The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day )

DIVORCE COURT.
(Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common
Jury.)

WHITMORE T. WHITMORE AND EIRETTELL.
The further hearing of this case was resumed this morn.
ing.

Mr. Coleridge proposed to call Wylie, the keeper of an
alleged brothel at Wolverhampton, but the learned judge
considered that as the witness Hall had not denied the
statement she had made to Wylie, he thought it would be
superfluous and a waste of the public time to call him.
The Queen's Advocate then addressed the jury on the
part of the respondent. He said that they were now coming
to the Conclusion of this lengthy, he "might term it, most
disreputable case. Ho was satisfied that that letter, written
by old Mrs. Whittaker, in which sho frames an indict-
ment of cruelty as gently as her maternal feelings would
allow against her son, would induce the jury to return a
verdict in favour of his client. The learned counsel then
reviewed the whole of the evidence.

The jury had not returned a verdict when we wen
press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UGH-S TREE T.

THE REGENT-STREET NUISANCE.—AN IMPROVED STATE
OF AFFAIRS.—Emma Steward, a young woman, was
charged, before Mr. Knox, with loitering in Regent-street
for the purposes of prostitution, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants.

Mr. Dolby, engineer, of the Regent's-quadrant, proved
seeing the prisoner, from nine till ten o'clock last night,
parading in the Regent's-quadrant and accosting. gentle-
men. He wished to state that since tho convictions had
taken place there had been a great improvement in the
place, and he was most desirous that it should be kept up.
Mr. Knox said he was glad to hear what Mr. Dolby had
said.

Hunter, C division, proved seeing the prisoner accost
gentlemen, and said he had seen her every night for the
last few weeks at the same place.

Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 405., or a month.
Mary Shillaleck and Louisa Lawrence were next charged
with a similar offence.

Mr. Dolby having given evidence,
Police-constable Butcher, 137 C, proved being accosted
by the prisoners, he being in plain clothes•at the time.
In answer to Mr. Rnox, the constable said there was a
great improvement in the street, the place not being like
the same place.

Mr. Knox, after telling the prisoners that they must
keep away from the street,'-fined them 405., or a month
each.

WESTMINSTER.

AN UNWELCOME VISITOR, AND "ALL LlES."—Frede-
rick Knight, a man of very respectable appearance, was
charged on a warrant with assaulting his mother Louisa,
upwards of 70 years of age, putting her in bodily fear. Ho
was apprehended, after great difficulty, this morning by
Knowland, 141 B, who had to break open a door to take
him.

Complainant said that last November her son (the defen-
dant) forced himself upon her with his wife and two chil-
dren. She had not room for them, as she had two other
lodgers, and repeatedly asked them to go, but they would
not. He knocked her about whenever he liked, and
threatened to kill her. Last Wednesday he struck her,
knocked her down, and her head came in contact with a
wall, by which she was injured. He was very violent at
all times, but not drunk. She got a peace warrant, for she
was afraid of her life.

Defendant—l have not forced myself upon my mother at
all. She invited mo to come and live with her with my
wife and family, and I was to be her agent, to take the care
off her hands. She is upwards of 70 years of age, and
wanted me to look after her business for her.

Mrs. Knight—lt's all lies what ho says, don't listen to
him. Ho ran away from his wife, and I had to send the
money to Scotland to bring him back again. I want his
wife to go as well as him. I can't keep them. He has
smashed all my furniture to pieces, and everything else.
The plates, cups and saucers, basins, and jugs, he has
smashed, and carried off everything. I have not got any-
thing to eat out of. If they ain't turned out lam afraid
they will smash me as well as my things.
Defendant—She has behaved herself in a scandalous
manner to me. My father left a little property to be
divided between my brother and myself at her death, and
because she does as she likes with it I don't like it, and
threatened to apply to the Court of Chancery, she says all
this of me.

Mrs. Knight—He tells all lies. Don't believe him. I
have taken care of myself for fifteen years, and I can do

it now,

Defendant—l did not strike her at all.

Mr. Selfe said he must turn out at once, and told his
wife to go and get the furniture and things away, and
when that was done he should let her husband come. lie
should order him to find a surety in £2O to keep the peace.