The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.

The case of Mrs. H. H. Lomax, whose husband had
been summoned by the parish-officers to show cause
why he had refused to maintain his wife and child, was
resumed before Mr. Henry.
It will be remembered that the case had been ad-
journed from Saturday last to admit of inquiry being
made as to the defendant's state of mind, and to enable
Mr. James Lomax, the defendant's brother, to substan
tiate his plea that his sister-in-law was an adultress,
and had, therefore, no claim upon her husband, the
evidence to this point submitted by him on the last
occasion having been rejected by the magistrate as
worthless.
Mr. James Lomax, addressing the magistrate, said—
Since the parties were last before the Court he had
thought it better, to spare the family any further annoy-
ance, to advise his brother, the defendant, to allow his
wife, for the support of herself and child, the sum of 6i.
out of the allowance made to the husband, which sum he
(Mr. James Lomax) had undertaken to pay monthly
into the hands of Mr. Boswood, the relieving officer.
Mr. Boswood—Mr. James Lomax waited on me, your
worship, on Tuesday, and expressed his wish to settle the
case if possible, intimating that he would allow ss. per week
to be deducted from the husband's allowance for her sup-
port. I consequently submitted this proposal to Mrs.
Lomax, who said it would be impossible to sustain her-
self and child during the winter months with less than
7s. 6d. per week. I then waited on Mr. James Lomax,
at his residence, and he stated that he would withdraw
all imputations upon her character, and admit her to be
a respectable woman, if she would consent to his pro-
posed arrangement.
Mr. HENRY (to Mrs. Lomax)—Have you heard any-
thing further respecting your claims since you were last
here ?

Mrs. Lomax—Yes, Sir. Yesterday two vulgar-look-
ing persons inquired for me at my apat tments, and on
being admitted, asked me, in the most uncouth manner,
if I would consent to take ss. per week or not? I askei
whom they represented, and they at first said " General
Lomax," then " Mr. James Louaax," and, lastly, they
stated that they had been sent from the Strand Union.

One of them wiLs very tipsy, and they both behaved in
an insolent manner. I told them that their appearance
was very much against them, and I declined to give tl,em
any answer, remarking that the matter was now in the
hands of the parochial authorities. In addition to this,
I have been subject to every possible annoyance. I have
been rudely stopped and insulted in the street, especially
by one person, who met me returning from my mother's,
in Regent-street, on Sunday evening last. Idu not know
any of the parties by name, but should recognise them if
saw them again.
o f i
Mr. HENRY—If you can ascertain the name or address
of any of them, I shall be very happy to grant you a
summons, to bring them here.
Mrs. Lomax said, that one person told her that he
hearda
houseMr.James
fatemax say that he had foilowtd her
into

Mr. James Lomax denied having ever said anything
of the kind, and declared that he was not a party in
any way to the annoyances which Mrs. Lomax had x-
perienced ; alihough, of course, he was not responsible
for anything his brother (the defendant) might have done.
Mr. HENRY—As yet there has appeared no founda-
tion whatever, in the proceedings before me, for the
charges made against her character. Indeed, I under-
stand from Mr. Boswood that the defendant's attorney
has withdrawn every imputation of the kind, and admits
her to be a respectable woman.
Mr. James Lomax—Oh, I know nothing about her
myself. I am willing to make my brother give her up
five shillings per week; but I did not come here to de-
fend him.

Mr. HENRY—I don't know whether you came here to
derend him or not, but you said you appeared here as his
attorney.
Mr. J. Lomax—No, Sir ; I said I appeared to watch
the case for the family.
Mr. HENRY—Put I told you distinctly that you had
no locus standi in that capacity, and must not take part
in the proceedings; and you then said that you appeared
as his attorney. Moreover, you stated that you could
prove the charge of adultery against Mrs. Lomax, and
you called two witnesses with that pretence, who failed
to prove anything like it.
Mr. J. Lomax—Why, I met a mart in the street to-
day _who said he could prove the fact.
Mr. HENRY—You ought to know, Mr. Lomax, that
this is not the way to impeach a woman's character. It
is not right to insist upon so serious a charge from what
some one has been merely heard to say.
Mr. J. Lomax—l know nothing about it. I never in
my lire imputed anything again:t her ; and as for the
General, be has Bever seen her but once in his life. I'll
do all I can to make my brother advance her ss. per
week. My brother has only an allowance of IL per
week, at d I think I have acted with the greatest
liberality in m king him allow her ss. out of it.
Mrs. Lom tx said her husband was allowed 255. per
week duri ig the winter, and it was proved by the
worr an at whose place he was living that his board and
loeging only cost 13s. 6d. per week. She handed a letter
to his Worship showing that her former allowance it as
lOs. per week.
Mr. J. Lomax said that the allowance had been re-
duced to IL, and that was all that would in future be
paid. He thought it would be at once seen that, after
paying }3s. 6d. out of it for his living, &c., and ss. to his
wife, be would require at least Cie remainder for pens,
ink, pcstage, and gloves, and other little articles of that
kind. He begged to sl.ow the Court a letter, received
from Mrs. Lomax some time back, in which she re-
quested him " not to let her husband know her address,
as his violence would be the death of her." This, he
submitted, was a clear proof that she left him, and not
he her.
Mrs. Lomax said, this was when her husband's state
of mind compelled her to take shelter at her father's.
Mr. HENRY remarked, that it was quite evident that
" Fear" was the cause of her leaving him. He thought
Mrs. Lomax was very much to be pitied, but her case
was not free from difficulty. In the first place, there
was a doubt as to her husband's being a sane man,
which prevented his being sent to prison as a culprit.
It also appeared that he had no means of living beyond
that which his father allowed him, and which might be
at any time stopped. But, on the other hand, the pa-
rish might proceed, under an old statute, against Gene-
ral Lomax for the support of his grandchild. He ad-
mitted that the sum of ss. was but a very trifling al-
lowance. His Worship inquired if the General was
present !
Mr. Boswo
—N°''t youSirthink
; I
Jr. J. Lomax—No ; lam sure he will not. He has
HENRY—lion
been already so much vexed at having his name dragged
cl 3. i 1
pre.r week. ?
before the public in this way by his son's wife, that I
am confident he will do no more for her. Indeed, it has
been a great trial for a man of his age, and he is quite
ill ; and I myself have been extremely annoyed at this
woman's going about and representing herself as Mrs.
Lomax, knowing that my own lady is the only Mrs. Lo-
max recognised by the family.
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Mr HENRY—She represented herself here as Mrs.

Henry Lomax, and surely her marriage has given her
that right. lam quite prepared to send the husband to
prison, if it can be proved that he is a sane man.
Mrs. Lomax did not wish this course to be taken.
She must try to make up a sufficiency for herself and
chill

Mr. Boswood—lt appeared to me, your worship, when
in conversation with the General the other evening, that
he was quite willing to pay the 1/. per week int) my
hands, leaving the to divide it between the parties in the
fairest manner for both.
Mr. llENnv—Well, I think that is most desirable, and
I should suggest—
Mr.
J.
Lomax—No, I am sure the General will not do
that.

Mr. HENRY—I must beg you, Sir, not to interfere at
this stage
of the proceedings. Pray sit down. I am
glad to hear of this proposal, and am satisfied that it is
the fairest for the wife; for then you will be enabled to
pay her half the amount, or such sam as may be deemed
satisfactory. If the General will give the parish officers
liberty to divide. the sum between the parties at their
discretion, there will be no occasion to proceed further.
Mr. Boswood—l think Mr. J. Lomax will bear me
out in the accuracy of this statement respecting General
Lomax.
Mr. HE/my—
There- is no occasion whatever for Mr.
James Lomax to interfere, or be consulted about the
matter. I will adjourn the summons until you have seen
the General himself, and you can take a summons re-
quiring
his presence here, if necessary. I shall also re-
quire the defendant to be in attendance on the next
occasion.
The case was then. further adjourned to Saturday, to
await the result of an application to General Lomax.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN LOMAX.—This case having
been adjourned from Friday, in order to obtain the
attendance of General Lomax, who was required to give
evidence as to the allowance made by him to his son,
came on again at two o'clack on Suturday afternoon.
Mr. James Lomax again attended as attorney for his
brother.
Mr. Boxwood, the relieving officer, said that he had
been unable to obtain an interview with General Lomax,
but he believed he was unwell.
Dr. Spurgier; the General's medical attendant, said
that he was requested by him to attend professionally,
and acquaint the magistrate with the state of his health.
It was his opinion that it would not be safe for him to
attend, as any excitement would now be very dangerous
to him.
Mr. HENRY was sorry to hear it ; but thought the
want of the General's evidence of no great importance
in the case as it was already proved that the Captain
had an allowance though the amount had not been
proved. He thought, however, that some arrangement
ought to be made to settle this matter without further
litigation. The suggestion made by Mr. Boswood, that
some allowance should be made by the General, and
communicated through him, ought to be acted upon, and
he hoped it would. If Dr. Spurgier (who said he Was,

on infitruto terms with the General) would undertake
to repr•-sent this to the General, and urge on him the
propriety o' making some arrangemr nt, he (Mr. Hurey)
would again adjourn the case in order to give him time.
The Doctor agreed to this, and it was determined that
the case should be adjourned till Monday.
Mr. J. Lomax was about to say something here, but

Mr. HENRY would not allow him. There could be no
imputation on the character of Mrs. Lomax, and the
attempt to make one on a former occasion had totally
failed.—The parties then left the Court.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mrs. Brown, a married woman, living in Greece-
street, liathbone-place, applied for advice, under the
following bald cireumstatces: —She said, a person called
at her residence on Monday, with a child, giving the
address of a neighbour who had referred to her as a
nurse. The person left the child in the care of the
applicant, and promised to allow her five shillings
a week, and to return next morning with clothes.
She wrote down her address on a piece of paper, but on
going to the door she made a pretence of having left her
handkerchief behind, and went back to get it. She then
left, and has never been heard of since, and the address
was missing immediately after her departure.
Mr. HARDWICK sent an officer with her to St. Pancras
Workhouse, that the parish officers might look into the
matter.