The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-05 00:00:00

SHERIFF': COURT, SAIVRDAY, Ar kI L 3.

CRIM. CON:

Martin.. P011j0y,..--;f:hiswas a Writ of. inquiry
of diumgcs executed before the Sheriff, in an attion
'wherein, William Ivlar.tin was Plaintiff„ and Ent-res.-
cue PObjoy befendant,; it was to recover damages
for ctithinal -conversation yvith the Plaintiff"S wife.
The Defendant had suff'er'ed judgment lir default.
There were ho C6itusef employed, but the Attorney '
for:the Plaintiff stated, that hiS Client was a Master
Taylor of eredirand reskaability , and had about
ten years ago niarqed his present wife;7then Louisa
latayley, by whont: he, had seven children,- the
youngest of whom was six inonthsiold ; he bad al-
Ways lived with- her Upon the r most affMinnate
terms, till- unfortunately abOut.a. twelvemonth ago
ate received the Defindant into his house in the ca . • •
,•
pacity-of Foreman.
The. Defendant Was'a young man of gob& appear
-
once •at 'addresOnd thdugh the Plaintiff did not -
for some-time perceive any alteration in his wife's:
Comitit`rt towards him, it was. visible ro everyone
else, that- the Defendant Was the objet of
_her par,
tiality and' regard,. His jealousy was at length
alarmed, but was never fully- confirmed till Christ,
mas Eve last; when 'having spent the evening with
'a -party of friendi„ at a public honseiriri he
bouthood, :he felt himself unwell; and returned
home* at a much- earlier hour 'than he had given -
his wife 'reason to. expert him ; he knocked seve-
ral: lituesr•at. the. 'c,kor. 'Of his house Without gaining
admittance, and when he was at last let iti,_he disco-.
vexed evident marks of coofkisionin the, countenance
of. I-14 wife. ,iziked I if she had any petson
With her, and what -‘,as the • reason she kept'hiin
so Icing
.at the (106.0 S'llt! ;insWered him in the ne).
gative, but .eqttivueat'ed 4ntl faurf(ered in such
Manner that he was convinced billet-infidelity. He
iMmediately called up the maid servant, and threat*.
cried to carry her before a Justice, and: put her.
in prison :if she-did not tell: him who had been
with her mistress.'

The girl terrified at his tbreats, confessed that,
Mi. l'objoy, the Defendant, had supped with her,
and that they had been lock,d up •in-the bed room
for upwards of two lidurs. He returned to hiS
vife, whcrfell at his. feet,-acknowtedgei her guilt,
and 'entreated his tOrgiveness. He demanded'where
Pobjoy was, and upon being informed he. was in his
own room, the Plaintiff. rushed up stairs with a
poker in his hand,. and bursting open his door,
found he Was not gone to bed, but wasi.:,tilldressed ;
he taxed him with his treachery and struck him a
severe'blow which. broke 114 arm, , The Plaintiff's
rage having subsided, he, called in his neighbours, a
Surgeon was sent for, who set the Defendant's arm,
and the Plaintiff's wife was,allowed for.that -night
to sleep with,the maidservanr. :fhe next morning
lie se9t,her away.from his honse.

These fads, were. Troved by the maid ,servant,
who 'stated that the Defendain and her mistress
were •epntinuttliy together in the absence of her
ma,ster. . She.had,no doobt whatever of
intimacy subsisting between them.

Tiefendant's Attorney urged in extenuation
of damage's; the serious injury the Defendant had
sustained by the fraciure of his which had
incapacitated him from -following,his business," and
puthim to considerable, expence-:

"The Under Sheriff .61)elired; that the Defendant
might-thilik himself extremely iiirtunare ,the blow
he had received had riot been rretended with worse
consequences; hatfit occasioned hiS'death,*.the
tiff Would not by law hare been atiwerable. The
Jury would 'say- what, cOMpensation the Plain'tiff
was. entitled,to,for. the'sedution of hiS wife; with
heahad lied happily so man?, years.The-
jury gave their verdiafq, the l'lainttff, with
.thirty
pounds. damages. • • : *

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