The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-02 00:00:00

COURT OF

Sittings at Ni

Serjeant Sir.
damage.; sustained
his daughter's ,
seducing' her.
carpeuter, -livin6
muster alltlloi.dflt I
would be shewis, t
the unfortunate girl,
fiiends,. was peifectly
tempted to .tan:.
the parent air
attach to the
twenty-five y,
duetton only
buried Ilk
the companion
The Plaintiff •
notate terms
each other ;
sort of social r.
rents were toter
daughter, itiv
longer hid.
knowledgrt i
ducer. She ;
terviews than
tioncd, like
child, he het
he would to
uieti inisforti
would give t
not almie for
that the Jury ,
of the parent
' unfortiinzte th
the Mined girl,
) also is deprived
1 his daughter it
him an honest
201111 r ~f whom
they did not
einithici.i,; '
1 Ille knew •

toyuteitt that
IS utifortinial
hopes, by '
would not
kuowintiiit
if it MU& WWI:,
the Plaintiff;
he'iriefi to
as the Pla;;.
The Learned

Mary 66
seemed mock , .
jaunt Leas—She deposed, that site wts e
ter of the Pl. • t ; she lived in the e. a with
him. and did the service of me house; she knew
the Defendant from her childhood. tioir trendies
were particularly acquainted. The Witter% knew
the Defendant's wife; she died better them eighteen
months ago ; there never had been cur familiarity
between her and the Defendant before the 17th of
August, 1807. He supped at her :Awes ; PUPr
per was over by nine o'clock ; it was a moon-light
night; a walk was proposed, either her fowler or
his wife proposed it. 'The Defeiwiiiiit said to this
Witness, Come, old girl, we will walk first"—
They went out together ; she expected the rest were
following ; not seeing them coming. she sot down•
on a broil' to wait for there ; aim two person= ewe-.
ing, whom she supposed was her brother sod his
wife, hot they ;lured to be two %smog men. She
got uneasy, and wanted to f„,,,0 home. The De-
fendant began to take liberties with her; she got
up, and ran from him. lie followed her, cud
polled her ilos, lu mesh precipice ; she fell/ cod
hr areonepeh•hrd hi, purpose. (Thu Witness

. .
•ed au the ho'.)
On her recovery, she stated, that she hail into.
then interview with the I)efendant shout six weeks
afterwards. She lay.itt iu August last. The Oes
fendant kft off visiting her &toes.** for five or six
months before her detivery. tier father paid the
expenses of her confinement ; did not know what
they tell to. She expostukted once with
the Defendant, stud told him, if she became it: the
family-way, her father would he touch hurt. He
told her, if she would let into know in romper time,
be would make her comfortable. She was only
eighteen years of lige last August.
On her cross-examination by 'Hr. Serjeent BEM
she said, .he had hod sweethearts, but it wa. the
first base that nny person bad used her it, tip. IMMO
WIIV ; she knew a person of the name of Boy, he
had hews her sweetheart, but ie-ver served her so ;
she knew Mrs. Munson, for she had uufertunately
mole her her confidant, hot iieser told her, nu bee
eating who wa. the father of the child, shot it we,
much-work ; she did -not know a hone kept by
Bridge', Lor any house kept at Gravesend for the
colowieruce or p.m!t rfs.,Hl4 of both sears to met;
she never said, that if Boys thought she was with,
Soy other per on, he skald kill lier;•the knew
simwm,l Tlowoton, he gat. r sRs a aa•ctraaat or
her'ii;" he had often WitTkesi with hey tidier the Vie-
thiwfwg wesn'ovie, eftyr eight oVock, 0:4
as hat at ten cielnek,s; night ; it • %v... three years
ago. She•here related fiimiliarities that Thermos.
had tskeu with her ; »Moog!, they did nut antociit
to the charge against etc I.)efeadat.t, yet Ue