The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-17 00:00:00

JUST: 17.

Owen culla:let...l himself towards his wire while he was at-
tending her for the illness. White the plaintiff W. 14 thus evert-
ing himself fur the recovery of his wife, this INritl
had lull his bitsiness, and was liatinti..4 the helailig °film Lids:,
in London. lice heaith being restore.% Lady Oweis isdomed
to Heal; and tiara, fur the first time, Sir Edward was informed
by Isis servant of the ttttt iection. 'rite moment this
communication was made, Sir &Nerd determine-I to investi-
gate the boom Ns closely —but the Cady, hearing that as in-
quiry was shout to take place, eloped from her hit•hittill'. house
with the defendant. Sir Edward Owen, thosi•li a• a o,an 4,1'
Limonr lie could never live with this holy dizsitt, was MS 50514
1.. rescue her from that nun which the defendant was ',cellar-
int; far her. Ii • sent an obi servant after her, for the purpose
of directing her steps to a place where she might be saved
flout the misery which her connection with the defend...a was
likely to produce. 'the servant found her—and lie exerted
all his seal to induce her to return. Anxious to get her away
from her seducer, he said to him, " Sir, yl.ll is id better leave
this Lady; for Sir Edward Owen will soon he here." He
begged the Jury to pay particular attention ill the answer sof
the dcfeuilain.—" I don't care." said he, " tbr Sir Edward —I
b,kve pistols about me; and, it' he comes, I will 14161dt hlid." So
that, after he hail seduced this officers ire—after he had as-
sassinated his peace—he was ready, if the injured hush:mil
Calls,' to rescue this holy from Ins adulterous etioltrace, to be-
came the assassin of his pet sot.. The parties, from that period
to the present, had not separated. The detioplant continued
to live with this unfortunate woman, it, oushands did with their
wives. After animadverting with much severity on the con.
duet of the defemlaut, who had takes. the I)ll4lrumity whets,
as a medical man, he was employed is attendance on this lady,
to debauch her shod, and seduce her affections trout her bus.
band, lie proceeded to call Isis witnesses.
Admiral Sir Geo. Ca+npbell, .I(lmintl Lord Keith. RearsAdmi-
r d Scott, Admiral Sir W. young, anti Admiral sir Niels. Lee,
amike in the must decided tern's, of the affectionate attachment
Winch seemed 10 subsist between Sir Edward mush Lady Owes).

A srrie+ of witnesses pro%.-d the mode adopted by the th. 6.11-
dant and Lady ()%en, in carrying, nu their curra•>poodcuce
through the inedi 1111 l of a female iervaut.. . _

The elopement was proved by it po•t.boy—:end the fart of
their having slept together at the inn at Sandwich was deposed
to by a female servant.
Here the 144;1114's ease was closed.
Mr. Brougham then addressed the Jar/ on the part of the
ei..fethlanl, in an elopient speech ; its whirls he commented,
watt great force mid togimmtv, npou the disparity of ears be-
twee•u the parties tthe Laay being between 30 and 10 years of
age, the delendant only ggs , and there e inferred, that the se-
duction must have been, in point of fat 1, committed by the
elder. He then impressed upon the Jury, that nu breach of
medical einifilltime hail been committed; as the I..it her of the
youth was, its reality, the professional attendant, stud not his
son; who was the nitiortimate victim of this attachment; being
stow a beggar, the partnership %villa his father dissolved, and
his own prospects in life ruined and tillione.
The Deputy sheriff then summed sip the evidence to the
J.,ry, who retired for 20 minutes, and brought in a v trthet of
Fifteen lianfilrod Pounds damages tier the plaintiff.