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FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN A MAD. HOUSE.

HOR2ENA/41 V. P. auLaga, agv. W. MULDER, DR. REL.

COMBO, DIATIDER. MATTSRSON, AND SCOTT.

Mr. VERNON stated the pleadings. It was an action
of trespass committed in taking the Plaintiff, Miss
Jane Horseman, from her dwelling.house, and imprisoning
her is a lunatic asylum; and damages were claimed for ex-
posure of her character, sod for the excruciating agonies of
Mind which she bad endured. All the Defendants pleaded
the general issue, Nut Guilty.
Mr. Serjeant Otos* addressed the Jury. The Plaintiff and ;
her mother, a very aged Lady, upwards of 00, in the village
of Poppletoa, very sear York, had lived together happily and
Comfortably for 20 years hack, respected, emu:eased, and be-
loved
by all their neighbours and acquaintances. lu cense-
quest* of the great age of her mother the management of
their domestic concerns had all devolved upon the Plaintiff.
Her mother bad a small piece of land, her own peoperty.
Besides this they bad an speedy of 2001 given by a brother of
the Plaintiff, a gentleman of great respectability and opulence
it. the East Indies. This suavity was paid to them through
the hands of the elder Balmer, one of the Defendants, who
had married the Plaintiff's smut, her mother's sister. The
Reverend William Bulmer, another of the Defendants, was
sun of the elder Balmer. Both living in Yurk, were is
the habit of going constantly to Mrs. Horseman's hours
fur pleasure and amusement; it was to them sod their
families as a country-house. Mrs. sad Miss Homeless were
always happy to see them, and always entertained them most
hospitably, The annuity began latterly to be paid not very
punctually. it was doled out to them in pittances of five
pounds. Complaints were made of this : hence arose aliens
tions and animosities. The Learned Serjeant theu proceed-
ed to state the fact of imprisonment for three weeks in a
soad-hoase of the young larti, with circumstances of great
severity, fur which the action was brought.
Several witnesses were examined at great length, and it
appeared that although sot is a stale of absolute insanity,
the Plaintiff had contratted a habit ofdrisking which veal-
sionally reduced her to a state of mental imbecility.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff.—Damages SO/.

RilTy N D ASSIZES.

lOU LTBEE V. JONES.

Mr. READER havirig opened this cause by stat-
ing that it was as talon to recover the value of
farming effect., househbld goods, &c. takers by the
Defendant of the Plaintiff at Kelton,
The JUDGE rose, and said he perceived that be-
anies this action there were two indictments;
he had read the depositions, and although as a
Judge it was his duty to try those matters, he
thought that it was a higher duty which lie
owed to the community iu a case like this, to
endeavour to effect a reconciliation between the
psriies. It was impossible not to see that the origin
of all the difference which bud iniseii between these
gentlemen was room mistake; and although it would
obviously he matter of great amusement to the by-
candeis to have the case laid bare in Court, the
di ing so must produce grief in a still deeper degree
to all the friends of the parties. Surely it was not
impossible to prevent the exposure—this disin-
terested advice would, his Lordship hoped, have its
proper effect, in producing a reference, uud a pri-
vate hearing of the dispute.
After some pause, succeeded by a conference be-
tween Counsel and Attorneys, the Judge'. advice
was taken, and it was agreed to refer the matter in
difference to Mr. Amos, a new barrister on the
Circuit, with lull power to settle all costs aad
matter, whatever.

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