The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-10 00:00:00

OLD 13;:l !LEV SESSIONS.

REMARKABLE TRLA 14 0.1?-.MRS. STANT,ON
Yesterday ilargaret 5.!,,H21.P.:, the Vile of ,Rialiard Stanton,
was put to the bar, charged with the capital offence of wilfully
and maliciously, on-the 12th of October, in the parish of St.
James, Clerkenwell, cutting .and maiming the said Richard
Stanton, with intent to kill and murder him. There was a
second count in the Indietment chayingher with having done
this with intent to disable. hint for hies-and a'third, with the
.intent to do him sonic gfievous bodily harm. •
' The prisoner was a young woman, about nyears of age, of
a genteel • figure,- above the middle height, and agreeable tea:
tures. She was dressed in a black silk gown, anti seemed ex,
tremely neat in her Jiereon. She was allowed a coßair, and
anained crying and sobbing, with . her bead resting. upon her
hands on the bar before her, during the whole-time of the trial.
There was no Counsel for the prosecution; Mr. ADOLPHUS
Appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
• David Corstoreioe was the first witness called. tle.sma, I
know Richard Stanton and his wife; they lodged for 3 months
in the • same house in which I live. On the 13th ()ember' hist,.
I was awoke at , two. o'clock in the morning, by.- nty..wife.
I went down is-the roam below, and saw,•3lr., ard 14$sc; ten
ton there, .both out of bed. Ile was in a fainting -States • and. I
went immediately for Mr. Whitmore, tltc surgeon..- .136 fore *I
did so, however, I called up my will., and-divected her to
remain in the room until I returned. I was absent. for about a
quarter of an. boor. When I came back, the surgeon looked
at the wound, and I. left the room. , Af;cr, I returned to the
room, I heard 11Ir. Stanton say, " She. is Mitrdering herself:"
I looked around for her, and perceiving her foot, I pulled her
from under the bed, she had a razor in her:hand., I procured
a coach, and had him conveyed to the hospitaL • •
• Mrs. Corstornhine, wife to the last witness, was next called,
and said—tgave. the alarm. to my husband.- While my hos.;
band was gone far the surgeon, I heard:mr, Stanton say to his
wife, " I have bo?n a villain • to. you these two, .years and a
half." 3lrs. Stamon.said, 0 Did not you intend to sell the goods
off in the morning, and bring the girl and let me see her ?"
He answered, ".1 eti, Margaret, I did it is true I love an',
ther better than„ you." She went into hysterical crying:- he
said it did him good to see be cry., I don't know any thing
else. I taw that he was • wounded; and 'heard each ask for-
giveness of the. other. Nothing passed to let me know why she
asked forgiveness of him, nor by whose hand he had • received
the wound. •

Henri Whitmore said, ram a surgeon. I was fetched by
David Corsterphine'on the morning of the 13th of October.
thuna a man lyim.t upon his back on a bed, with his feet upon the
floor. I desired hi al to remove his hand, and then .1 saw hew
beheld been wounded (describing it.) '1,2;.a prisoner was in her
chemise. I asked her who did it, or what it was done with ? One,
or both of them,said, " a razor." I asked her where the razor
Was ? She at first :hesitated, but at length said it was under the
bed. I was.thenattending to the bleeding. man, and there was
no other person in the room ;_ I therefore desired her to• get it,
She got • under the bed, and remained there some -minutes;
until Mr. Stanton 'cried out, that she would cut her throat.
I called for assistance; 111 r. &morphinn came in, mid pulled
her from under the bed, with the razor in her hand. She 1/.18 not
in a state to answer any questions pertinently. It seemed an
understood thing.—(The witness Was interrupted in giving this
evidence,,as being asked melt. I thought she
would be hanged ?, • .She fished me that . several times. HShe
said that herhusband had treated her. very contemptuously.
He did not contradict it.:..The mutilation. was complete. /CS
life was never in danger. I told • her to dress herself, as she
must go into custody.. She did net, upon that, say that she
was not the ytersent by whom it had bon done.. She said and
did everything she could to mitigate his Suabringt, both bodily
and mentally. She assisted me in every way she could; she
begged his forgiveness, and he'said he did forgive her.
then said, " Knoi rue ;" and they kissed each other heartily.—
Ile then went to the hospital, and she• was conveyed to the
watchhouse.

Cross-examined by Mr. Anotant a—She never answered
me any (Mention coherently. She seemed-disturbed, and hardly
knew what She saris. I was there very nearly anhour.
Mr. Curator chine. recalled-,When .1 went in and saw the
. state in which 111 r. Stanton was, all I can recollect is my pull.
in/I/Ilts. Stanton from under the' bed.
D'Arcy, Bolton exantincil.-1 am a. surgeon. I did not see
the prisoner; I only saw the man when he was brought to the
hospital. I foutel hint in the state in which Mr, Whitmore
described hint. I apprehended no danger to his life. With
common surgical ,assistance the case was net likely to prove fatal.
Mra. CorstorphinereCalled bv Mr. Apo erietts4.4 knew this
young woman and her huabWaa for more than three months,
during all which time she conducted herself towards him as an
ntnetionete wife. Sbe_was tloatingly fond of hint. I never knew
her for a einie moment deficient in that atrectionate feeling.
She was, in all her conduct, n most exemplary young woman.
She was of a mild compassionate, gentle temper.
By Mr. Justice'llsvis.x.—The husband was far from being
as attentive to her as he ought to have been. They bad no
children ; I only heard it said that night, in his hearing, that
hu had another Mantle associate.
By Mr. Abotriti7o.—She was the whole of that night
dreadfully.egiteted, and did not seem to know what she said or
did. 1 never knew the husband use personal violence to het
but once whether ha had done SO on this occasion or not I
.don't know, as I was awoke out of my sleep. ,
The Learned,iuDO E directed the husband to be called on his
recognizances. Ile was so called accordingly, but did not appear.
The prisoner was then asked if she , bad any thing to say in
her defence, and she answered " No."
A host of respectable witnesses, most 5f them females, ap-
peared on her behalf, each of whom, gave her a character for
humanity, gentleness, amiability, and dutifulness, and arm.
tion towards her husband, which could not be surpassed.
After a very,inintitti but humane charge front the Learned
Judge,
The' Jury asked leave to retire: It :was 25 minutes past
three o'clock when they withdrew: at 25 minutes before
eleven o'cloCk they returned into Court.. The prisoner, who
had been allowed to retire' in the mean time, was then intro-
duced and replaced at the bar. After the nanuis of the Jurors
were called over, the Clerk of the Arraigns asked them if the
prisoner at the leer was guilty or not guilty ?
Forenian.—Net:Guilq.
The announcement of this verdict was received with marks
of approbation by the 4uditors. The prisoner upon hearing
it seemed 'powerfully affected. She wits ordered by the nee
corder, who had stopped to receive the verdict, to be
charged forthwith, and given into the care or her aunt, who
was waiting for her.

Mortnen Masi.. Y. E' extract
the following tragical narrative from a Barbadoes
Paper of the 9th of October We have to
relate a circumstance of the most horrid and
afflicting nature, which took place h this town a
few days ago. Mrs. D'Egville, wife to Mr.
Michael Harvey Peter William Henry
the dancing master, from whom she had been
separated for many years, died suddenly on the
4th instant, under strong suspicions of having
been poisoned. Mr. Walroml, the coroner,
promptly held nn inquest over the body, and the
Jury, after mature deliberation and strict intros.
ligation, brought in a verdict of wilful murder
against the husband of the deceased, who was
immediately committed to prison to take his trial
for the horrid deed, at the next Court of Grand
Sessions.. it appeared that Mr. D'Egville had
sent the unfortunate deceased, the evening
prior to her death* a dish of toasted cheese, with
which arsenic. must have been mixed, fel. she
died in consequence of eating of that dish. It
is melancholy and painful to relate, that Mrs.
Lewellyn, the lady in whose house Mrs. D' +.g...,
vine resided, has also fallen a vietim to this mut..
derons repast, for she partook of the fetid dish,
and died on Monday last. An inquest wax also
held on her body, when the Jury declared, by
their verdict, that she had died from partaking of
the same poisonous food which had caused the
death of her friend) 'Mrs. D'Egyille."