The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

SITRAORDIKARY CASE.

Mr. Pearson being called on, said he had to renew Me
motion lie made the day before yesterday, for a rule to show
CUUse. %\11) a ei Mihail information should not be tiled against
file persons, whose names he did not then mention, and it
vats nut ha intent.ou to mention them un this occasion. lie
mad.• the aq.ybcatiou on the affidavits of Anne Hewett Carey,
and I%l:try dour Evans. Ile mused nu the ground of abuse
of within ity. One of the daletulatas was a magistrate of
the comity of Stafford; another to geialeman of fortune and
Cattily in the same county ; the Iliad was valet to the gen-
tleman; the fourth a constable of the towuship ; and the
lifth a person at whose lams..e the parties were delivered us
primmer,. Mr. Pe:n.1111 observed, that he was obliged to
enter fully into the circumstances, herniae it was neecisary
to allow these young women were not liable to be committed
as viigiaut, Mrs. A. H. Carey was a widow; she married
early in life, and lived with hurl hthitillitt Or Cork. After
her husband's death she found it difficult to obtain support in
Englund. She lodged with a Mrs. Smith, in Wood-street.
Westminster, and obtained a livelihood us a senipslress. On
one occasion, a lien she was taking her work home, she was
met by a gentleman, who, struck with her person, entered
into h onversatiou with her, and requested to know where she
livtd. She avoided giving information on that point, but
some way or other lie discovered her abode. Being ill, she
s lit for 11 physician, Ishii brought the gentleman is ith him,
and iniroduced lam as a relation of ins trait. Ile used every
°Neat talky to prevail on lie: to receive his visits but washout
success. At last lie asked her to make sonic shuts, and ob-
tained a few toterviews. Some time ate., she is as so employed
She accompanied M rsand Mrs.Sillith to Philadelphia in Am-
rica. Tau mouths after her arrival in that city she islet the
captain of the ship in which she came over. He told her
that a gentleman frum England was in search of her, and
had been asking hint where she was. The captain at the
same rinse gave her the following letter :
" My dear Miss Henson,—You will no doubt be stir
prised alien you recognise the hand-writing of one you
have %tonged, who is now in Philadelphia, and who
wishes to have some communication from you.—Meet me
this evening at the corner of Waller-street."
Ile met her, and iii consequence of a proposal which
site ecinaides-ed advantageous, they lit ed together in Aanc-
I ieit, and passed for man and wife. They returned to
I.:lighted in 1520, and lived together. He took a house f.or
her at ifrompton, living part of his time there, and at his
sent in the coma' y. During the time he was absent from
her in the country, she received haters from hint. Mr.
Peas son said lie must trouble the Cum t wills reading a
few extracts, 11(2.1115e they would sheer the situation of the
parties, and prove there was DU pretence for treating her
us a v.igiant. The letters were C ttttttt midi:Med to the ma-
gistrate against attain lie moved, itotwithstanding which
lie committed her under a charge of vagrancy :
" My dearest wile,—My time, as you may suppose, is
well occupied here to-morrow shooting will commence,
so that with the season and amusements a certain little
person may be fin gotten. I wish you were here to enjoy
the good things, uut that you would have my company. I

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am fond of riding, shooting, and walking, and you, my
dear, would not be disposed to ramble through ditches,
hedges, and over gates. 141101/ you anti I join in the duet,
' Togetlit r let its range the fields, let me et:eminent'
hloorfields or spafields."
The letters, said Mr. Pearson, are all in the same stile
of familiarity. Another passage was—
" Now, I think of it, I left my silk umbrella in the back
parlour. There is no reason why you should use it, as
yon have one of your own."
The last letter wns dated Nov. 17, 1520:.--
" I trust this letter will find you better. lam not sur-
prised your journey to has had ill effects; besides,
your situation made it more than likely. Receive my best
wishes for your welfare."
The gentleman returned to Brompton, and resided with
her till October. No change had then been observed in
his conduct. She expected his return one morning, And
found lie did not come that day or the next. At last the
gentleman's elder brother came, and said his brother had
told him the time 1111 l st come when their intercourse must
Cease, and the sooner it happened the better. The gen-
tleman she had lived with had promised to settle an
annuity of 1001. upon her in case of separation, but the
brother gave her 1001. to pay off servants and break up
the establishment. After she had paid the (Hits, she had
little left. Site was taken ill; the goods of the person site
lodged with were distrained for rent, and the little pro-
perty site had remaining was swept away. Unable to live
iu England, she resolved to go to Dublin. Her friend,
Mary Anne Evans, was the partner of her journey. When
they came to Liverpool she was again taken ill, and site
wrote a letter to the gentleman, stating her money was
gone. Site received no answer; and on her way back to
London resolved to call on him. On Thursday, the 9th
of October. she remained at an inn where the coaches
stopped, and there resolved to apply to her former pro-
tector. Mr. Pearson observed at this part of his state-
ment, diet lie was not afraid of the charge of immorality,
if he asserted that this young woman had some claim to
the compassion of the person with whom she had lived
three years. She wrote a letter, and retie :,steil Miss Evans
to carry it. Miss Evans met the gentleman to whom it
was directed, and (dieted to deliver it. He said lie knew
from whom it came, and refused to receive it. They both
went next day to the house, and sent the letter by a little
boy, whom they met on the toad. The letter was refused
by the servant. Soon after the gentleman's valet came
oat, and asked the boy if these were the women who sent
the letter? He said yes, The valet then declared that
his master did not know them, and, if they did not carry
themselvt a off, he wont(' send fur a person who would
make them. Mrs. Carey thonght it right to apply to the
gentleman in person, and met him on horseback. She
attempted to speak to him, but he rode past her. She
waited till Isis return, then went to the door. The valet
said his master did not know her, bill lie would send for
person to take care of her. A constable then wade his
appearance. He was a butcher in the town. lie said
these women were his prisontas, and if they resisted lie
had something for them, producing two pairs of handcuffs.
The botcher took them away, and transferred them to a
matt with a cart, who conveyed them to Baker's cottage,
a place where paupers were coefined previous to exami-
nation before the magistrate. There wits only one bed in
the house. which was occupied by Baker and his wife.
They were left all night without the means of sleeping,
and without refreshment. The next day a farmer of the
name of Tuanchard became answerable for their appear.
ance, and they were permitted to go to the inn. On their
way there they met the valet, who asked what business
they had at farge—they wet e his master's prise:luta. !le-
t %eel) nine min ten o'clock the same night they were sent
again to the cottage of Raker, and next day w ere told
that they must go before the magistrate. !seta cell
three and four o'clock they were removed to his
house by the constable, mid for the that time the magis-
trate made his appearanee. The first (petition WAS.—Are
they both prisoners ? The constable MO41,11(1111 had been
kept primate's, but only one was the prisoner. Mrs. Carry
was taken apart fur examination, and asked if she hail not
been begging? Site said, no. The magistrate then said,
lie was informed of her connexion. lle had beets the gen-
tleman, who said he did omit know her —Hoe, said Mr.
Pearsott, the matt who had crossed the Atlantic to seduce
this young woman pretends he does not know her. She
produced all his epistolary correspondence, and said, Yi/1i
must be acquainted oith the hand-writing of your friend,
hut if yuu are not, t..ke the Inters and ask him the ques-
tion. Tit^ magistrate took the letters, and said he should
return soon. 'is he went ant he said something to the
constable. %flit n he wa- gone the constable said, l will
give you 1. if you will leave this count y, and nut trouble
the gentleman any tuore. She reftssed. When the eta.
gistrate returned lie said, Are yon content to take the 21.?
Her answer was, No. lie replied, Vety well; I ellen°,
liiiish the exit 11l ill ation now, fur dinner is ready—let her
be brought to me to-morrow. She wits taken away to the
cottage of Baker, and detained all night. They were
conveyed in a cart next morning to the magistrate, who
asked her whether she would be committed for trial or
hard labour. They both said for trial. He told them it
should be for left labeur, and if they did not !ahem they
should be whipped. The commitment was made out, and
they were taken to prison. This young woman, who haul
lived three Yeats with this gentleman, was instilled by his
valet in a slate of sickness, and rallied in a cart to the
common. I louse of Correction. They a ere comimittial mt
the I ath (Wee:ober, and on the ah of September the magistrate
came and ordered their release. On that day the Crantl Jury
were entering the prison, and it was not unreloonable to suppose,
said Mr. Pearson, the Grand Jury would have ordered her dis-
charge. lie contended that the whole transaction was illegal on
the part of the nuagieuate.

Mr..lustieellcst.—Does your affidavit state that the magistrate
wits dining with this gentleman at the time the examination was
ilyntracil ?
Air. Pearson.—The magistrate stated. that he hail an interview
with this gentleman preceding the examination, and that the
golden= said lie did not know her.

Judge Bayley.—The difficulty we have is in seeing whether
there is A printafifeic case Against this gtntleman.
Mr. Pearson.—Re says, when the letter is handed to hint by
Miss Kraft., •• Oh! 1 ki.ow who it comes aunt, nun will not
revive it."

Mr: FuNtice Ttayley.—That is enough : you have slime cr,ough
to teach the valet and et listable, hut you fail with respect to the
filth person, who received dant at the cottage: Take yuur rule
against four.

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Mr. l'earoon accordingly tool; his rule to slifiV CIUK why a
,thoinal inhumation should out be filed again the four persons
beli.re described.
.fudge Wyk); askvil it I. not:te Lad been given to the ainigi3.
trau:

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