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fr INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 14.

BAIL COURT.

;Sittings at Nisi Prius.—Before Mr. Justice Erie and
Common Juries.)
STOTLARD V. ALDRIDGE.-CRIlf. CON.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, formerly
a surgeon at dull, against the defendant, who had an.
qnired considerable reputation as an actor, under the
name of the African Roscius, to recover compensation in
damages for an alleged criminal conversation with the
plaintiff's wife. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and
leave and licence.
Mr. E. James and Mr. P. Thompson appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the defendant.
The statement on behalf of the plaintiff was, that in
1849 he was carrying on the profession of surgeon den-
tist, but had, in the same year, taken a fancy for the
stage. He went to Liverpool, and there became ac-
quainted with the defendant, who was a person of colour,
and who was then "starring" under the name of the African
Roscius. This person offered to teach the plaintiff
the profession for a sure of 50/. The plaintiff raised this
sum upon a reversion to which he was entitled, and
handed it over to the defendant. Shortly after this, the
plaintiff, then only 18 years of are, was induced to marry
a young girl who lived at 22, Todd's-place, New-road,
where they were then lodging. This occurred on the
15th of August, 1849, the defendant being present at
the wedding, and giving the girl away. The plaintiff and
his wife were then sent to Wales by the defendant, and
they lived together there for some months. until the
plaintiff found that he could not afford to take his wife
the different circuits, and be then sent her to her mother
at Tunbridge Wells, and it' was during this separation
that the defendant had taken advantage of the opportu-
nity,
and had seduced the plaintiff's wife. He had then
gone to Germany. and whilst there had written the fol-
lowing letter to Mrs. Stothard relative to her pregnancy:
" My dear Emma,—Your letter bee just now reached
me, and I am very much surprised at its contents. You
may be mistaken. You say William (the plaintiff) has
been with you, and is it net likely that his visits have
occasioned this mischief? However, write me particulars
immediately—tell me everything—what you intend
doing, and where you mean to go, and I will make a re-
mittance. Has Mrs. A. questioned you in conne3tien
with me ? If so, what passed ? How is your annt ? Where
is William ? Wliat brought. him to town ?—Yours sin-
cerely, "Ina."
After the confinemeot of the plaintiff's wife, he wrote
another letter, of which the following is a copy:—
" Dear Madam,—Yon would not have been neglected,
but I had some communications made to me of !nest
imprudent conduct on your part, which has very much
annoyed me, and causal me not to address you again.
I do so now, however, and if you give me the assur.
ance that the child colour,' and that the father
is the person you name—yau understand me—both you
end your child shall not be neglecter?. Is it a boy or
a girl ? Write by return, enclosing the same in the
,envelope I send you. Seal mine up, and then di-
rect it to me. Do not, pay the postage. Tell me, does
your mother know Rhone child it is, and is she unkind
to you ? Did your aunt leave you anything ?—Yours
faithfully, " Inst."
It would be proved that the child was "of colour,"
and bad since died.
The marriage having been proved, evidence was ad-
duced to show that the defendant was a man of colour,
and bad acted under the name of the African Roscius.
He played both tragedy and comedy well.
Mrs. Ingleden said she was the mother of the plain-
tiff's wife, who was now 30 years of age. She had oh-
jecte Ito the marriage. In about seven or eight
months after the marriage her daughter returned to
her. Her daughter, previous to the marriage, had
been residing with her aunt in London. The plaintiff
had first seen his wife there when he was lodging
there with the defendant. On her sister dying, witness
went to London, and found that her daughter had been
confined of a coloured boy. The child died when it
was two months old. Her daughter came to live with
her after the marriage, as the plaintiff could not afford
to keep her. Her daughter took in needle-work to get
her living. She was now staying with her.
Cross-examined—Her daughter had only two children,
the first of which was by her husband, and the second
was the coloured child. Her daughter had never coin-
plained of the treatment of her husband. She upbraided
him for neglecting her, tint he had said that he had
written her letters, which she had not received. Wit-
ness was in indigent circumstances. Her daughter had
been confined of her first child in the Lying-in Hospital.
She did not know where her husband was at the time.
He wrote to her daughter whilst she was at the hospital,
saying that his aunt wished to know whether they were
married, and he told her to say they were not married if
any inquiries were made.
Re-examined—The plaintiff told her daughter, when
she complained of his neglecting her, that he earned so
little that ho could not send her any money.
Susannah Burgess—ln 1853 Mrs. Stothard came to
live at her house, and was there confined of a coloured
child. She had spoken to the defendant about it, and
said that he was the father. He asked her why she
thought he was the father, and she replied, because it
was so like him, and was black like he was. Mrs.
Stothard told her that the defendant would pay her.
The defendant did promise to pay her, and sent her 55.,
which he said he gave her for herself and family, and not
on " Emma's" account. The child was born on the 15th
March, 1853.
Mrs. Matthews said she had the child to nurse, and
that it was a coloured child. It died whilst it was with
her, and Mrs. Stotbard went to the funeral,
Mr. Smelly, a surgeon in Judd-place, New-road,
said the child had been brought to his house. It had
died from dysentery, and he had certified the cause of
death. The child was coloured azol had woolly hair.
Mr. Diller), a theatrical agent, had made repeated en-
gagements for the defendant. The defendant was now
in Cork. •
Mr. Norman said he was an actor at the Surrey
Theatre. He knew the plaintiff, who was acting with
him at the Union Theatre, Liverpool, where he went
by the name of Stewart for nearly 12 months. The
plaintiff earned about a guinea per week. He played
" utility" parts in anything. He was a little, fair man,
about 22.
This being the plaintiff's case,
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins then contended that there was
no proof that the parties in question were the parties
TRIESEMAR, No. 1, who were married.
, reni.r:y tor Relaxation, Suermatorrham. and all the distressing Mr. Justice Erle said in his opinion there was en&
consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are effi. cient evidence to go to the jury.
placingw
laich
carious in youth, manhood, and old age; and to those persons who Mr. James, in summing up the plaintiff's evidence,
are prevented entering the Tarried :xi/as from t results of early
errors it is invaluable.
TRIESEMAR, No. 2, talaiedptlhene dofefelneadvaentabnadd added insult
upon to injury
ornjruercyind,
• . .itually, iii the short space of three days, completely and entirely plea, however, was not attempted to be proved on the
,iicates all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and COW
part of the defendant. The plaintiff's livelihood was a
e long been thought an antidote for, to the min of the health
,t vast portion of the population.
TRIKSEM AR, No. 3.
• o great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, ',nut mvaonsttagperee of precarious
su
to one,
seduce
acned
his thewife. defendant
w ahsadt
to be
takenu
urged
favour of the plaintiff that he had not dragged hie
....ortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the it .
, arconstitution,
alike
devoid and
o f
taste
or all him
table destruction of the patient's
sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove, her where he thought she would be safe ; and she
FRIESEMAR, N( S. 1,2, and Bwife about with to share his misery, but had sent
n 1 of all nauseating qualitlea. They may lie on the toilet tai)l.
de-
without their use being suspected. smell, would have been safe if it had not been for the arts of
'PLUM MAD, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are sold in tin cases, price 1 ts., or feodant had intercepted the letters which the plaintiff
the defendant. There was no doubt but that the
tour cases in one for 335., which saves I ; and in 4/. cases, whereby had written to his wife, and directed to Judd's-place.
there is a saving of 11. Its. ; divided 1111i4 s riarate doses, as adminis- The defendant, who had given the girl away at the altar
pored by Valpeitu, Lalemand, Roux, ,tc.,&e.
To be had Wholesale and Retail in Donden of Johnston, 65, to the plaintiff, in whom the plaintiff, therefore, bad
Hannay and Co.. 63, Axtere-street; and baneeroao, na- every confidence, had poured the poison of jealousy
,al-street ;R. 11. Ingharn, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester • into her ear, and seduced her affection from her husband.
I. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, The inry returned a verdict for the Plaintiff. Damages
Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, - -
; WiJIII/LB, Wanner, 8101-Street, Mr 33174142? 40H.

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DURHAM WINTER ASSIZES, 1855.

FULL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF MR.
WOOLER, for the ALLEGED POISONING of his WIFE
with ARSENIC (~fore Baron Martin).

CONTENTS.

Trial. Letter from Mr.Hibbert, of Man-
Observations. chester.
Lea 'ing Article from the Times Ditto trom Mr. Fraser, of Edln-
of Dec. 11, 1855. burgh.
Ditto from the Medical Gazette. Protest azainst Poisons.
Dl to from the Lancet. I Condensed Philosophy of Hy-
Remarks by a Hygeist. geism.
-- • - -

This ti ial and other documents are published by the British Col-
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murder by poison, which charges must b' of constant occurrence, so
lon., as doctors themselves use arsenic and other poisons for the al-
leged cure of disease. There can be safety for no oi,st. The doctors
poison "medicinally, or be mistake "—others imitate them " felo-
niouAy." Is it not so? The Times newspaper, of the 12th Decem-
be,., in l's leading article, says, in refer,:nce to this case, " r4u.picion
rests upon another person, whom we do not think ourselves in, titled
in mining at this stage of the proceedings." From this it is evident
that the Times knows to whom the judge referred. Unless go ,d
fait:, is observed in such cases, the saf-tv of ..ocietv will always be
jeopardised. The universal motto should be —" Flat justitia, rust
cm um."

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.
iIItIESEMA R.—On the 29th of May, 1855, am
injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and
tm the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph
I ranklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou-
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