The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-04 00:00:00

HEATHCOT V. HEATHCOT.

Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks, were counsel for the
petitioner; and the Queen's Advocate and Mr. Searle, for
the respondent.

This was a suit instituted by Thomas Hoathcot for a
divorce from his wife, on the ground of his wife's adultery
with a person named Patrick Moore, who was killed in
1863 in a drunken squabble. The respondent denied the
adultery, recriminated the charge, and pleaded cruelty
and wilful neglect conducing to her misconduct.
Mr. Giffard opened the case, and it appeared that the
parties were in a respectable station of life. The
parties were married in May, 1864, and for some time re-
sided in the Caledonian-road. Shortly after the marriage
the respondent gave birth to a child, and subsequently
the petitioner allowed her to go to visit her friends in
Ireland, but the child having become ill he wrote to her
to return immediately. She seemed very much displeased
with this summons, and returned with evident reluctance.
Soon after she became addicted to intemperance, ne-
glected the child, and behaved herself so improperly that
her husband was compelled to leave her in 1856, but he
gave her the furniture of the house, worth between £2OO
and £3OO. In the same year he discovered that she had
decamped, and that she had sold the furniture. It appeared
that she had opened a tobacconist shop in Marylebone,
and behaved herself in the most disgusting manner, ap-
pearing at the door drunk, and collecting a crowd about
the place. Through the medium of a solicitor a negotia-
tion was opened between the parties, which resulted in
an agreement by which respondent promised not to annoy
her husband, and he agreed to make her a weekly allow-
ance, which was paid regularly ; and in addition to
which he gave her occasionally £5 and other sums of
money. This continued until 1863, but on the
12th of May in this year, a man was brought before one of
the metropolitan magistrates, charged with having caused
the death of the man named Patrick Moore. A woman
was examined at the investigation who described herself
as Mrs. Moore, but afterwards admitted that her name was
Hatchet, and that she was the wife of the petitioner, but
that she had been living with Moore for some time preced-
ing his death. The husband then commenced proceedings
for a dissolution of his marriage.
Decree nisi.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE SOCIAL EVIL.—THREATENING ONE OF THE COM-
PLAINANTS.—Victoria de Langle, a Frenchwoman, was
charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in Regent-street,
for the purpose of prostitution, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants.

Mr. Henry Dolby, engrave; of Regent's Quadrant, said :
—Tho prisoner is a prostitute. At 10 o'clock last night
she came into Regent's Quadrant, and continued there with
slight intermissions till 12 o'clock. I had seen her accost
two men, and would have given her into custody, but could
not see a constable. At five minutes to 12 I saw her com-
ing down the Quadrant, leaning on the arm of a man
named Kaye, reputed to be a man who lives on her prosti-
tution, and who follows me about wherever I go. At the
moment I passed her she said, " You are a thief,"
these words being in English, and afterwards, "Satre ca-
naille, j'aurai ma vengeance." Since the prisoner was here
last and convicted by your worship, she has been going on
just as before and as if she had never been convicted and
no warning given to her. She hisses me, uses filthy ex-
pressions towards me, and I go in fear of bodily harm
being done to me by her.
Mr. Albert having read over the evidence to the prisoner,
Mr. Watson, 299 A, said—l saw the prisoner accost two
men. I cautioned her and she called me disgusting names,
and said she could give me something. She has since she
was hero last been worse than ever, and gets crowds round
Mr. Dolby and myself while walking in the street.
Mr. Knox—l shall fine the prisoner 40s. or a month, and
order her to find one bail in £3O to keep the peace
towards Mr. Dolby for three months.

Kayo (formerly a sergeant of police, and the man alluded
to by Mr. Dolby)—l wish to speak.
Inspector Walker—That is the man who lives on the pri-
soner's prostitution.
Mr. Knox—Put him out of court.

The order of the magistrate was promptly obeyed.

Fanny Bradley and Mary Ann Emma Edwards was next
charged with a similar offence.
Mr. Dolby said his only object in prosecuting in these
cases was to get rid of the nuisance, he having no vindic-
tive feeling towards the prisoners.
Mr. Knox fined them 40s. or a month each.