The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES. 317.

ARCHES' COURT.-FRIDAY.
(Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST.)
THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY MADAN V.

KARR.-JUDGMENT.

Yesterday the Learned Judge gave his decision,
which took no less than six hours. The Rev. George
Madan, holding a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester
and Bristol, promotes this suit, as the Learned Judge
explained, against the Rev. John Season Karr, vicar of
Berkeley, iu the same diocese. Tho articles given in
were originally twenty-seven in number, and contained
charges the most gross and disgraceful which could be
brought against a minister in holy orders. The sub-
stance of the charges, as set forth in the heading to the
articles, was for profane cursing and swearing, for lewd
and indecent conduct and conversation, and having per-
mitted lewd and indecent conduct in his household; for
adultery, fornication, and incontinence, and for acts of
drunkenness and demeanour generally unbecoming a
clergyman, and likely to bring great scandal on the
Church. The Learned Judge then went through the
evidence as to the alleged adultery with Mrs. Gaisford
(which was the same as that given in the " case of
Gaisford e. Karr," and which has been very recently
published), end declarei that upon this part of the case
the Court was Of opinion the charge of actual criminality
between Mr. Karr end Mra. Gaisford was not made out
so as to enable it to pronounce that gentleman guilty of
adultery. The Cuurt then proceeded to consider the
latter part of the case relative to the connexion said to
have subsisted between Mr. Karr and his housekeeper,
Sarah Knight, formerly Sarah Barrow, and the charges
of profane sweering and habitual intoxication. The
Court was of opinion that in the latter part of the case
the proof had completely failed. The Learned Judge
could not altogether divest his mind of the impression
made upon it with respect to the conduct of Sarah Bar-
row, and the language she was stated to have used on
occasions, that gross conduct had been going on
time of Mr. Kerrie incumbency of the vicar-
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Gaisford. It therefore proncuneed that the pro
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future, and, under the circumstances, would make no

POLICE
ESTMIN INTEL
STLIGENCE,
WER.
summoned to show cause why en order should not be
made upon him for the maintenance of a bastard child,
of which Lydia Wheeler alleged he Was the father.
Captain Wood, of 17, Regent-street, St. James's, w. s
Mr. Rill, a solicitor, attended for the complainant;
and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, for the defence.
Complainant. a dark, common-looking person, stated
that she was a dress-maker, living at 46, Balgrave-mews,
and first became acquainted with the defendant in June,
1849. She met him accidentally in the streets, and their
intimacy commenced by his speaking to her. She met
him a great many dines, and he visited her at her lodg-
ings in Davies-street, Berkeley-square, where her sister
was living with her, before any improper intimacy oc-
cnrred between them.
Mr. ilill—What did be do to you on the occasion of
these visits ?—Nothing but what is very common iu such

cases.
Mr. Hill—What was that ? Sr. Clarkson, perhap:,
will not allow me to ask you whether he kissed you [the
learned barrister having just before objected to a leading
question].—Complainant—Certainly. He kissed me ;
andm that
ai is
kvseorn_o
y com a 9 occasions.
b
is it I
Complainant—Of course itis. The intimacy which
gave rise to the present proceedings took place on the
12th of August, 1849, up to which time he had never
made any improper overtures to her. On that
evening he took her for a walk, after having met her
accidentally. He said he was going
on such
to see a friend,
and she offered to wait; but he said, " Oh 1 no, come
along." He then entered a house, having hold of
her arm, which he would not suffer her to leave,
and the intimacy then to(?k place. Ue afterwards ac-
companied her home, and in the presence of her sister
said he was going into the country, and he would write
to her, and send her some money, and the letter should
be signed "G. W.," but she never received it. He asked
her how she was getting on, and upon being told that
she and her sister had to work very hard, commiserated
her, and iaquired whether she owed any rent. Upon
being informed that they were two weeks in arrears,
amounting to 155., he gave ir-a a sovereign, and told her
L sister not to fear; that he would see that she (cum-
, plainant) was provided for; but she never heard
from or saw him again until she called upon him. She