The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

HUNGERFORD RACES--This DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

TRIAL STAKES.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE,---(This Day.)

COURT OF DIVORCE.

(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.)

NICHOLSON V. NICHOLSON AND RATCLIFFE.

The hearing of this case was resumed this morning, and
evidence was called on the part of the petitioner to rebut the
testimony of tho respondent's witnesses as to the cruelty
alleged to have been committed by him.

Mr. Littler addressed the jury for the respondent, and
contended .that the story of Seddon, the sole witness of the
adultery, was impossible and uncorroborated, and desig-
nated the suit as a foul conspiracy to free the petitioner
from a woman whom there was abundant prcof he had ill
treated for years.

Sergeant Parry replied on the whole case, and maintained
that the evidence of Seddon was well supported, and drew
attention to the fact that that witness was a married man,
and had held the same situation without reproach for many
years. He laid great stress also on the evidence of Mrs.
Seddon, that the respondent attempted b tamper with her
husband to induce him to leave the neighbourhood in order
to prevent his giving testimony in the case.
The Judge Ordinary summed up the case and said it was
a very painful one, from many circumstances, first, because
it had displayed a state of nature highly discreditable to
all parties, and secondly, because there had been two sets of
witnesses who had point blank contradicted each other. Tho
charge of cruelty set up by the respondent was of the
greatest importance, because if it was proved that the
petitioner had treated his wife in the manner alleged, it
would have a very important bearing on their verdict. Tho
learned counsel for the petitioner said that the young
woman who had mainly proved the allegation was not the
Bart of witness that the jury would trust, especially its it
was altogether uncorroborated. Now ho was not of that
opinion, because in one very important point, viz,, the re-
spondent being compelled to live in a coachhouse for some
days to escape the ill-usage of her husband, it was confirmed
to a certain extent by witnesses called for the petitioner.
The jury, at the conclusion of his Lordship's observa-
tions, retired to consider their verdict, and had not returned
when-we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A WIFE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO STAB HER
HUSBAND.--Eugenie Schmidt was charged before Mr.
Knox on a warrant with attempting to stab her husband,
Henry Schmidt, 86, Bolscver-street, with a knife.
The husband said that ho was living apart from his wife,
and on the 20th of the present month his wife called upon
him and asked him how ho was. He told her that he was
pretty well, and she then rushed at him with a knife and
attempted to stab him. His coat was cut, and she then
made a second attempted to stab him, but was prevented
doing so. She had several times said there would be mur-
der between them.

Peter Godfrey, brother-in-law of the complainant, said
that:had he not interfered; andiprevented it the complainant
would most certainly have been killed.
When called upon for her defence the wifo entered into a
long statement as to her husband's conduct, and amongst
other things said she had been obliged to leave him, and
that she had in her possession a letter sent to her husband
by a woman of low repute.

The daughter of the parties, a good looking young girl of
sixteen, was called and gave evidence in the case, but re-
luctantly.
A person stepped into the witness-box and said that
believing;she was an injured woman he would be bail for her,
Mr. Knox accepted the person's bail.