pell's opening, were then
ste in and read by the Officer of the Court.
It was admitted an the pert of the dcfnce, that the defendant
married his present wife on the 3d June, 1324.
Mrs. Jackman. a most interesting young lady, of very prepos-
belling mammal and eppearance, but who appeared much indis-
posed eta health, was then called anti exanined—l have been mu-
ted about two years. And my maiden nerve was Mem*. i know
Mr. Bruford. the defendant. My acquaintance with him com-
ment/A In the latter end of 1812, when I was on a visit at his
Another's house* Towards the close of December, 1823, the de-
fendant paid his addresses to me, and one acquaintance continued
sill the tinseled of the next January. I have heard him mention
the to of !Ohio Caroline Well/nerd on one or two occasions, and
be sold mar he had been 'riga-zed to marry her, but broke off the
courtship. rhimately I d'acontinned try aerpotintsnee with him.'
tannest/Marred he was at that time engaged to Miss Welk/lord. I
sernmunicated to him my reason for ',making off nor acquaintance.
alr. Edward Clulow.-1 am acquainted with Mr. Bruton!, the
deraadant in this action, and have heard him say the Corporation
te Bristol offered him 6,0001. for some houses he had. This was
only trix months since.
Crosadexamined.-1 am acquainted with the t:efe-udant, and know
ids pneent wife, but can't tell whether he got any fortune ei,h her
Of net. When he spoke of the ofler I have nientumed, he told me
nothing of innimkrances on the property respecting which the offer
was male to htm by the Corpovition.
Re-examined.—That is sot his only property ; lie has other pro-
perty distinct from the houses. -
This was the COW for till plaintit
Mr. Meatwursten 'addresser the Jury for the defendant.
Caw such as these were generally raise itisunguished by the
strong sentiments of feeling they were calculated to excite than by
other quality. This was the ground and object of all actions
• description, and he did not see that the present differed in
from other actions of the same kind. He admitted
cues were always bf an unpleasant nature, but they
came before a Court under circumeutrees of aggravation
them doubly distressing. But no such aggravating cir.
attended this case. le had not been shown that the pre-
tiff had sustained any grieve a injury in her chase.
feelings, through the abandonment of the defendant, or that
bed eras keed any considerable lose in point of property. The
alte the Jury was shortly this—Did the defendant make the
gagged P and as It was clear—and he (Sir. alerewether)
yen Wain he had—then to what dama,geo wu the plaintiff
Abide entitled for the non-performanre of the promise. His
Wed Friend (Mr. Sergeant Pell) knew—no man better—
to be Ilelioll4 and where to be sarcastic and lively;
• Set did he soppily that in the present case he should benefit
- the interests of his client by turning the defendant and his letters
• Lao objects of merriment. The Learned Sergeant had truly stated !
• that the defendant wrote these letters, containing a
for
of mar-
-• rhich he afterwards refused to fulfil. Bin for what had the
Sergeant ridiculed and vituperated his client .9 Was it
wrote three letters ? or was it only because he had not i
. the promise contained in them ? The object of the
Sergeant appeared to be to corer the defendant with
' contempt. But if Mr. Bruton! was a ridiculous
•rahle creature, how little could be the amount of
• hiss ? insinuations and calumnies had also been
whom ? By the plaintiff** C.iunitel. Had anybody
./ of court, heard of such thing*? lie was instructed
But the Learned Sergeant not only talked of insinu.
he went further—he challenged his own insinuations !
words, he raised a shadow, and then fought with it.
t of this statement was clear enough; it was intro.
• the feclinp of the Jury, and offer an spolegy for
and the late date at which it hid been commenced. Ile
_ Jury would see that such an apology was necessary, by
reference to the dates of these transactions. The letter in
defendant broke off the engagement was written on the
,nit 11328; the defendant wax married in June 1824, and
no action was not emnmenced till June 1825. He repeated
insinnatinna had been made, and none were now intended
On the contrary, the defendant had specially instructed
• merely to offer no insinuations *gout the plaintiff's
to repel them if attetripted to he offered from any
This young lady, once addressed and fondly be.
defendant, was possessed of mental and personal Sc.
of the highest order, and which the defendant now
much of he had, formerly admired. Loving this female
e sacrifice the defendant had to make in separating
_________ _ _ her WIN geese. The motive under which he acted
was explained in the last letter that passed between the parties, and
'ported* the Jury would think the r-ason for discontinuing the Sc.
duainta.nce therein alleged a very sufficient one. The letters of the
efendant had excited considerable laughter, as was to be expected,
because, probably, having been written in sincerity and warmth of
they were not calculated for the chilly lonosphere of a court
Letters like these were only intended for the perusal of
whom they were addressed. They had never been de.
were not fitted for public inspec•ion. As to the rest,
the Jury smolt] come to the sane conclusion as himself
Welimont had sustained no such injury in mind or
called for heavy damage* to repair it.
Gas ette charged the Jury, who retired, and after
of nearly two hours, returned a verdict fur the plain.
5581.

CROWN SIDE.
Before Mr. Justice LIT TI.V.DA
'RDINA KV CASE OF SHEEP STEALING.

the ease of the Brooks's (father Pnd son), which was'
alluded to in Mr. Justice Littledale's charge to the
on Tuesday and appeared to excite considerable in-
_ ~ the very peculiar circumstances of the case, and the
the prisoners, who were farmers in a respectable situation
The prosecutor, who is an extensive former, had for some
at large numbers of sheep from time to time, without being
discover by whom the depredations were committed. In
sheep were stolen out of a flock of 120, and the dis-
o of the missing sheep in the prisoner's grounds led to
being attached to them. and flaally to the present pro-
The prosecutor lives at Compton 31artin, and is the
-1 fanny, and the owner of seven or eight hundred
prisoners' residence was at Cheddar, what the elder
a farm of about fill!. a-year. Both the prisoners are
e well-looking men. particularly the younger Brooks.
prisoners on their arraignment ',leaded Not
fa. Brooks and Rolorl Brouks (the son) were then put to
indicted for feloniously stealing, en the lit June, at Chcd.'
county, two sheep, of the rah e of 20a. each, the pro.
.Iward Cole. In a second count of the indictment, the
laid as the property of Henry Baron Mendip, and in a
t as that of Henry IVelbore Ellis, Viscount Clifden.
three other indictments against the prisoners for similar

:vane conducted the prosecution, and Mr. EibtlNl!!
/I:REMY the defence.
(lowing witnesses were called in support of the prosecution.
Cole—l live at Compton Martin, about live at six miles
', which Is a parish in this county. lam an eaten-
and keep 700 or 800 sheep. I know prisoners at the
father and sou, and both farmers residing at Cheddar.
rent a farm of about 411/. a. year, and keep about 140
) they delusion, out the right hand side. as you go up
Ic I h .se known Walter Brooke 90 years. I formerly
leader parish, which I left for Compton Martin last
The sheep-mark fotnierly used by Brooks was J. W.
hoth sides, and two strokes of redding (red ochre)
...older. I sold W -Ittv Brooks six sheep in 1822, they
"...mouthed ewes. and one two-toothed, coming two
They were marked E.C. on the off horn ; the top of
was cut off, and a hole in the middle of the off ear,
were redd.ll or the poll. There was also an E, in a
both sides, which was the usual mark of all my sheep.
oor three years ago, and after I sold hint the six sheep,
made an alteration in the marks of his sheep. Pri-
redded his sheep in the pole, like mine ; and on the sides he
in a circle, with a piss delis a; top. This was put on
, about the middle, like mine. It was made as nearly
as possible. I had an enclosure on the left side of Ched.
.s, into which, on the 7th April last, I turned out 128 sheep.
the 9th or 10th ofJune, 1 took them home, and on on going
m missed XI of the number. 1 consequence of some in-
. received, I went to a field of Walter Brooks, between
.nd Draket. This was on the 20th June. I found six
mine in the field. I went to a Magistrate, procured a
and at 7or 8 o'clock next morning, I went to the field
Hunt, a eonstable, and my brother. We took the at:
Cheddar. They were redded in the pole, and malted with
each horn ; the near ear was as 1 left it, with the top cot
e off-ear was also cut oil below the middle, but part of
still risible. Two of the airs sheep were marked with
le, on both sides ; the others were '5l left them, with.
.1 mark on either side, as we had not so marked all the 120
Some of the 120 sheep which had been turned out were
- back as 1322, bat none solar as 1810. We took the six
Inn at Cheddar. Previous to this, and before I got to
A took Robert Brooks in Mr. Starr's slate (sheep pasture).
toot him I spoke to him ; 1 said, " you're among the
- said " yes." I asked if he had seen any of my sheep
e answered, "he hail not." I then dismounted trout
and took him prisoner. He asked" whet I took him foe?"
I only take you far a small child :" he said,
very yea." 1 had not taken him forty yards betake,
won't go any further with you ; d—n you, you sal
.. for sheep stealing." I said " Brooks, 1 hare not saU
thing to you." Jaynes Cole then met us, and me Imit,
he George. at Cheddar—prisoner repeating to every Wily'
that we bed taken him for sheep stealing. I delivered
...cr over to James Hunt, the constable. 1 then went and took
sheep. The father, Walter Brooks, was afterwards taken, and
prisoners were brought together, and the warrant read to them.
about an hour we all left the Inn together, and I proceeded to
itialdegraves, the magistrate's house, which is about six
mile,' from Cheddar. The prisoners were examined.
week ago I showed the six sheep to a person named Win.
There wee only one lamb in the field sling with the six
The lamb was the Tao of the ewes were time-
tt wo years old condole three) and the four others were six-
(three years old). The two four-tnothed sheep were marked
in a circle en the sides ; bat the rettainitig lour
co marked. All the six cheep were showed to
he touched one of the two marked on the side, and
the horn of that sheep which he now has.
.samined.-1 had lire I at Cheddar three years, and
Compton Martin last Lia iy-tLiy. I had previously lived
Brent, and rented a farm from George Symmons.
o farms, one called Kingdown and the other
Citroen. i rent one of them still, the other I gave up
v. I had the ruislortune to be a little in arrear to Lord

. —3lr. Edward Clulow
defendant In this action,
e Bristol offered him G
only sell months sine,.
Ctosa-examined.-1 a
th present wife, but ea!
) myna. When he spoke
nothing of ineumbrance
• was made to htm by the
Re-essmined.—That
petty distinct from the I
This was the case for
• Mt. )12atwurstri
Cons such as these 1
strong seotimente of ft
hot other quality. Th
yf this description, am
this respect from other
Wet these ewes were 1
some Imes came before
that made them doubt
orneunssheitaneti
tattended thi,
me toe af
nlire
die PI
ee
ings,htdth sun
atoll
nit c
We the Jury I
Weillied ? am
E7red. Walk he I
I Alaaskr. . entitled for the
I
Wet }bsreienserido(i3islt
1 .be did he soppy
the interests of his clic
• Lite Wires of merrime
r OW the defendant wrest
rig's, which he afterw
Learned Sergeant ridi
because he wrote these
petformeel the promise
Learned Sergeant eta
ridicule and contort.,
and dishoncrtraide ere
eti the plaintiff's loss ?
talked of. By whom I
else, in or out of court,
I • • 1 to say ro. But the I
tlons, but he went ft
or, io other words, he '
,i Mut the object of this
dueled to rouse the fee!
Wis setioe, and the Ist
thought the Jury wool
I • brief reference to th
which the defendant b
Pith Arocost 1023; the
t the present azninn was
so such insinnationa lii
to he made. On the re
Inset/91nel not merely
character, but to vets
• other quarter. This
Loved by the defendan
complisnmer,ts of the I.
I respected as much ai h
We he did, the sacrific
Idlneelf from her was
i 1 MS explained in the Is
'/whams the Jury. trout
• i uatrawce therein alle
defendant had excited
because, probably, ha
heart, they were not ea
of justice. Letters lii
the party to whom the;
signed, and were not
he thought the. Jury v
li . —that Miss II elimon
fortune as called for he
Mr. Justice GASELI
t . a consultation of resell
tiff. Damages 5501.
i
• Before
•
EXTRAORDINA
' f
his was the ease c
t particularly alluded tc
Grand Joey on Tuesd
serest, from the eery 1
II rank of the prisoners,
in Me. The pretend
years lost large numbe
able to discover by wl
lase April 33 sheep w
eatery of 25 of the mi
, sutpicions bcirg mote'
reedings. The prose
holder of three fanny,
Weep, and the prisons
Brooks tinted a farm e
respectable well-lookin
• The prisoners on the
•• Waiter Ihmkst and
, the bar, indicted for le
,
der, in this county, CI
, petty of Edward Cole
sheep were laid as the
,
t third count as that e
There were three oche
offences.
Mr. On-:rretro con
and Mr. June MY thl
The following wino.
t ,
Edward Cole—l be
I, $, from ~..hetid,r, which
sive farmer, and keer
bar, who are father a
i relieve th '7. rent a
i sheep, which they ere
it. Cheddar Cline. 1 his
it resided in ( le...Mar p
Ludy-,'Ay. The ant
i iii pa,c'd. on hoth Gala
egress then .'alder.
stbre five 1.".-mouth
gears old. They we
, lit• mar per was cut
i Old they were red('
Wl* eel both sides,
*bent ins or three v
Ittsdk's made an a
la eons' resided his she,
vtampai B, in a tires
both sides, shout the
! like mines' possible
1
der Cliffs, into which
Aboot the 9th or 101
to wash them missed
i flarmation I received,
Chedlar and Draket
i sheep of mine in th,
a. warrant, and at Toe
j
li* 111th James Hunt, a
sheep to Cheddar. 1
W. B. ten each horn
off ; and the off-eat
the hole was still risi
B, in • circle, on bo
!
out
a pitch mark on
',beep. Some of the
barn es far back as I
*heel to the Inn at I.
•
) . the field. I took Rot
Before 1 took him I
sheep ;" he said '.' ;
there F He answere
i my horse and took h
!Weird, " 1 only
.I 1 that I all, its very w
1,
hateld, " I won't .
taking me fee sheep
all emit thing to ye
him to the George, ,
he met that we be,
pthannet over to Jan
the sheep. The fat
the prisoners were hi
la about an hour we
Captain Itiaidegrayt
i or seven mike trot
t About • week ago I
Haw. There was t
i sheep. The lamb i
t'n•hed (two years of
i t.mthed Ohm' Team
with a B. in a ci
were not co mark
.t /tam, and he touch
i %
1 sawed off the horn
~
/ ' Cross-examined.—
I , went to Compton WI
' • at East Brent, am
t rented two farms, or
frown fan, Clifelen.
I ' et laady-day. I has
i
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