The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-04 00:00:00

lit-Glod."! I came down stairs, and then went into Airs.
1-t.rter'srooni. Ste was in bed. My, attention was directed to.
the soak of the door. The catch
.where the lock went was
broken 'ont,-and 'the wood In the screw: The door was ill
looked, and I unlOckedit. The bed appeared very much tumbled..
Mrs. Pones appearance was very sorry. I went into her room
a second tiMe, She Called me. When I lett Mrs. Porter's room
the first time, I. went into defendant's parlour. He was drew.'
lag. His bed had not been slept In. I Was going to get his
breakfast, but he said, " I shall take no breakfast to-day."
He then went into her bed-room. He then clime to my room
door, and said. " Now, Slade, you must keep your counsel, it is
not her fault ; her husband was away and shed id not know where
he was." I said, " Not know where he was ? lam certain
she does. It is no reason for her to. be great with another
man, whilst her husband is away for a week or two." lie said,
" No, I don't know that there was ; but 'it was my fault;
broke open her door upop her'.and took the keys from the kit-
ellen door on purpase." I said, " if Porter knew it, he would
. kill his wife, and ruin you." He skid, " Pooh ! all about
that • that I don't mind a straw : 1 have more money than
him, I have plenty. otmoue,y." ,Then he seemed angry with
use, and turned himself, and went into the stable. Neither
of the keys of the communicating doors were in on the 9th
of November. Mr. Jones went away about seven,. and
+lid not return for three, weeks. When I found the doors
opened, I called my husband, before I lighted Jones's
fire; for I thought the house had been robbed. My husband
went with Jones, to carry something for him to the Wheatsheaf.
I called my husband before I heard the noise over head. I re.
member my master returning froth London on the 13th Nov.
t:bp,lnTrot.tittid not tell my master any thing that had
passed during his absence; I did not communicate it to him till
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husband about three clays after the 28th January; I remember
Miss Smith coming to the house about the Ifith January. My
master and his wife lived very happy together before he went to
London.

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Came to Lower Kaford ; Mr. Jones lived at Porter's about 15
weeks before Michaelmas = Jones has a great deal of property
about Frome ' • the doors were locked up before Michaelmas;
Mrs. Porter his one own sister, and I know of two hall.sisters.
In Mr. Porter's part of the boom there are two bed.rooms,
dressing-room, and garret; Porter has two sisters ; when I first
came into the house, on the Oth of November, it was not quite
light;' the first time he told me to keep counsel was ill his bz.d.
room; the nez time was near the factory, at my room door;
and 1 kept my own counsel till the 28th January.
By the CounT-1 made a communication to Mr, Porter's
brother James on the 28th January ; 1 kept my own counsel
till then ; I never, to any one, made a Communication on the
subject but to James Porter, on or before the2Bth January.
Robert Slade examined by Mr. M cuRYWEATHER-1 am
the husband of the last witness; I was partly employed by Mr.
Porter anti partly by Mr. Jones; before Porter went to Lower
Kaford I was employed by Jones; Porter went to bower Kaford
at Michaelmas 1823 ; it was Mr. Jones's house; I was cm-
ployed by Jones as a labourer; Mr. Porter Went to London on
the 19th October; on the 9th October Jones was at Lower
Kaford, and stopped one night; Jones returned on the n7iii Oc-
tober, and went on the 30th ; then Mrs. Porter WAS absent
from home • she was away three or four days ; Jones came
again, I believe, on the 2d of November, and stayed till the
fith ; he came again before my master returned from Lon.
don; I and toy wife sleep in a back kitchen joining Porter's
premises; Jones had a groom and a boy withlum ; he seat one
away on the 6th, and the other on the 7th of Nevetriber;
know their persons, but I have nut seen them here during the
Assizes; I and my wife got up on thatliNoxcittlier, abonitalf.
past fist; in consequence of snmettfing my''ttife told rise in the
stable, where I first went after getting up, I went. into the
house; 1 saw the desk open, and saw the front passage door
open. The parlOur door of defendant Was open. The front
house door was locked, and the key inside. The door in the
kitchen leading to Porter's bed-room was open. After that I
went to the stable. At about a quarter past Nix o'clock I saw
defendant in the stable. Ile remained about ten minutes. Be-
fore Jones came to me in the stable I had spoken to my wife for
two or three minutes. That was about ten minutes after I had
observed the doors. It was after the conversation with my wife
that Jones came to me, and said, " About this concern, Slade,
you must keep your counsel."—l said, " I don't know, Sir,
about that." He said, " You must,' and I will make you a
handsome prement." He then said, " Your wife has been talking
of one thing or another.; if Porter should know it he would kill
his wife and ruin me. About myself I 'don't care a straw; I
stole the keys from the kitchen door, and broke her door in upon
her. If he uses his wife ill I'll take her away from him ; I've
more money than him. You keep your counsel and I'll make
you a handsome present." Jones then ordered his horse, and
went away about seven. I know the Wheat Sheaf at Frome.—
I took is mat-case there for him. 1 was absent about half an
hour. I first went into my own kitchen, and then into Mrs.
Porter's parlour. • She wax lying with her head on the table,
crying. Inconsequence of something she said to me. I exa-
mined her bed-room door, the lock of which was off', and a
screw in It. I think it'must have been forced off, becauss there
was wood on the screw. I then returned to Mrs. Porter's par.
lour. Mr. Porter returned from London on the 13th Novem-
ber. In January I saw defendant at the Wheat Sheaf. lie
sent for me by his groom, who had been in the house at Ka-
ford. 1 believe it was the same man, but lam not certain.
When I went to Jones he said, " Oh S Slade, I want you."
He was then in the yard ; he said, " Follow me," and then
" I suppose you know this afftir is
foundwent up tibtaetiwrsz lid
between
Mrs. Porter and you." He said he did not,
and asked,who it was that had told of It. I said, " Mrs. Por-
sa,
ter did some of it." He said, " That cannot be, for there is
" It MUM be your wife." He had promised to make her a pre-
not a woman in the world would have told of it." He said,
sent, and if he had done so, she would not have' told. Mrs.
Porter left het husband's house on the same day I had the con-
versation with 'Jones. On the 29th January I communicated
to Mr. Porter the transaction between Mr. Jones and Mrs.
Porter. ' I never said any thing to him before. On the 16th
March Mr. Nicholls Jones, 'and I believe. Mr. Messiter, came
to Lower Kaford, and ordered dinner, which we did not get
for them. Porter was then from home.

Cross.exan►ined by Mr. WlLLtasis.-31r. Porter lies two or
three sisters. I have spoken to Porter often in December and
January. Mrs. Porter has several sisters. I took no notice of
the lock, but I pushed back the catch. Jones made me a re-
mise of an uncommon handsome present.
Miss Elizabeth Smith recalled-1 went to Mr. Porter'►► house
On the 18th of January•. On the 29th 1 heard sonuithing un.
pleasant had happened; before that time I remember walk.
ing out with Mrs. Porter. I think it was in the same week the
ltith was in that we walked our. We met Mr. Jones in Upper
kaford, about a quarter of a mile from the house. He wished
Mrs. Porter good morning, and went away. Mr. James Porter
came to the house on the 28th of January. Before supper,
James Porter said something which caused Mts. Porter to blush
Very much. She took some. supper, but did not eat it. I slept
in a room near Mr. and Mrs. Porter's, both on the 28th and
29th of January. On the 30th of January. Mrs. Porter slept
with me. On the 31st, Mrs. Porter went to her brother's, where
she has been since that time. I hsve seen Mrs.: Porter since she
has•been at her brother's.

James Porter sworn—l am a brother of the plaintiff. I know
Susan Slade. I remember seeing her about the 28th or 29th of
January. She then made a communication to me.. I was at
my brother's house.at supper, on the day I had spoken to Susan
Slade. I said something loud enough fur all in company t
hear, anti Mrs. Porter blushed very much.
Cross-examined—l did not make a comunication to my
brother the next day,
,111 r. Serjeant PEX.I, said that was his case.
Mr. ADAM rose on the part of the defendant, and after an
able address, called the following witnesses:—
John Ilitscock—l live at Prome. lam a clothier there; in
May, 1823, 1 was at Porter's house. I was taking bread and
cheese and radishes with him. Some time before Porter had
been in London ; his wife was in the room.—(The witness
then stated a most profligate expression of the plaintiff in the
presence of his wife with reference to his visit to London ; his
wife only laughed at
Cross.exammed by Mr. Serjeant PEtt—l have been in dif-
ficulties often. I was about 18 months since a bankrupt- I
had a niisword with plaintiff about a year ago. I said if I
came here I would speak the truth; I never said I would stick
to Porter; I can't NM any notion when I got my certificate;
I never ran away from my wife ; 1 went to London on bust-
'nem, and she came after me; there was a girl went along with
me on the same coach ;, her name Ras Mobledon; she had