The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-04 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-July 3.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
BOOTH V. BOOTH.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Pritchett, for the
petitioner; Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., for the respon-
dent.
In 1855 the petitioner, a medical practitioner at
Swinton, near Manchester, married the respondent,
who had been living in his service as a domestic for
about a year. There was much disparity of age be-
tween the parties, Mr. Booth being about 65 and
his wife about 37. There had been no issue. In
February, 1860, the petitioner's suspicions were
excited, and he thought it necessary to dismiss a
medical student who was lodging in his house. The
cohabitation then ceased ; but the parties continued
to take their meals together. A servant, named
Jane Eyles, deposed that after this her mistress
carried on a clandestine correspondence with some
person unknown; that in December, 1860, she was
two or three times away from home at night; and
that in the September following she gave secret
birth to a child. The witness said that she had not
previously noticed any change in the respondent's
figure, she was in the habit of wearing so large a
crinoline. On the discovery of the child's body the
police and a surgeon named Rowe were called in ;
and the respondent confessed that it was not her
husband's. She was then taken into custody.
The jury found a verdict for the petitioner.
Decree nisi.

PALIN V. PALIN AND DODDS.
In this case the petitioner did not appear, but on
the application of Dr. Spinks a verdict was taken
for the co-respondent.
CLARK N. CLARK AND INGLE.
Mr. Serjeant Pigott and Dr. Spinks appeared
for the petitioner, Mr. Wills for the co-respondent.
The petitioner, a seafaring man, of Knottingley,
in Yorkshire, claimed the sum of £l,OOO as da-
mages against Henry Ingle, a small farmer in that
neighbourhood, for debauching his wife. The mar-
riage took place in 1852, and the co-habitation
lasted till July, 1861, when the petitioner, taking
a policeman with him, entered his room by means
of a ladder, and found the respondents in bed to-
gether. He had previously forbidden the co-re-
spondent to come near his house on pain of death,
and he could scarcely be restrained from throwing
him into the street without his clothes. At the
intercession of the constable, however, he was in-
duced to let both respondents dress and depart.
Since then they had lived together as man and wife.
Mr. Wills addressed the court in mitigation of
damages. The parties were all in very humble cir-
cumstances, and the wages of the petitioner were
only about 15s. a week.
Verdict for the petitioner, with £lOO damages.
Decree nisi with costs.
GREY V. GREY, SMITH, AND WINTERINGHAM.
Dr, Phillimore, Q.C., and Mr. Searle, for the
petitioner ; Me. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Aspi-
nall, for the respondent; Mr. Serjeant Ballantine
and Mr. Tayler for the co-respondent Smith ; Mr.
Prentice for the co-respondent Winteringham.
The petitioner, Mr. F. Sheriff Grey, was a ship-
ping-broker in King William-street, City, and his
wife, Louisa Sexton, a music mistress. They first
met at Mr. Grey's lodgings, where Miss Sexton
used to give lessons to a young lady that also lived
there. He fell in love with her, and ultimately he
married her in May, 1859. The match, which was
not approved of by his friends, resulted in the
birth of a child. After cohabiting in various
places, the parties at last removed to Forest-
hill Villas, Sydenham ; but Mr. Grey's busi-
ness necessarily took him a great deal from
home. He had in fact an office in Liverpool as
well as in London. Towards the end of 1860 Mrs.
Grey imagined that it was necessary for her health
that she should have horse exercise ; and she ob-
tained from her husband leave to take lessons from
a riding-master, at Sydenham, named Smith. The
petition alleged that Smith very soon abused his
position to seduce the respondent, and therefore he
demanded of him the sum of £l,OOO by way of
damages. This affair having been discovered, the
petitioner broke up his establishment, and sent his
wife away, allowing her only to take her linen ;
and it was alleged that she had formed a second
liason with the co-respondent Winteringham, a
civil engineer, in St. Clement's-inn. Of him the
petitioner claimed £5OO. The defence was a denial
of the charges, coupled with recriminatory pleas of
cruelty, desertion, and neglect, conducing to adul-
tery.
The charge against Smith was sought to be esta-
blished by a servant named Maria Fisher, who said
that he used to visit at the house, and go into Mrs.
Grey's room. On one occasion while Mr. Grey was
in Liverpool he did so while Mrs. Grey was-lying
down on the bed. Witness afterwards knocked at
the door. Smith came and opened it. His clothes
were in disorder, and he said that he had broken
his braces. The respondents used to kiss at parting.
On another occasion, when Mrs. Grey came home,
witness said to her, " You have been undressed."
She replied that she had been into some house in
London with Mr, Smith for two hours, and that
there was a nice fire in the room.
Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleston—Heard Mrs.
Grey one night call " Murder." Got up and ran
down stairs. Mr. Grey had been boxing her ears,
and there were marks of his fingers on her face.
Mr. Grey turned them both out of the house into
the garden. Mrs. Grey had only on her dressiog •
gown and slippers. Mr. Grey said that respondent
" Might go to the she belonged to." Told him
that he was worse than a beast to treat her so.
They went to the station to see if there dent'sa.
train to take them to town to the respondent
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mamma, but it was toe late. One night h
her in. She then took the garden broom,broke
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back window, got in that way, and ran
ness, who was in bed with the baby.
her watch and chain and threw them
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snatched up the watch. Then he tore off
bonnet. Then she ran into her own room,
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bed and her master kneeling on her. u
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