The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-21 00:00:00

NE IV COURT.

131GAMV.—Ebenezer Heynzer was indicted for feloniously marrying
Sarah Heymer, his wife Elizabeth being alive.
Mr. PRENDERGAST conducted the prosecution ; 111 r. CLARKSON de-
fended.

The mother of the prisoner proved that in 1823 he brought home a
woman as his wife, whom he called Elizabeth. Soon after the marriage
she ran away, and it was reported she was (lead. In 1829, the pri-
soner married his preseral wife. Since that it had been found that the
first wife was living with another man, and had several children by him.
A Parish Clerk produced the registry, dated 1823, of the marriage of
the prisoner *rid a woman named Elizabeth Hale.
Sarah Heymer (the second wife) was then called. She deposed that
she knew the prisoner to live with his father and mother, in 1823, and
with a woman as his wife, whom he called Elizabeth Hale. Witness was
married to prisoner's brother for six years, and had been seven years a
widow when she married the prisoner. Witness then believed as it was
commonly reported that the prisoner's first wife was dead. Prisoner
gave her a paper purporting to be a register of her burial.

Cross.examined by Mr. CLARKSON.—This prosecution was advised by
Wood (the parish constable of Cripplegate). I was convicted of pot_
stealing in this Court about six months ago, and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment. I learnt about six years ago that the first wife
was living.

Mr. Ci.AiticsoN.—Did you ever ask, after that, the Prisoner's mother
o let him live with you ? Witness.—No.

Did you ever ask the prisoner afterwards to live with you ? Wit-
ness (after a long pause).—l can't recollect.

Did you not within the last six months ask him to live with you ?
Witness (after another lengthened pause). _yes.

Did you not say, if he would not live with vu, you would prosecute
him for bigamy ? Witness.—No.

Did you-mention bigamy to him ? Witness.—Yes.
You gave him in charge ? Witness.—Yes.

Re-examined by Mr. PRENDERG AST.—Withregard to the conviction
for stealing the pots—where were you found with the pots ? Witness,—
At the door of the public-house.

Who gave you the pots ? Witness—A person to whom my husband
introduced me gave me one, a man passing by another.
COMMON-SERGEANT—Did I try the case? Witness—Yes.
Commox-SERGEANT—This is rather a heavy imputation upon me.
Pray did you mention all this at the trial ? Witness--No.
The mother of the prisoner being recalled, swore that the witness,
Sarah Hcymer, did ask her to desire the prisoner to live with her.
The constable Wood deposed that the persons mentioned in the certi-
ficate of burial given by the prisoner to the second wife could not be
found.

Cross-examined—Cripplegate is the parish to which Sarah Hey mer
would be chargeable.

Mr. CLARKSON made a most able speech for the defence, charac.
teriziug the prosecution as one got up to relieve the parish of Cripple-
gate of the charge of maintaining Sarah Heymer ; and that the pri-
soner was much more " sinned against than sinning."
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The COMMON SERGEANT then from his note book showed that Sarah
Heymer's statement as to the matter of the pots was totally different
from that which she had made at the trial.
Mr. PauNnnanAsr—Undoubtedly the Jury have returned a most
prop:sr verdict.

MBEZZLEMENT.—J. Corbett Peek, charged with
having embezzled upwards of 1,0001., the property of the Manchester
Bank, was committed last Saturday to Liverpool, to take his trial at the
Assizes.