The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-13 00:00:00

COURT OF DIVORCE.

(Before the Lord Ordinary and a Special Jury.)
CHETWYND V. CHETWYND.

The case was proceeded with this morning.
William Leary, clerk to Mr. Henry Matthews, examined
by Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., said Mr. Matthews' chambers were
at 5, Paper-buildings. Ho had been in Mr. Matthews
employment five or six years. Mrs. Chetwynd called at
Mr. Matthews' chambers about three and a half years ago.

She was in a cab with another lady and two maids. The
ladies went into Mr. Matthews' room, and the maids into
his. The second lady, he thought, was Miss Webb. She
came a second time with Miss Talbot, her sister. Mr.
Matthews was not then at home. He never remembered
seeing her alone there or at the lodgings at Stafford.
There was no cross-examination.

Eliza Pomford, examined by Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., said-

She was living lately as lady's-maid at Mrs. Leveson
Gower's. That was up to the 21st of Dec. last. She left in
consequence of her name being in the papers in connection
with Mr. Chetwynd. She declined to say whether she left
of her own accord, or was dismissed. She was now living
with her sister and brother-in-law in Dover-street. There

was never any impropriety of any kind or sort between her
and Mr. Chetwynd. She remembered going down to New
Brighton in August, 1862, and remained there three weeks
or a month. After they had been there threa or four
days Mr. Chetwynd came down and remained about a
week. He brought the children with him and a ser-
vant named Jane Newport. When Mr. Chetwynd left

witness and Jane Newport were left with Mrs. Chetwynd,
Mr. Matthews used to visit Mrs. Chetwynd after Mr.
Chetwynd had gone. He came a day or two after
Mr. Chetwynd left, but never while Mr. Chetwynd was
there. Mr. Matthews visited Mrs. Chetwynd four or five
times at the lodgings, consisting of a private sitting and
and three bed rooms. Once or twice Mr. Matthews stayed
there a couple of hours. It was in the afternoon that his
visits were paid. When Mr. and Mrs. Chetwynd were
together Mr. Chetwynd behaved kindly to her, but she had
heard words between them on the subject of Mrs. Chetwyn's

debts. He very often spoke of that subject when the post
came in. She did not know of any disputes between

them except upon that occasion. She never heard Mrs
Chetwynd complain of Mr. Chetwynd having used vio-
lence to her. Mrs. Chetwynd, to witness's knowledge, never
complained of having been obliged to sleep on the stairs, or
of having been turned out of her husband's room. Mrs.
Chetwynd had a bedroom of her own independently of Mr.
Chetwynd's ; and also a couch in the boudoir. Witness
was so much about Mrs. Chetwynd, that she must have
heard of it if it had been used. She never heard that Mrs.
Chetwynd had been kept watching outside of public houses
for her husband. They seldom went out together. She never
heard of the housekeeper being knocked down, or anything
of that sort. She always attended Mrs. Chetwynd when she
undressed, and never saw any marks of violence. Mrs.
Chetwynd went away several times from home some days
without Mr. Chetwynd's knowledge. At New Brighton she
had known Mrs. Chetwynd to go out alone with Mr. Henry
Matthews three or four times. She dined in the evening,
and it was after dinner that she went out, remaining more
than two hours. She had seen Mr. Matthews come up to the
gate with her. She had seen Mr. Matthews once at Longdon.
She had been to the Temple. Mrs. Chetwynd told her they
were Mr. Matthews's chambers. She had waited in the cab for
Mrs. Chetwynd. Once she waited two hours or more. It
was in the year 1862. She had been there with Mrs.
Chetwynd at other times, but she could not particularly
remember when. Mr. Matthews brought her to the cab,
sh rememberedei t
and he wished witness good night. She thought they then
went to the Grosvenor Hotel. It was past midnight when
nots.
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an improper intimacy between Mr. Chetwynd and a girl
in the house, and asked her to assist her iu flouring the
said s name,
stairs, but she refused to have anything to do with
it. Mrs. Chetwynd assisted in flouring the stairs, re-
marking that she wanted to get up a case against
Mr. Chetwynd. Mrs. Chetwynd set up all night for
the purpose of watching him. Witness knew a smelling
bottle that belonged to Mrs. Chetwynd. She had two or
three, perhaps more. (A witness was called to produce a
smelling bottle, but he said he had not got it with him, and
was sent to Hoxton to fetch it.
Cross-examined by Sir A. Phillimore—She was with
Mrs. A. Leveson Gower three months. She was with Mrs.
Major Chetwynd before-she went. Mr. Chetwynd called
her "Tizzy" because the children did so: Chetwynd
told him she did not like it. .Wll
en she went to London
in Mrs. Chetwynd's clothes she went into the housekeeper's
room. She did not remember going, into any other room.
She left Mrs. Chetwynd's service because she Wanted to
go
abroad.
MiS:s Edwards was with Mrs. ChetWynd dur-
ing the whole time she was 'at New Brighton. She knew
nothing about any accusation of adultery with Mr. Chet-
wynd before she reiid it in the papers. It was quite a
surprise to her. Mr. Chetwynd sent to her friend's in St.
James's-place; to inquire where she *was living, and Mr.
Palmer, the solicitor, then called upon her. She did not
know that there was a public-honse in Wimpole-street.
She was never there with Mr. Palmer. tWhile at Brighton
the visits of Mr. Matthews were paid in the afternoon,—
certainly not in the morning, because Mrs. Chetwynd did
not get up until late. Mr. Matthews came alone.' She did'
not know whether Miss Edwards was there or not.
Sir R. Phillimore—Do you think she was there ? Wit-
ness—l don't know.
k‘ Sir R. Phillimore pressed the question, and Mr. Hawkins
objected, remarking that if it was alloWed he should ask
some of the witnesses what they thought Mrs. Chetwynd.
was doing on certain occasions. (Laughter.)
The cross-examination was then continued, chiefly with
reference to the flouring of the sfairs, the reason of which
she said she did not know. It never occurred to her that
Mr. Chetwyndhad any improper intimacy with any of his
maid servants. She believed he had not: Mrs. Chetwynd
told witness she floured the stairs because she wanted to
have a divorce from her husband, but she 'did not say upon
what ground. She said she wanted to get half her hus-
band's property.
Hannan Datten, an attendant at Peckham House, said
her maiden name was Emerson. She went to live at Long-
don Hall in July 1861, and remained until Feb. 1862.
She was the parlour maid. She remembered a disturbance
about some sovereigns. There were a few words about it
in the dining-room, and subsequently in the housekeeper's
room. She saw Mrs. Chetwynd next morning, but she did
not see any marks upon her. Mr. Chetwynd was very kind
and indulgent to his wife. She had frequently heard words
between them in reference to Mrs. Chetwynd's bills. She
never knew of Mr. Chetwynd throwing a cup or saucer at
his wife. She went into the room after the disturbance and
cleared away the things. They were in the same state that
she had left them, and none of them were broken.
(To be continued in our Late Edition.)

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