The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

A ROMANTIC WEDDING DAr.—Mary Kroighton, aged
28 years, late of N. 66, Gatton-road, Walworth, was
brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with un-
lawfully running away and I, aving her child Sophia
chargeable to the parish of All Saints, Poplar. The case
was a very remarkable one.. The prisoner is a widow. She
had one child b. li r late husband, arid after his death she
lived five years with a man named Richard Morris, horse
keeper. Their qurirreLs Were frequent, and otter left him,
mid ob.:Cited a preeirious living in tita ttreet,,, and re-
turced to her p iraupetr again. Ou the 12th of May she
lef, hint for the last tim ehil alma eight years
of age, tv.is a' a...doned to tin: care of Morri.x. M, took it
to the huuae of a woaut nanred Lewis, a.d can veycd the,
ehi:d to Poplar IVorklousp, aid the ttaiou was obliged to
take charge of it. Mr. Spratley, reliev:og offie,r, cud Mr.
C,.urtenay, pre stcuting oflieer, of the Pup'ar Union,
bad boon tfirec!e I to a,k the ins;istr.ite to pulish t ,e
prisquur for running away and leavii:g her ehtot elm ergo
a!,le- :0 the union. The prisoLer's defence was that
she thought Morris would have tak,en ea a o' th: child as
he hal done b.d.cre. Morris said Le h.d done with the '
prisoner for ever. Sh turned pale at this annonucoment,
trenalod excessively, aLd won! ! hive fallen if she It
not clung to the top of the do 7k. She asked him what he
meant, to which lie rep'itd, w 11:•, I was married th's morn-
ing, and here is my wife. A deadly pallor overspread
the woman's fac.., she raised her hands deprecatingly and
endeavoured to speak, hut iu va'n. It was absolutely pain-
ful to behold her emotion.

Mr. 13ens,n—Come, you must not give way to these
kelings. You are not married to him.
The Prisoner, half-chocked.—Oh, oh, sir. What will
become of me ? I have made sacrifices for that man, have
brought home my precarious earnings on the streets—and
have—l can say no more.

Mr. Benson asked Morris if ho was really married this
morning.

Morris—An hour ago. Here is my wife, pointing to a
little woman in court, and here are my marriage lines
holding up a cc.•tiEc.kte.

Mr. Benson—A romant:c wedding. day.
A woman, who said that she was landlady of the house
where the prisoner hat been living in Poplar, said that
Kreightou had often deserted her child.

Morris—That woman is doing the prisoner a wrong, a
very grievous wrong. lam alone to blame. I deserted
the child.

Tho Landlady—You said you would not keep another
men's child.

Morris.— TLis is a beautiful wedding-day.
Mr. Benson said that the prisoner and Morris had no
claim on each other. They must part, and for ever. lie
was very far from satisfied that the prisoner intended to
desert the child, or to desert her paramour, and after living
with him five years sho thought he would maintain the
girl. The act of the prisoner was not a desertion within
the meaning of the Act of Palliament. The prisoner
must be discharged.
Mr. Benson, anxious to avoid a scene outside the court,
spoke to Roche, the gaoler, who took charge of the pri-
soner temporarily, while Morris and his bride were
directed to leave tho court and go elsewhere directly.
The prisoner fainted directly sho was transferred to
the care cf Roche, and a medical man was sent for, who
declared her situation to be very critical.