The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday, James Mason, a tall athletic man, about 35 years of age,
was placed at the bar before ➢lr. Rawlinson, charged with having inter-
married with Christina Gooch (a woman at least twenty years older than
himself), his former wife being at the time living.

Complainant resided at No. 45, York-square, Regent's-park, and in
the early part of 1835, she lived in one of her own freehold houses
in the Westerminster road. While there, the Prisoner made inquiry of
her with respect to some apartments which she had to let, but he did not
take them. He, however continued to visit her frequently, and having
at last made an offer of his hand and heart they were united by banns at
Bow church, Cheapside, in the summer of the above-named year.
Mr. IlawtimsoN—Who was present at the marriage ? Complain-
ant—My sister, Lucy Badley, was one who
was there. She was the
bridesmaid, and now lives in Wood-street, Cheapside.
Mr. Its WLINSON—How long had
YOU known the prisoner when you
mar, ied him ? Complainant—About four months.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Did he represent himself to you to be a man of
property ? Complainant—He did, and
I unfortunately believed him.
I had property of my own, and
.thought it was properly secured to
me at my marriage, but I have been deceived, as he very soon expended
the whole of it. A few months after
We had been living together,
another woman came to our house, representing herself to be his law-
ful wife. He then quitted me, and, as I am informed, has since been
taken up and committed for a month from Union Hall for neglecting to
Provide for this same woman and her two children.
Mr. RA WLINSON— When did you next see him ? Complainant—On,
Saturday last, while 1 was sitting at dinner, he knocked at the door, and

I let him in ; he had evidently been drinking, and I;roughC with him a
lage dog. He began quarrelling with me, and in his rage 1.,e pulled off
his coat and shirt; he tore the shirt in two, and thrust it into the grate,
and, drawing it out while it was blazing, threw it over iny shou !tiers.
My clothes were, in consequence thereof, enveloped in flameC ; and had
not a person in the upper part of the house come to my ,visistance I
must have been burnt to death. He then tfok from the fire a .'eel tie full
of boiling water, which he threw at me with all his force, but it fortu-
nately missed me; and on my reaching the door I called a police man,
who took him into custody.
Mr. RAwlassox—ls your sister, who was present at your marrie I",
here ? Complainant—No, Sir; but I can get her to come forward ,on
some future day.

Mr. IlawuNsoN (to the prisoner)—You have heard the charge
made against you. What have you to say ?—Prisoner (with much:
indifference)-111 tell you, Sir. When I married my first wife I
thought we should have lived comfortably ; but she one day took it
into her head to leave me, and afterwards came back and cut her throat
in a dreadful manner, from car to ear. At this time we were living in
the country, and as it was thought she was out of her mind she was sent
to the Lancaster Lunatic Asylum. I came up to London, bringing
with me my two children, whom I put out to nurse, and I soon received
information, such as I thought I could rely upon, that my wife was
dead. Of course I thought, under these circumstances, that I was at
liberty to do as I pleased, and a:Ting this lady (Mrs. Gooch), with whom.

I considered I could be happy, I made her my wife I have since
been to America, from which part of the world I have lately returned,
and it was my intention to have taken my second wife back with me;
but she objected to go. I assure you, Sir, that when I married again I
had no doubt whatever that my first wife was dead.
The prisoner, in order to afford time for the production of other wit-
nesses necessary to complete the case, was remanded for a week.