The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

ANDERDON V. BURROWS.
This trial, which is an action brought against Dr.
Burrows, to recover compensation in damages for an as•
sault and false imprisonment, having been specially ap•
pointtd for this morning, the Court at an early hour was
crowded with gentlemen of the medical profession. On
the Bench were Lord Granville Somerset, and several other

person. of distinction.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. BROUGHAM, Mr.
ADOLPGUi, and Mr. PLATT, were Counsel for the plain-
tiff; and Mr. DENmAn, the Hon. C. Law, and Mr.
ALDERSON, for the defendant.

Mr. PLATT having opened the pleadings,
The AT f ORNEY- GENERAL, at considerable length,

stated the case to the Jury. He trusted they would tlns
day compensate the plaintiff for being dragged from his
home as a supposed madman—for it was a great chance
that he had not been shut up in an asylum and never more
heard of. Gentleman in the profession of the defendant
must be taught they could not on slight grounds sport
with the liberty of the subject. The Learned Counsel,
aster' detailing the facts of the case, called the following

evidence :
John MEdcalf examined by Mr. BROUGHAM—I am a
carpenter. I know Mr. Anderdon, he lived in York-street,
Lambeth. On the Ist of Nov. I was passing with a friend
Mr. Anderdon 's house. T!.e gas was lighted, and I could

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see his person, he was just outside the door. Two men
were with him, Mr. Anderdon was between them. I be-
lieve both the men had hold of him. Mr. Anderdon knew

me and my friend, and said to us " Gentlemen, I claim
your assistance, these two men have enticed me out of the
house, and now want to carry me away." We asked the
men what authority they had for so acting. They
replied they had authority. I asked them what
authority; and they said, from Dr. Burrows, and
produced a piece of paper. We went up to the gas-light
to read it. Mr. Anderdon wished us to take notice of
the two men, so that we should know them again. I read
the paper ' • I remember the content. of the paper ; it was,
" By order of Mr. Oliver, take Mr. Freeman Anderdon,
and confine him as a lunatic.
" Montague-street. G. A. BURROWS."
After reading the paper, I told the men that their con-
duct was very strange. They said, they wished to use
Mr. Anderdon as a gentleman, and they would go
with him to his own house, or ti an hotel ; this
was addressed to Mr. A., but he refused to stir from the
place in which he was then standing; they thea tried to
pull him away ; he resisted. One of the men had a bag,
and he told Mr. A. if he was not quiet he would make
him so, as he had implements in his bag for that purpose.
Mr. Anderdon called out fur a watchman, who came up and

took the whole party to a constable. I then went away.
Cross-exa.,lined by Mr. DENMAN.-Mr. Anderdon
struggled hard to get away. In the struggle one of the
men fell on the ground. I had known Mr. Anderdon for
some time—his appearance certainly was a little eccentric;
never saw such a dress as he used to wear, worn by any

other person: On the Ist of November he had on alarge
Leghorn hat—bia shoes were much too large for Lim. I
have seen him both clean and ditty—(Laughter)--he
sometimes wore a neckcloth, but not always. I can swear
positively I have seen him with a neckcloth before the Ist
of November. 1 have seen the hair long on the top lip ;
never observed that the eye brows had been shaved off.
I should think Mr. Anderdon's house not fit for a gentle-
man, but it was comfortable, and I should say well worth
30/. or 35/. a year rent. I have seen holes dug in his
garden, but not so large as a grave. I never was inside
the house. I have seen him frequently with several
children about him. Ido not know whether be keeps a
servant.

Re-examined-1 have frequently exchanged words at
passing. I thick ha always conducted himself rationally.
He always appeared fond of children.
Aaron Robson examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—I am a
carpenter ; was in company with the last witness on
Sunday evening, the Ist of November. I have heard the
account given by Metcalf of the transaction respecting
Mr. Anderdon ; it was quite correct. I have lived in the
neighbourhood of his house for a year and a half ; never
heard that he was insane.

Cross-examined by Mr. LAW—Never heard him called
the " Mad Squire." He used to wear his beard long, but
certainly not three or four weeks. He might perhaps
shave about once a week. He wore respectable trowsers.
I never saw him eat large lumps of cheese in the street.
John Lisgrove examined by Mr. Pharr—l am a shoe-
maker at Bermondsey. I was passing York-street on the
let Nov. My attention was arrested by a cry of watch.
I was at the constable's house when Dr. Burrows's
authority for taking Mr. Anderdon was produced. He
said it was (oily a plan to put him out of the way.
I afterwards went to the watch.house with the party. A
constable named Back had the charge. One of the men
produced an authority for taking Mr. Anderdon. In the
bag they carried were nine screws, a large roll of strap-
ping, and a straight waistcoat. I attended the next day at
Union-hall ; Mr. Anderdon, and the two wen, Hazard
and Shelley, were-there ; they made their statement be-
fore Mr. Chambers, the Magistrate. I remained there
until the evening, when the case was further investigated.
Dr. Burrows was present at the last examination. He
said the two men had been acting under his orders ; he
was present about a quarter of an hour; he said something
about returning, but he did not.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALDERSON—When Dr. Burrows
said that the men were acting under his orders, I was
standing close to him. Mr. Chambers made some remark
on the singular appearance and dress of Mr. Anderdon,
which led to some investigation as to his state of mind ;
he had on a large straw hat.
John Chapman examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Went to live near Mr. Anderdon. I recollect his
person for a year and a half. (This witness gave a similar
account of the transaction on the Ist of November as the
preceding witnesses.) Mr. Anderdon told me that he did
not know Dr. Burrows, neither had he ever seen him.
Ann Anderson, examined by Mr. BROUGHAM—I am the
wife of Anderson, the constable. I remember Scott, the
watchman, taking Mr. Anderdon into custody. Scott is
new gone to America. I have known Mr. Anderdon for
three years ; he always appeared very fond of children, and
his manners were always gentlemanly.
Mr. George Drewitt examined—l am the plaintiff's at-
torney. On the Slat of October, at his request, I wrote
to Messrs. Bosanquet for some money.
Cross-examined—l was introduced to Mr. Anderdon on
that day, for the first time, by Mr. Young, the picture-
dealer. I have never been at his house. I cannot say the
amount of his purchases in pictures. He used to keep fire-
arms for the protection of his house. He never told me
that it bad been broke open by a thief in "top boots." I
never heard he had fired at people going along the street.
Re-examined—Mr. Anderdon estimates the value of his
pictures at 10,0001. He said they cost him under
4,0001. I have seen him nearly daily since this action
was brought. The Newspapers were teeming with obser-
vations respecting Mr. Anderdon's hat, and as be was
coming backwards and forwards to my office, I recom-
mended him to change it, which he accordingly did. The
hat was certainly an unusual one for the time of year.
David Kidd examined—l am clerk to Mr. Drewitt.
I accompanied Mr. Anderdon to the bankers on Monday,
the 2d of November. On presenting his cheque it was
refused payment. The brother of Mr. Anderdon is a
partner in the bank. On the following day a writ was
issued against the bankers, and on the 18th the money was
paid by Mr. Freshfiekl, their attorney.
George Mainwaring examined—l am a mill-wright ;
have resided near the plaintiff's house for twenty-five years ;
have known him seven or eight years. I have occasionally
during the last three years conversed with him, he was
always very pleasant. He appeared to have a partiality
for children. I should not have supposed from his con-
versation that he was a deranged person ; he only ap-
peared a little eccentric in his dress.
George Smart examined—l am the plaintiff's landlord,
he has lived there about a year and a half ; I inquired his
character of his former landlord; I have frequently con-
versed with him, at first I was rather shy of him, but on
knowing him better, I found him to be a kind-hearted man,
possessing a good understanding, very pleasant in his man-
ners, and very obliging. He was fond of children, and
if lie thought they were hungry would give them food and
money. the alteration made in his house last summer
was at my suggestion. I never had any reason to doubt
that he was a man of sound mimi.
Cross-examined—The rent of Mr. Anderdon's house is
251. per annum, it contains four rooms, the ground-floor
is below the level of the street ; I cannot say his bed is in
one of the lower rooms. He lives by himself; I cannot
say that he cooks his own dinner and makes his own bed ;
I do not know that he dines with bargemen ; he is eccen-
tric in his dress, but in my opinion he studies convenience;
I have seen him turn over the mould in his garden
backwards and forward, but I supposed that was for
exercise.—(Laughter.)—Never heard him called the mad
squire ; he could not properly be called so. His beard
was not an extraordinary old one—perhaps a week old.
(Laughter.)—l have had mine a week old before now.—
(Laughter. )
Re-examined—l do not think his whiskers were so
long as Mr. Law's.—(Great laughter.)—His beard might
be longer, but that was purely a matter of taste,--