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(Mr. Wontner), knowing any observation he made was
n ith a view of satisfying the ends of justice. The Learned
Sergeant then directed an acquittal.

The Jury therefore found the prisoner Not Guilty.
The COMMON-SERGEANT, in addressing the prisoner,
be left the Court with his character unblemished ;
but it was his duty to use every exertion in his power in
endeavouring to trace out the real thief, and, if possible,
to cause his conviction._ _ _ _

The prisoner declared that he was entirely innocent of
the robbery, and that he would leave no stone unturned
t discover the thief. He then left the Court with a host
of friends.

William Burch, a mariner, was indicted for feloniously
intermarrying with Betsey Holman, his former wife Ann
Nesome, being still alive.
Mr. John Fawkes, the parish clerk of AU Souls' church,
liarylebone, proved the marriage between the prisoner
and Ann Npsnme nn the 16th January, 1826. He had
no recollection of the parties.

A policeman proved apprehending the prisoner, and
upon telling him upon what charge he had taken him, he
said lie hail marrie l a woman before he had united him-
.elf to Ann Nesome at Portsmouth, but she having been
married three times before, he considered he had no right
to her, therefore he married Ann Nesome, that she was
dways kicking up rows with him, and so be cut her and
married Betsy Holmiithe secondn.--(Ltul wife, statedlaughter.)d that she was
Betsey
to Holman,
rna
prisonerrl on the 31st December, 1829, at
married
Shadwell church.

By the COURT—She never at any time heard the pri-
soner say ha was married to Ann Nesome.
Mr. Fawkes was again called. and was desired by the
Common-Sedeant to look at the first wife, and to say if
e recollected seeing her at Marylebone church ?—Mr.
Fawkes answered he could not recollect her.
Here the Learned SERJEA NT stopped the case, and oh.,
served to the Jury, that they could not take cognizance of
•he case, inasmuch that there was no proof that Ann
Nesome was alive when he married Betsey Holman. It
was true that, a woman had come forward and claimed
him as her husband, and a certificate had been produced—
yet notwithstanding, that proof was not sufficient--.-there
was no identity of the woman.
One of the Jurors rose and said he found some difficulty
in returning a verdict of not guilty, as according to the
prisoner's own admission he had married Ann Nesome.

The COMMON-SERGEANT said, under these circum-
stances, he would leave the cise to them, but it certainly
was a very slight one.
Mr. BARRY, the prisoner's Counsel, cross-examined the
second wife, in the course of which she admitted having
slept several times with the prisoner prior to the marriage,
and that her mother expressed an inclination to marry him
instead of her.

Mr. BARRY said he had proceeded thus far for the pur-
pose of showing that the party had not suffered much
injury by the conduct of the prisoner.
This closed the case, and the prisoner, on being called
upon, declined making any defence.
A witness came forward and gave him a good character ;
he said that he was the quarter-master of the George
the Fourth East Indianian, and was much respected by
has officers.

After a few observations from the COMMON-SERJEANT,
the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Upon the verdict being returned Jack hitched up his
trousers and said, " My Lords and Gentlemen, I am very
much obliged to you."
The moment he left the Court he took an outside place on
a hackney-coach, and drove off with the greatest triumph.
The second wife fainted away in Court, but the first
bore her loss with the utmost fortitude, and told the
Judge that she had had quite enough of him, and hoped
he would never come near her again.
_ _

Mr. BARRY assured her she need not he the least
alarmed, for that he was going immediately to India.

The trial excited much—amusement.

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